So the other day, LeeAnn and I were driving home when she busted out laughing. She points to this speed limit sign on the side of the road, which some vandals obviously altered.

It looked pretty believable at first glance till you notice the paint streaks running down the side. We had to turn around and get a picture, it was hilarious to see!

Maybe someone needed an excuse for the officer, who knows ;)

From a distance, or at a quick glance this would totally throw you off!

So the other day after work, I decided to take a quick nap before heading out to do Personal Work for the Church, during my "nap" my beautiful daughter Deleah took a red permanent marker out of my bible bag and proceeded to write on my face. Needless to say I wasn't very happy and had some scrubbing to do before heading out the door!

Well, a couple nights ago I decided to get her back! I slipped into her room late that night with my PERMANENT RED MARKER, and gave her a decorative facial. After I was done with my "Art Work", LeeAnn and I woke her up, to which she was scared, but then proceeded to show her what her face looked like in the mirror, she slightly laughed and then proceeded to go back to bed. It was priceless!

I love you Deleah!!!

Payback Time!!!


Decorating her face, writing LOVE backwards so she can read it in the mirror later.


Waking up scared!


She's able to take it all in stride and have a laugh with it all!

Well, it's been a couple years since I've owned a motorcycle so the other day, I purchased another one. I bought a 2007 Honda Shadow VT750DC and got a great deal on it because it was last year's model and they hadn't sold it yet.

So of course the kids want to ride with Daddy on his motorcycle, but Daddy is a bit overprotective so he doesn't want to do anything foolish. So I took all of the kids for a ride up the block and back. They enjoyed it! We'll let the pictures tell the story.

My New Motorcycle


Trey is the first to go...


Off we go, notice his legs wrapped around my waist!


What did ya think Trey? The peace sign says it all!


Jaden and Tori have a little fun before their turn on the bike.


Trey gets ready to race Daddy, while Daddy get's Deleah ready for her ride (off camera).


Jaden's turn, he's too small so he has to sit in theh front of Daddy for safety. Last time Jaden and Daddy got on a bike together things didn't end well, but this ride went just fine!


All is well in Gautreau Land, the kids enjoyed their rides and maybe next time LeeAnn will join me for a ride!

Well, tomorrow morning bright an early I leave for Washington D.C. for a ColdFusion conference at which I'll be speaking on "The Power of CSS". I am excited and nervous all at the same time. Wondering if my presentation will be valuable, sufficient and timely, but excited about things I may learn and all that goes with experience of taking a trip.

I'll be blogging daily about the conference and the trip, posting pictures and musings about the things I experience on a daily basis while I am there.

Today, my wife LeeAnn has been running about trying to get some last minute things together before I leave. I'm going to miss LeeAnn and the kids while I'm gone, but it will work out for good. The kids have already been asking if I was going to bring them back t-shirts like I did last time.

I picked up a new lens for my camera while I am there, which I will blog about shortly, it's an Nikon 18-200mm VR Nikkor lens which gives me great range when I am out exploring D.C. so I am looking forward to getting some great shots with it.

Well, here goes nothin'. Stay tuned for more...

Well, it's been a little while since I've put some family pictures out so here are a few from earlier today. Today being the Lord's Day we took some pictures of the kiddos all dressed for worship before we took off. If only you could've seen their outfits after the day was over!!! That's the funny part!

The Boys


The Girls


The Whole Gang!