Mexico 2008

For Halloween this year, my family and i decided to go to the beach! For the past two years we have gone with our family and friends to RockyPoint. We stay in the same house every year. Tow weeks after Hailey got back from her trip to D.C. we packed up and headed down to Mexico. On, Halloween we decorated the house and our rooms. We also dressed up and had contests. The last day we were there the kids rode on the banana boat and we also rented a Sea Doo for the day. I taught my kids and there friends how to drive it and in no time at all they were driving it by themselves! Hailey and her friend Haley got stuck in the middle of the ocean and were freaking out. Johnny and I ran down the beach screaming to them how to get it started. They couldn't start it and I decided to swim out to them. Once i got to the Sea Doo and tried starting it up, it started right up. I told them what we had done wrong and they tried to tell me that they did that, but i guess they did the tiniest thing wrong! Whatever it was. It was all good though. It was a great trip and we can't wait to go back!

Hailey's Trip to D.C.

As most of you know, Hailey is an outstanding student with a 4.0 GPA. This past spring she was invited to go to Washington D.C. for a Leadership program. She visited D.C. for one week with People to People. She attended by herself, but we knew she could do it and that she would be fine. We raised money to help send her to the forum. Before attending she had to complete three paragraph assignments that involved People to People. We registered her to attend the forum for the dates: October 13-19. We drove down to Phoenix and my wife and I had the pleasure of walking her to her gate. We watched her board and knew she was going to have a great time. Throughout the week she was there, she visited monuments, memorials, and museums. All week she took pictures, bought souvenirs, and learned about history of the country. She kept us updated throughout the week when she had a chance to call. Every night she would call sleepy and tired from the day. We longed for her return all week. On the 19th she reported where she was at all times. My son, wife, and I drove down to Phoenix smiling because she was finally going to be home. When she landed in Phoenix, she called us and we told her where we were. Her smile, when she saw us, brightened my whole day. We surprised her and invited my parents to come and welcome her home! The three hour ride home we heard all about her trip, received souvenirs she had bought us, and she informed us that she had about 900 pics to show us. Apparently, to her, it was a trip of a lifetime!

John "Daddy" Fiore

John, besides being a wonderful husband and an amazing dad, has the job that he has always wanted. He is the Arizona Market Manager for CellularOne. CellularOne is the #1 cell phone company in the White Mountains. He works 8-5 Monday-Friday and has 17 paid holidays off. Now he gets to enjoy his kids a whole lot more. John has coached Johnny's baseball team for 2 years in a row and both years his team came in 1st place. This year he was asked to be the assistant coach for the all-star team. A couple years ago John and myself had the pleasure of coaching Hailey's soccer team and enjoyed every minute of it. Along with the time for our kids, John enjoys fishing. He has mastered the art of catching trout. I believe his record in one morning was 32. John was also drawn for the trophy elk hunt and shot a 1000 lb elk. We have enjoyed eating all the meat and discovered new ways of cooking it. John has enjoyed teaching our kids how to ski at Sunrise!!! Now they are teaching him how to snowboard since they developed that talent by themselves. We only live 40 minutes from the slopes. John has become a different person on the mountain and I mean in all the most awesome ways!!!!!!

Liz "Mommy" Fiore

Liz, I met her in 7th grade, she became the greatest wife and mother a man could ask for. Liz has started real estate several years ago and is on the most successful team in the mountains. She has been a stay at home mom for the first 9 years of the children's life and has decided some adult communication was needed. She maintains her health by running religiously and has competed. She has finished a marathon back in 2005 and looks forward to another one soon. She is the love of my life and I only wish we someday can put the last piece of her puzzle in place, finding her biological father. She lost her daddy from a heart condition 12 years ago and would someday like to meet her biological father. She has found her biological mother and met her half siblings, but her biological mother wants nothing to do with her and we respect that. She has a great family in her mother and brother and is not missing much there. She has a loving and wonderful drived family to support and help her at home!

Johnny Fiore

Johnny is awesome, just awesome. He is 10 years old and is into every sport there is. He has brought home straight A's and loves school. He loves to play soccer and baseball and managed to make the all star team this past years. He now plays soccer on a traveling team with the 13 year old team. Did I mention he is 10. Johnny is full of life and Papa says he is just like me, his dad. I will take that all day long. He is very loving and enjoys tormenting his sister. His best friend in the world is his new dog Bella, that we got a couple of months ago.

Hailey Fiore

Hailey is 12 years old and maintains a 4.0 grade average. Let's just say she is the Einstein in the family. Hailey is very driven and aspires to be a pediatrician. She loves the outdoors and loves to ski, snowbaord, quad, and play every single sport there is. She loves helping her mother with the house. You might just find her cleaning, dusting, or starting a new load of laundry. Hailey also enjoys cooking and bakeing. Come holiday time we never run out of holiday treats! Hailey's favorite food is CHOCOLATE and most of us are suprised that she has such beautiful teeth, which she loves showing off in pictures! It is quite hard to find Hailey during the summers since she attends camps throughout the state,sometimes even the country. Her favorite camp was the U of A softball camp in 07 where she spent the week with the national champion Wildcats of Arizona. Hailey is turning out to be quite a lady and has a super outgoing personality. She has no problem telling you what she thinks or telling her parents what she thinks, but we keep her in check often. She also attended a Leadership Forum in October for her fantastic accomplishments. She had a great time touring and learning about our Nation's Capital. She made amazing new friends and talks with them quite often. How can we handle such a beautiful smart young lady, well, I leave that to her mother.