No matter how hard the past was, you can always
begin again. -
Buddha
HOPE... Sometimes that’s all you have
when you have nothing else.
If you have it you have everything. -Unknown
a FATHER
IS NEITHER AN ANCHOR TO HOLD US BACK, NOR A SAIL TO TAKE US THERE,
BUT A GUIDING LIGHT WHOSE LOVE SHOWS US THE WAY.
THE EARLY YEARS 2005-06
AZ LIVING
wan • der • lust noun \wän .dər.ləst
strong longing for or impulse toward wandering
oHIO, texas & LAS VEGAS 2006-2007
‘
Having someone to love is
FAMILY
Having somewhere to go is Having both is a
HOME
BLESSING
‘
12TH BIRTHDAY
GIFTS
THE BIKE
5th grade 2007
EASTER
SKATELAND
LIMBO
“When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not.”
- Yoda, Return of the Jedi
SCIENCE CAMP
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
BAND CONCERT
SEA LIONS
CRAB HAT
CHINATOWN SF
THE SYNDICATE SF
THE SYNDICATE
EA VISIT
EA MAZE
“Games lubricate the body and mind” - Benjamin Franklin
CRAB STATUE!
RICE HAT
ALCATRAZ
2 0 0 7 Judge me
by my size
do you? - YODA
The Empire Strikes Back
GHOST RIDER
HALLOWEEN
CHRISTMAS SUSHI
2007-2008
GAMING COMPUTER
IPOD
FATHER & SON
“The heart that gives gathers.” - Tao Te Ching
13TH BDAY
FOOD CONTEST
SKATELAND DANCE
FIRST GUITAR
EASTER EGGS
EASTER BARBECUE
6TH GRADE 2008
GUITAR LESSONS
SUMMER
MOTHER’S DAY
“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.”
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
FEAST
POOL DAYS
SUMMER
CARNIVAL LIBERTY
CARIBBEAN
MARGARITAVILLE
CARIBBEAN VACAY 2008
CORNROWS
PUERTO RICO
ST. THOMAS
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ”
- Marcel Proust
GRAND TURKS BWI
CABIN FUN
FORMAL DINNER
7TH GRADE ANDERSEN
TREASURY ELECT
holidays
FALL WINTER 2008
HALLOWEEN
PUNK ROCKER
SNOWY SURPRISE
“Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.”
- Yoda, Attack of the Clones
CHRISTMAS MORN
FIRST ELECTRIC
SINGSTAR
DANCE
as though
no one is watching you.
LOVE as though you have never been hurt before.
SING
as though
no one
can hear you. =
LIVE as though
HEAVEN is on
earth. - Alfred De Souza
14th BDAY
U2 & BLACK EYE PEAS AZ 2009
GRAND CANYON
VACATION FUN
AZ MOUNTAINS
travels 2009
HALLOWEEN
KARAOKE
OHIO XMAS
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”
-Oscar Wilde
COUSINS
XMAS MORN OHIO
OUR FAMILY
15TH BDAY
PARTY
PRESENTS
2010
“HIDING” EASTER EGG
EASTER PORTRAIT
NSAA MUSIC SCHOOL
“Your dreams will always defeat reality if you give them a chance.”
- Unknown
NSAA
ARTS EXPLOSION
FRIENDS
ARTEXPLOSION 2010
NSAA GRADUATION
PROUD MOTHER & SON
MISS. DENISE
SUMMER 2010
POOL TIME
INDIAN DINNER
SYNDICATE SAN DIEGO
“I see now that the circumstances of ones birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.”
- Mewtwo
SYNDIE FRIENDS
MUSIC
GUITAR HERO
HIGH SCHOOL
TAYLOR & SILVER
HOMECOMING DANCE
FALL/WINTER 2010
BOWLING
FIRST OYSTER
CHRISTMAS TREE
“The important thing is to not stop questioning Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
- Albert Einstein
GETTING TO ITALY
PITTSBURGH AIRPORT
ROME, ITALY
LA FAMIGLIA
CHRISTMAS MARKET
BABBO NATALE
ROME 2010
ILLY COFFEE
PORCO
BEST VINO & PIG
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
MOTHER & SON
PINOCCHIO
BUON NATALE
COLOSSEUM
LET IT BE
FORUM
ITALY CHRISTMAS 2010
LA FAMIGLIA
NYE
CAESAR
ENNIO MORRICONE
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
-The Godfather
VIEW FROM HOTEL
TREVI FOUNTAIN
I WILL BE BACK
All WORK AND NO
PLAY
MAKE JACK A DULL BOY... -The Shining
RAWHIDE IN AZ
THE YEAR TO DRIVE
ORCHESTRA
ACHIEVEMENTS 2011
10TH GRADE HONORS
MUSIC
PIT ORCHESTRA
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
- Mahatma Ghandi
CHS PERFORMANCE Sedona
SEDONA
RED ROCKS
PLAYA DEL CARMEN
POSING
MEXICAN RIVIERA
TRAVELS 2011
MEXICAN IGUANA
FATHER & SON
MONKEY’S
“Take away love and our earth is a tomb.” - Robert Browning
CHILLIN’
AMIGO’S
“WINNING” BEACH
HALLOWEEN
ZOMBIE MAKEUP
MOHAWK
holiday’s 2011
WHO’S YOUR DADDY
GUITAR SPATULA
KEYBOARD
“A smile radiates from the heart.” - Japanese Proverb
FAMILY HOLIDAY
NYE 2012
MARIO!
CHS MUSIC PROJECT
17TH BDAY
FIRST CAR
ACHIEVEMENTS 2012
WIZARD OF OZ
OZ “ORCHESTRA”
HONORS
“You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.”
- Sammy Davis Jr.
ORCHESTRA TRIP
@DISNEY
ORCHESTRA CONCERT
-George Santayana
POOL PARTY
LBI LIGHTHOUSE
SOFTIE @ THE SHORE
SUMMER 2012
THE PSYCHIC’S
THE BEACH
BEACH HAVEN, LBI
“Through the walls we hear the city groan.” - U2
BAY VILLAGE, LBI
SEASIDE BOARDWALK
DAVE’S WEDDING
I SURVIVED
JERSEY
New York is not a city, its a world
brooklyn bridge
south st seaport
laduree macaroons
summer vacay 2012
cafe noir soho
cheap roses
little india
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.� - Tom Wolfe
everyday birthday
chinatown
chinatown treats
the limelight
nyc subway
williamsburg
nyc 2012
world trade center
the names
central park
“Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.” - Irving Berlin
the met
liberace’s piano
posing
nsaa Contemporary
Jazz
N S A A
2 0 1 2
mom’s BDAy
HALLOWEEN
TEMPE MARKETPLACE
fall/winter 2012 - 2013
FAMILY HOLIDAY
DADDY’S ANTICS
LAST AZ XMAS
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
eighteenth bday
skype to hawaii
coachella
first day
coachella art
coachella camping
coachella 2013
bring on the music
EDM
coachella dust
“Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough.� - J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
vip nap
installation
goodnight coachella
chandler,az
Junior prom
silver & jasmine
spring 2013
prom 2013
photo bomb
chauffeured ride
“Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.� - Unknown
miss denise
the best teacher
teacher & student
hui hoe party
The Sawhill’s
AZ friends
goodbye az... hello hi
OHANA
HAWAII HOME
ALOHA
““Laugh my friend, and the whole world laughs with you.” - Brock
OUR BEACH
Spam musubi
WAIKIKI
Ua ola loko i ke
Aloha
Love gives life within
Honest Multi Talented Musical Mad Skilled Witty Determined Beautiful Funny Easy Going Mindful Wise Courageous Creative Artist Intelligent Loyal Kind Resourceful Resilient Peaceful Unique Driven
A True Original...
glamping (‘glæmpiŋ) - noun A form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping.
glampsite
pre-glamp snack
kualoa glamping
glamp hawaii style
sunrise
chillin’
beach treasures
“I need the sea because it teaches me.” - Pablo Neruda
s’mores
glamp 2013
glamp food
lantern festival
In remembrance
floating lanterns
hawaii living
shaved ice
aloha fridays
holidays
“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.� - Ralph Waldo Emerson
prince kuhio
senior year
hiking
road to hana
grand wailea spa
ono pop
maui vacay 2013
boat trip
lanai
maui beach
““Travel brings power and love back into your life.” - Rumi
snorkel trip
Lahaina
surf
Kawaii Kon 2014
blaisdell
buzz
around town
LOL
spam macadamia
spam creme brulee!
“Eat righteous Ponyta dust.” - Ash
tocino spam
spam bliss
mr.spam
“ Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. � - Langston Hughes
Music is a safe kind of high. - Unknown
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. - Lao Tzu
None but ourselves can free our minds. - Bob Marley
I LOVE RICE Rice is great if your hungry and want 2000 of something.
My Mother
Cook! My Dad & I are the CAN
sous chefs & he Cooks
WTF
(Where’s the food?) Can You
Say MEAT?
breakfast.
-Julia Child
Believe in yourself and all that you are.
Know that there is something
inside you that is greater
than any obstacle - Christian D. Larson
Motherhood
“All love begins and ends there.� - Robert Browning
You may not be here right now...but your
FOOTPRINTS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN...