The face behind this blog

I’ve been challenged to show myself.

Who is the real DaveOlson?

Good question. When I figure it out, I’ll let you know. :smile:

Seriously, this is part of The Face Behind the Blog Collection started by David Airey. Personally I’m really excited to participate. The more we get to know each other the stronger the relationships we can build. Several people have already participated and you will want to head over to their blogs and get to know them a little better.

Gayla at Mom Gadget
Char at Essential Keystrokes
Paul at Reflections
Rob at 2Dolphins
Zep at The In-Sect
Ingo at Stixster
Stevie at Lost In Cyberspace
The Paper Bull at The Paper Bull
Lisa Sabin-Wilson at Just A Girl In The World
Dawud Miracle at dmiracle.com
Wendy Piersall at eMoms at Home
Dennis Bjørn Petersen at Petersen Inc.
Randa Clay at Randa Clay Design

So here’s my contribution. Hopefully these pictures will tell more than my thousand words.

Click through to see them all.

Kim and I celebrated our 25th Anniversary on September 5, 2006 with over 100 friends and a big fiesta. Unlike Dawud and Sabira, we knew each other 8 months before we married.

Our immediate family. From left to right, our oldest son Joel with his wife Sarah and their daughter Arielle, Kim and I, our oldest daughter Jessica and her husband John, our youngest son Josiah and our youngest daughter Johanna.

Christmas family dinner (2006). Of course I had to take the picture. We are fortunate to have all of our children living near us. We are pretty close as a family.

Arielle’s first Christmas. I actually think her dad was much more excited than she was.

Our house at the beginning of January 2007. We’ve lived in Revelstoke for almost 17 years and this was the most snow I’ve seen yet.

Kim, Josiah and Johanna at the memorial near Ground Zero. It was a very emotional morning. We visited the Vietnam Veteran’s Plaza, the Museum of Jewish Heritage and then Ground Zero in one day. I was an emotional wreck. We have travelled quite a bit. In fact as I write this I can hear my kids planning our next family vacation. We’ll all travel to Disney World.

After being Revelstoke Princess for one year, Johanna competed in the BC Ambassador Program. This is right after she placed as part of the Ambassador Team. We are really proud of her achievements. She is currently in college with plans to get into journalism.

This is what it looks like to be brand new grandparents. Only moments old! Arielle was born September 6, 2006. One day after our anniversary.

My parents, their children, grandchildren and great granddaughter.

The most beautiful little girl in the world. I am only slightly biased. Becoming a grandfather brought on my version of a mid-life crisis. I actually couldn’t bear to be called grandpa so I asked if she could call me "Papa" instead. Somehow that was easier to handle.

I’m currently trying to get my private pilot’s license. My instructor is young enough to have been one of my kids so that’s a bit different. I’m absolutely loving the experience.

Okay! So now you know a little bit more about me. I have a great family that I love. I spend as much time with them as I can. Fortunately I have been able to arrange my schedule to do that.

Enough about me. Let’s talk! Since I’ve already opened up the conversation, feel free to join in. Tell me what you think of my photos and family. Ask me about being a grandpa. Tell me about YOU!

Since this is such a great idea I’m going to have to tag a couple of people to participate in the project as well. You can read the rules for The Face Behind the Blog.

So I tag….

I’m sure that anyone would be welcome to join in.

79 comments.

  1. Wow, nice contribution here Dave!

    Sometimes I’d love to see more snow here in Scotland, much like you got earlier in the year.

    Best of luck with your pilots licence! It’s an ambition of mine to get one someday too.

  2. David… thanks for stopping by and starting the project.

    Just for the record… our average annual snowfall is in the neighbourhood of 10metres. Are you sure you want that much snow in Scotland? :grin:

  3. Hmmmmm, okay, not quite THAT much Dave. :cool:

  4. These are truly beautiful pictures, Dave. A happy looking family.

  5. What a beautiful family! Thanks for sharing it with us Dave! :grin:

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  7. Dave, I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed looking at the photos, getting the kind of glimpse of you that I haven’t had before now. This “face behind the blog” meme has been a whole lot more wonderful than I thought it would be when I first heard of it. Thanks for passing the torch!

    And David in Scotland: My mum’s mum was from Fife and I finally got there in the 90s. I was so in love with Scotland and the family I met there (including a cousin in Edinburgh) that I was ready to move there immediately! You live in a beautiful part of the world.

  8. Rory and Phil… thanks. I had a look at your pictures Phil and they are great too. I’m with you on the cat thing. I’m looking forward to seeing you hmmm….hmmm…. revealed Rory… should be great.

    Tammy… I see that you have been tagged a couple of times. Sorry about that… but there are a lot of expectant people out here waiting for the real Tammy Lenski behind the mediator. Carry the torch boldly!

  9. 10 Meters?! I shall never complain about a Chicago winter again.

    My kids call their grandpa Papa too. He used to bribe them with a dollar when they were babies to get them to say it before they said ‘mama’. It worked with my youngest. :???:

    Thanks for sharing this side of yourself and your beautiful family!

  10. Wendy… I know 10 metres is a bit shocking but you get used to it. We do have some of the best heli-skiing and heli-boarding in the continent.

    I think I like the bribery idea. How young did he start? Is 8 months too young? :smile:

  11. Hi Tammy,

    Scotland really is a beautiful country! I love Edinburgh’s architecture and the green areas that surround it.

    I’ve been fortunate to grow up in Ireland and Scotland.

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  13. What a nice surprise after returning from 2 back-to-back seminars! I’m honoured to be tagged. OK… give me sometime to write. Somehow it’s easier to write other things than myself :)

  14. Dave, I really enjoyed discovering the face behind this blog and looking at your family pictures. You look like a very happy and devoted to each other family.

    I hope you won’t be offended if I politely decline your tagging. I don’t think I’m ready to reveal myself and my family to the blogiverse due to various privacy reasons. I don’t mind being transparent in my writing but posting pictures of my family for the entire blogiverse is a big step for me. Hope you understand and won’t take it personally.

    But I do love seeing pictures of others :-) My kudos to everyone who’s participating in this exciting project.

  15. Vivien.. no need to apologize and no offense taken. I’m quite enjoying getting to know you through your writing. :smile:

  16. Dave, these are great. I love that you could share four generations of your family – your parents on down to your grand daughter. Wow!

    Thank you so much. Now I certainly feel as though I know you better. And, of course, I had to check out your map link. I have to say, I’m a bit jealous that you live surrounded by so much beauty. I hope you get out enough to enjoy it.

    Blessings, my friend.

  17. Dawud… unlike you I am really not a big outdoorsy guy. I live in this beautiful place but I rarely go fishing, hiking or exploring. I know it doesn’t seem fair but…. :smile:

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  22. It is really nice seeing a “peek behind the scenes” with this meme.

  23. Karen… thanks for taking a “peek”. Y’all come back now. :smile:

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  25. Oh, it’s fair. I live where I live out of choice. Though my wife and I are considering another other places to live. But no moving until long after we have our third child (we’re 5 months pregnant).

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  29. Hey Dave, thanks for stopping by. I enjoyed your pictures, they show a lot of what’s important in your life. You have a great looking family!

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  74. Hi Dave!
    I’m so happy to see the bonhomie and love in those pictures of yours. Truly a happy n loving family!!!

    Thanks to share your joy with us.
    Solomon

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