An early picture of me.  I’m pretty sure I did this to myself.

 

   

 

A letter to the tooth fairy

 

 

My first bicycle

 

 

I’ve always loved animals.  These were my pets when I was a kid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is what my drawings looked like when I was 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self Portrait, Age 5  

 

 

 

 

The nerd family.  I’m the nerd holding the book.

 

 

 

Here’s me in 2^nd grade.

 

 

 

 

Dressed for my favorite holiday.  I’m the witch doctor.

 

 

 

I wrote this poem for my grandparents in 5^th grade

 

 

 

 

 

I tried to write my own comic book in 8^th grade.  “Mighty Mutt and FantastiCat.”

 

   

 

 

 

 

One of the strangest summer jobs I had was tour guide on the “African Queen” boat ride at Busch Gardens.  The ride no longer exists.  There were real crocodiles and monkeys and a native who would jump out and scare you.

 

 

 

 

This is my 5^th grade teacher, Rebecca Hoeft.  We still keep in touch.  I’m so thankful for teachers who encouraged my writing along the way.

 

 

 

 

This is how I drew in 9^th grade.  I loved spaceships and science fiction people.

 

 

 

 

This is me in my drum major get-up, in high school.

 

 

 

This is how I draw today.

 

 

 

This is my wonderful wife and son.  We were headed to a '70's costume party.