Obviously, there are five other people that have been very involved in most of the forty years of Julianne and my marriage. During the course of our first decade of wedded bliss, we also had the blessing of five wonderful children… We did the girls first gig with Amaree, Marissa and Chelsea. These three were born within 35 months of each other and were all married in a six week period in 2005. Then the boys Seth and Solomon came along in 1987 and 1989, almost exactly 2 years from each other (Well, actually 2 years and 2 days).
In many ways our children grew up with us Julianne and I were married at a young age. We were ready. And we were also ready for children.
The following shots are of our first three girls as they were growing up. I intentionally did not add anything with brothers. Those will be added in Part 2 tomorrow.
AMAREE

Julianne and David with first daughter Amaree on a winter hike near the San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff, AZ 1980
I was there at Julianne’s side in Flagstaff, Arizona on that cold winter morning when Amaree was born. Word can never express all of the feelings that went through as I became a 23 year old father. I still get chills when I thing back to the MAJOR event in the life of my wife, myself and our new first child.
As with any parents, we had many hopes and dreams for this sweet little daughter of ours. And, obviously, we had no idea if any other children would come our way. But, we made sure that THIS child was loved beyond measure.
MARISSA LEA
Just about 14 months after Amaree was born, we had another cold winter March morning in Flagstaff when our second daughter, Marissa, came along. The feelings of joy I had when Amaree was born were the same for Marissa. No favoritism in joyful feelings!

Marissa at her wedding in Louisville, KY in June 2005, just five days after Amaree’s wedding in Canada
CHELSEA DAWN
About 18 months after Marissa was born, we had another visitor. Chelsea came into the world on a cold November day in Flagstaff. Joy continued for us as our third daughter entered this world. Couldn’t find any baby pictures, but
Chelsea was also married in 2005, but that didn’t end well. She married Jorge Mendez in 2015 and they are great together. The first photo was one I took of Chelsea on her wedding day in 2005.
And finally, to finish off Part 1 — about the girls…
I love this ❤️