Vilchis 2023

“This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”

― George Bernard Shaw

  • Eric

    Eric transitioned out of the Air Force to pursue elementary education/credential and is currently teaching (1st graders) and coaching.

  • Aurora

    Aurora is loving her role in the marketing/accessibility/creative arts & design industry and working with the InnoCaption app; a real-time captioning app for phone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing community.

  • Dallas, 8 years old

    Dallas loves ballet, theatre arts, leather & wood working, survival skills class, playing the ukulele, song writing, animals and crocheting.

  • Sydney, 11 years old

    Sydney is loving baking, jiu-jitsu, theatre arts, flag football, survival skills class, ukulele, piano and roller blading/skate boarding and anything active.

Travel

  • By Car

    Santa Barbara, CA

    San Diego, CA

    Big Sur, CA

    Zion, Utah

    Victorville, CA

    Las Vegas, NV

    Del Mar, CA

  • By Plane

    New Orleans, LA

    Scotland

    Ireland

    Denver, Colorado

    Seattle, WA

    Austin, TX

    San Jose, CA

  • By Heart

    Empathy

    Passion

    Vulnerability

    Confidence

    Understanding

    Commitment

    Expression

our year in photos

album cover project fun