After a day shooting in the rain, I have to thank mom & dad for the countless hours spent at soccer games and rooting me on from the sidelines when I was younger.  I have vivid memories of getting my Lifa long johns at the original REI in Seattle on Capitol Hill to go under my jersey.  That by the way is when I really became interested in photography and my passion to be the next Art Wolfe was born.  You rock mom & dad! God bless playing soccer in mud puddles followed up by a warm bath - Now that's  gratifying!