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Governor's Island Picnic

The family enjoyed the day on Governor's Island as part of the Church's annual United Nations ambassadors' picnic.

Manhattan Rooftop Photo Shoot

Thanks to friend and photographer Matt Day (and a spectacular Manhattan rooftop setting) for making Brent look better than usual!

"Lorinda as New York Mother of the Year? Well, of course!"

Lorinda was honored as New York State's "Mother of the Year" at the American Mothers National Convention, held April 30-May 1, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Here's her "official" bio:

"NEW YORK Lorinda Goff Belnap was born the fifth of six children to Doug and Margene Goff, in Montclair, New Jersey. In 1969 the family moved to Ogden, Utah up the street from the boy who would eventually become her husband. She graduated from Ogden High School with honors and received a Presidential Scholarship to Weber State College. In 1986, Lorinda interrupted her studies to serve as a representative for her church in Southern Germany. Upon returning, she was accepted into the Physical Therapy program at the University of Utah and graduated in May, 1991. That September, she married Brent Belnap in Salt Lake City, Utah and joined him in New York City where he worked. Shortly after arriving in New York Lorinda began working as a Physical Therapist in neurological rehabilitation. With the birth of their first child, David, her focus shifted from physical therapy to full-time motherhood. Caroline joined the family (almost in a cab), followed by Christopher, Spencer, Rebecca and their caboose, 'King' Nathan in 2007. From 2005-2009 she taught a small group of children in a pre-school setting in their home."

For more info, see: http://www.americanmothers.org/2010-state-young-mothers

David (a/k/a Goliath) and Nathan

Summer 2009 Portraits of the Children

Kids---they grow up so fast! Here are pictures of the children that were taken in July 2009.

Front row: Caroline (15), Rebecca (6), Nathan (2)

Back row: Christopher (12), David (16), Spencer (10)

"A Lost Art"

Family friend and artist Cory Bjarnson painted Christopher's portrait for submission in an art competition at the National Portrait Gallery. The 24"x36" oil-on-linen piece, entitled "A Lost Art," depicts a young boy (Christopher), his back turned to modern distractions symbolized by a violent game on a computer screen, reading Lust for Life, Irving Stone's biography of Vincent Van Gogh. Christopher certainly has a lust for life and for learning!

Portrait: Photo and Oil

Brad Cook, friend from BYU days, saw a Facebook photo of Brent taken on the day before his release as stake president by friend Kah Leong Poon and decided to paint it. A man of many talents, Brad has a special gift for photo-realistic painting.

Summer 2007 Portraits of the Children

Summer 2006 Portraits of the Children

Summer 2005 Portraits of the Children

Summer 2003 Portraits of the Children

Summer 2002 Portraits of the Children

Goff Family Portrait 2002