Saturday, December 31, 2011

New for 2012!

We had a great holiday season. From California in November, Thanksgiving in GRap, and Christmas in D-Town, it was a fun way to spend the end of 2011. We are excited for our adventures next year and our week together up north!

We miss you all!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Birthday Celebration Continues...

After a yummy dinner from Maggiano's, it was time to open presents! Thank you everyone for such fun and thoughtful presents! Love you all!

Katie and Paco were getting along well on my birthday. Here she is giving him a kiss :-)


A special thanks to Joni, the baker, for making me a delicious birthday cake!

The Birthday Girl! 40...and fabulous! Ha ha!

I feel very lucky to have such great friends and family! Thank you for all my beautiful flous!

Birthday Fun!

I had a great birthday which started with Mikey's Preschool "Concert". Mikey did a great job singing. He is "just like his Ninang".


Katie looked beautiful in her fancy dress!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Happy Birthday Dad!


Cheers Dad! We love you and we miss you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Jackie posing as she carves her Turkey.







Happy Birthday Jackie and Joni!

We all had a great time celebrating Joni and Jackie's Birthday in Grand Rapids!!




It may have been Jackie and Joni's birthday, but it was Mikey's dreams that came true!


Friday, November 11, 2011

"California, California, Here we Come"

(my homage to The OC)

What a fantastic vacation! It was too short, but we packed in a lot of fun and can't wait to see the cousins, Jen and RB at Christmas.

We stayed in a great hotel in Marina Del Rey, Jamaica Bay Inn. The hotel had a small beach and was next to a park. There was also an outdoor pool. We actually saw people sunbathing (in 65 degree weather).
Jen and Katie on the beach in Santa Monica. What a beautiful Saturday afternoon!
The kids had a great time celebrating Lucas' birthday at the bowling alley. Katie got a couple spares!

Thank you, Mother Nature, for raining in the morning so Ian's baseball games would be cancelled, and bringing out the sunshine so we could enjoy the Santa Monica Farmers Market and The Getty. The gardens at The Getty were beautiful. Derek and I want to go back and spend more time there. What a great place.

DISNEYLAND!!!!


Thursday, November 10, 2011

Sooooo much fun in Cali!!!!!


At the Getty Museum, all the boys plus T, looking south
at the gorgeous view of Los Angeles




Katie, Joni, and a painting of a princess
(actually, she's a countess, but eh who cares?)





Lucas and Mikey, saving the Universe



You get that Evil Zurg, Big Star D!!!





Finding Nemo - Mikey and Lucas





Autopia - Mikey and Ian






Girls' Teacup - soooo pink




Boys' Teacup - not pink




I heard that Alice and the Mad Hatter
were hard to spot - but we got'em!




Christmas Tree? Already?!?






The Princess in front of the pinkest castle in the world!





Big smiles after a wonderful day at Disneyland!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Visit with Jasmine and Ama Jean


Ama Jean and the Boys




One of 3 sunsets that we saw!





Dukes for our Sunday night dinner




Jasmine and Lucas -- silly!


Jean and Lucas on our first sunset evening