Catch up time!

A few pictures from before the trip - we'll have to keep this blog more up to date!

Nothing like matching tatoos from the local power company.

Gifts from Oma & Opa - cool socks (can you identify the tootsies inside the socksies? One of the pairs of feet belong to our neice/cousin).

This boy loves to read - interesting!

Crazy hair day at AWANA - Allison with a friend.

Guess who has done fantastically well at AWANA? Got a vest!!

If you want to see our blog on the U.S. History Trip - go to www.vusht.blogspot.com

Our U.S. History Trip

We left our home in good hands! Thanks our dear family!

Kaleigh things flying is top rate...though, she was flying around in her seat most of the flight...looking through her travel bag and pretty much going through it all before touching down in Chicago.

After some homeschooling, the kids got to watch a video...whilst Kaleigh caught a catnap...what a great position for a solid sleep, eh?

Brendan (of all the siblings) was up and ready to volunteer to window-wipe our bug-plattered windshield...I think he got a good 1/10 of the windshield. :)

Keep up-to-date with the kids blog - link to the bottom right!

Ryan's Birthday Party

Amy's masterful work on Birthday cakes!

The boys...

The cake was yummy, eh?

Lego "free standing" tower building contest!

Lego parties rule!

So, this is a corn maze...not a lego event - still fun!

...and exhausting!

Awesome August

We had a great time on the Hood Canal...

Ali was a dare-devil.

Kaleigh & I had an adventure...to say the least...

So cool...that Ryan.

Nothing like a big ol' celebration with Grampy!

Our trip to the Island - great times with friends!

The kids had a good time too, I suppose...

Buchart Gardens were great...the kids enjoyed.


While I was at work, the Amy and the kids enjoyed Victoria's best.

Jammin' July

The Zoo rocks - we go every summer...

Kaleigh just loved the close-up!


Havin' some fun on a mini four-wheeler.

Waitin' for Oma to finish opening presents...

Tenting in the rain...pretty much dry inside!

Annual trek to Rock Creek - a bit chilly...

Good times had by all - boy were we hungry!

Hangin' at the flight museum with Grampy & Granny!

Our annual pic - 12 years married!

Jazzy June

Allison did fantastic in Children's Musical Theatre

The boys were in Mega Sports Camp

Waiting for the Farmer's Day Parade with a friend...

There's Ali...part of the klompen-girls of Lynden

A family foto before church

Memorable May

I'm an author of the Grade 2 CSI Bible Curric!

Brendan got a Bible after taking classes in Church.

The kids surprised Mom with breaky in bed for Mother's Day!

Brendan's wacky soccer team

Ali's wacky soccer team

Ryan's wacky soccer team

Birthday cake time!

VI Visit - April 2009

Fun times on the ferry...

Amy and some gals at the park...

Kids loved being at Seven Springs!

Great friends by the fire.

A little DQ by the juke box in Ladysmith