house party! 3

another shot from the beginning of the night of aaron rocking the party hat.
aaron and i apparently being attacked by a strange glowing orb...
jeffry lee and chris chilling in aarons living room enjoying the music.
aaron and bethany mixing up the playlist.
bethany, aaron, and erin chatting it up in the kitchen.

house party! 2

i figured id get a photo of the three hoevenaar kids, together again. one thing i didnt count on: how picky they are! this first one holly didnt like,

this second one kevin didnt like,

but on the third try i finally got a keeper! aw, aint they cute?

house party! 1

aaron, wearing a party hat, showing off his hilarious facial hair.

our good pal mo, peacing out.
aaron and bethany chatting it up
chilling in the garage, where we unexpectedly spend most of the night.

oh, my lovely diana!

i had a few random pictures of diana and i hanging around, so i figured i should post them for all to enjoy!
diana and i going for a walk with avery at sandy pines.
diana and i at the biker restarant 'legends'.
just haning out at my place.
looking all spiffed up for church.

unexpected

some yummy food from yet another mexican restaurant (she has been on a mexican kick lately)
in the car. not quite sure why there is a strange light reflection on her forehead...

goodbyes

dad figured this would be a good time to step forward...
tweets sad to see us go.
tweets and mom saying goodbye to us.

labor day grillout

tweets found a new best friend. my little ponies have a way of doing that...
future sisters!
the sunlight shining through the grills smoke.
everyone enjoying themselves!

fish in water 2

diana and tweets after getting a bit water logged.
the water park, filled to the brim!
aves eyeing the water.
tweets drying off. for some reason jackson didnt want a picture taken of him, he turned away every time i tried.

fish in water 1

diana and tim heading up the steps of the water slide
tim and aves about to take the plunge!
down they go!
diana and tweets going in the big drink.

sunday morning 2

aves plays with dad too!
tweets showing off that super cute smile.

aves is sick of playing, and is ready for lunch!
mom and jill prepare the food for lunch.

sunday morning 1

mom and aves pretending to take a little nap on the floor.
not too sure is she want to play right now.

tweets is always ready to play!

poco 3

i know, i shouldnt be taking pictures while i drive, but poco was sitting so still and being so good, i couldnt miss the opportunity!

piano man

chilling out at bar louie.
outside bar louie.
the dueling pianos of rum runners.

new bike

driving with the bike, the only way we could get it to fit is to leave the trunk open, which left us with a very slow drive home.
she is so proud of her princess bike!
the test ride!

poco 2

finally got some good pictures of poco, and figured they were too cute to keep to myself!