Alright, sorry for all the updates being here on only one page, but the nature of our year end was such that you're lucky these pictures are up here at all. ;)
Coming
Proud Papa!
Proud Nana!
Ah... the namesake...
Jonah is older here, but how could you not love that face!!!
This selection of choice fotos is by no means all inclusive. We'll start with Ryan and Melanie's wedding (more photos of that will be on another page). It was nice to have my grandparents out for the 4 generation pictures with Owen like we had taken with Katie in 2005.
4 generation pictures
this is VERAL, Owen's middle namesake.
Owen wasn't too sure, and wasn't happy most of the weekend.
It was neat to see Grandpa interact, tho
All the fam over at our place (Joel on the floor)
Grandma Phyllis
Robertson 4 gen
Aunt Patti gave Kate some beads which she still loves
Jason holding Kate again, looking a little more natural!
Here begins general life through the summer.
TT & LA-LA. a very common summer scene
With baby Hanna
Owen loves it!
But the "RUCK" has more fascination still!
Gawdening, mama!
Beginning the latte addiction early
Can I twy some?
What choo lookin' at, willis?
Love the rain-coats!
Owen still had the bink at this point.
New bathing suit
Baby girl butt cheeks are the cutest!!!
I sure hope not...
MMMMMmmmm
Again, MMMMMMMM....
Whoever gave us the water table got their money's worth.
What a mess, though.
Snuggling and playing with faces
Nana visiting, reads stories
OW!!!
I can't be mad at you, though!!!
Nicawagwa dwess!!
Daddy, can I have a goatee like you?
Hold still, Owee!
Arr... matey
Day 1 of Owen's run in with the shopping cart.
Day 2
Gorgeous girl
COME ON NOW!!!
Day 3. He looks like Lord of the Flies or something
Get'em started early, right?
My name is Jelly montoya. you made my rice cake. Prepare to die.
Look daddy, I'm a Flower!!!
HEEEEE!!!
I'm making dinnew
Sweet snugglers
CHEEEEEESE!!!
Some various things around the house.
Stained glass window
With back lighting
Petunias took off this year.
Free cars. Never really free.
The new hillsdale sign I got and installed. BOLTED ON.
The other sign was only siliconed on. We were "Illsdale" for several months.
Did they pay me? Of course not.
Thanks, DAD!
MMMMMmm storage.
The beginnings of a very demoralizing project.
Neighbor Kim moved, gave us her grill!!! and a ton of other stuff...
Getting more into the fall and winter of '06
Julie's $20 day before the Gala find.
Halloween
Julie was a Kitty, Kate a princess, and Owee a duck.
Growing up fast
Falling in the mud puddle, not wanting to come inside.
Hey! Camera!!!
How DARE you get me clean!!!
Cheeeeese!
Leaves, kids... ahh, fall.
Cleveland, Owen? Really????
Dick Butkis... :)
What the...
New built-ins in the front room
Love boat, here he comes! at least his hair.
Or wait, a George Clinton video?
Tubbies are the best.
This begins our adventure to the D.C. Botanical Gardens, who, apparently, every year hold a train exhibit with lots of flowers, trains, and general holiday festivity. We were also on a mission to find our Christmas card picture, which you'll recognize if you got one of our cards. I think we're going to begin a tradition of taking our Christmas card photo in front of a different D.C. landmark every year. We'll see how long that lasts! ;)
Wait for the flash, owen!!!
Of course the 20 seconds are unbearable.
Picture #1?
CHOO CHOO!!!
They loved it.
Talking flowers?
Smell the spices
Take a picture, mommy!
They loved it.
It really was beautiful
Plus we got great partking!
CHOO CHOO!!!
Big flower!
Make the lights go, mommy!
Pull it harder, maybe something will happen!
It's the DC mall in flowers
There it is!
Christmas eve and Christmas morning
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Our January 2007 family trip to Ohio to drop the kids off at the grandparents so Julie and I could go to Nicaragua on our LWI trip. For a VERY comprehensive picture library of that trip, compiled from all the cameras of the team members on the VENTURE FLICKR SITE as well as read about our experiences as a team on the VENTURE NICARAGUA TRIP BLOG.
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