Kiara, Harrison, Hunter (Emil and Teresa's kids), and Mia
Joe, Emil, and Ernie get tough chopping wood.
The babies of the families.... Bella and Spencer.
That is NOT Oreo's on his face. True camping fun.
I don't know what Ernie was thinking but the kids got to have a swing at chopping the wood.
Sweet (and pregnant) Morgan and her honey Joe (Ernie's bro).
Kiara
Mia
Someone forgot shoes!!!!
Ernie used an old camp chair and his sweet Boy Scout skills to makeBella some sweet new shoes!
Our Finished Deck! Thanks to our buddy Chris Opfar,
we now have a beautiful new place to hang out.
Horseback Riding in Sundance
at Uncle Dave and Aunt Sally's Cabin
Bella LOVES horses!
Introducing... Mike and Katie Paraskeva!
My sister Katie and her new
husband Mike were married on September 17, 2008.
Mia, my niece Audrey, Kiara, and Bella
Our Garden Goodies! Yes... those are carrots. We didn't do to well with harvesting them at the right time...oops! Our garden always produces such great stuff!
IT'S HALLOWEEN TIME!!!
For family night we decorated a haunted gingerbread house.
The finished product
Our Trip to Malibu
Oct. 11-18, 2008
Mia on a boogie board for the first time.
Look closely at what Bella has in her shovel.....
This private beach we played on was littered with tons of sand crabs. The kids called them "tickle crabs" because they tickled their hands when holding them.
Kiara helped her Aunt Katie build this awesome sand castle.
Mike and Ernie enjoy a good read on the balcony of the Malibu home we stayed in.
My sister Katie helps brother-in-law Noah cook dinner.
Truly the "Happiest Place on Earth"...
Disneyland
My parents, April, Mike and Katie LOVED the Winnie the Pooh ride.My dad said it was his favorite!!! Wait, I forgot... his was Splash Mountain. Someone put him in the front of the log and he took all of the water on his lap. Needless to say, he was not happy for the rest of the day.
My parents, Greg and Ann.
B and Ernie.
Me and my sis Apes.
What's Disneyland without a whirl (or hurl) on the Tea Cups?
Bella, Truman, Mary Ann, and Audrey.
Bella snuggles with her new Minnie after a long hot day. It got up to 94 degrees that day.ZUMA Beach, Malibu
Bella lost her body!
Kiara tries to help her out.
Ernie takes Kiara out for her first time boogie boarding... we couldn't get her out
of the ocean afterward.
Ernie got up surfing for the first time! He stayed on for at least 10 seconds!!!
Mia
My nephew Truman
Bella and her beach pose
My niece Audrey
My sister Mary Ann.
My niece Cecily.
My sister-in-law Teresa and niece Colby.
My niece Allison.
My brother Matt and nephew Cannon.
October 23, 2008 --A Cheerleading Get- Together(our first in 16 years!)
Becky, Wendy, Steffani, Emily and Sunny
Our Neighboorhood Halloween Party
Maid Wendy & Sir Ernest
Maid Wendy & Sir Ernest
Goddesses (Kiara & friend Syndey)
Straight out of Dr. Seuss (friend Shelbey & Mia)
Bella gets ready to pounce.
