hapPEE BIRFFday Bunny!!!

My big baby turned the big Three-O today. I've celebrated 13 birthdays with him - and looking forward to celebrating dozens more! Happy birthday Bunny! I LOVE YOU. . .always and forever!

Apple Picking

My family enjoyed a warm Sunday afternoon apple picking at Kuiper's Family Farm. If you haven't noticed, we hang out with Cecilia & Huan's family quite often since their kids are constantly on this blog.

Miss "Chinese Superstar" Chloe is patiently waiting for her turn on the hayride.
After Cami stops picking apples from the ground and realizes there are apples on the trees, he starts picking and throwing them on the ground to get the next one.
Everyone is enjoying the last warm days of summer.
My boys . . . strolling thru the orchards.

Pee Wee Gym

This is Little Man's first day in Pee Wee Gym. On his first day, he was instantly attached to this police car and did not want to share it with the other kids. He eventually ventured off to the mat where he found a fort to play in. Joe and I had a VERY hard time getting him to leave at the end of class.

Brookfield Zoo

"What do we do at the zoo? What do we do at the zoo-ze-zoo?"

Cami loves visiting the zoo on DVD with Barney, so Joe and I decided to take him to the real deal. He looked at the animals for a bit, but was more interested in running around. You can't see, but we're looking at the zebras!

After running away from his daddy, Joe finally catches up with him.

Looks like Cami is in trouble, but he's not! He's hanging out in the children's zoo area.

Rachel & Quang's Wedding

The day started off chilly, but warmed up just in time for Rachel & Quang's wedding ceremony. I've known these two love birds since high school....I still remember the conversation Rachel and I had debating whether or not she should ask Quang to our high school turn-about dance. LOL...the good ol' days!

Congratulations Rachel & Quang!!!


Ms. Thu and little lady Chloe took a quick break from bridal party duties to smile for me.

My baby was quite active during the ceremony. He wouldn't sit still in the church so his daddy took him outdoors to burn off some energy. He's rocking a new hair style.

Eyan's Baptism

This was sweet baby Eyan's big day. . . his baptism. He was completely silent as his parnets and godparents watched the father pour holy water onto his head.

Big sister Lainey was forced to stop playing with her cousins to take a family photo. What a beautiful family!






This is Eyan & Lainey's cousin....look at her beautiful eyes!

I have to admit, poor lighting is a photographer's worse enemy. And this church definitely had poorlighting!!! I borrowed the SB-800 speedlight to take these photos and still felt like they didn't turn out as great as I hoped. Good thing for Photoshop...that's my best friend in saving pictures.

A bright smile....

My poor baby started a fever yesterday and has been miserable since. As I was trying on my new hat today, he kept grabbing it away from me to try on himself. He giggled as he put it on. My baby's head is just a tad smaller than mine! I was happy to see a smile on his little face!