Early Fall Party

This past Friday we were privileged to host several friends from Gridley for an outdoor "Early Fall Party". I didn't want to completely have a Fall theme as it's only early September after all, and one shouldn't get too anxious but it's too late in the summer to have a full blown summer garden party. I do love Fall-don't get me wrong! I just hate thinking about what happens after Fall :)

Thanks again friends for making the trip to Morton!

Labor Day weekend

Last weekend Haven and I traveled back to NW Iowa with 2 family friends from Central IL to see the family...it was a great weekend! Arlan stayed back in Gridley to help his family get ready for harvest. It was a pleasant ride there and back as the company & conversation were never dull.
It was great to see the cousins together & also catch up with some of my Doorneweerd family, I don't get to see too often-even Aunt Lavonne from Phoenix was there for the weekend!
Here are some pics from the weekend...enjoy!

my cousin Cody [home from college @ SDSU] & Haven...after being in a car for 9 + hours, she was ready to crawl around & play!

Mali [4.5 months], Marlys [4.5 months] & Haven [10 months]

Auntie Emmy loved spoiling her nieces~Mali & Haven

cousin Cody with Haven & cousin Betsy holding her daughter, Marlys [4.5 months]

Haven loved seeing her little girl cousins...so much so, she usually crawled right over or on top of them!

We spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the Sioux Falls zoo

Remembering 9/11

These two pictures were taken in April 2008 of Ground Zero when Arlan & I visited NYC.

Friday's Funny

The flower girl looks a little bored and the groom, well, his usual :)
Adam & Erika's wedding June 2009

Friday's Funny

Why does everyone think they should wear a bikini? ;)

This was taken in the Dominican Republic last July...you know somewhere out there this woman has children, probably grandchildren (by our best age guess), and even though I was 6 months pregnant and possibly could have looked just as good or better, yet I restrained myself (smirk-smirk, wink-wink) and donned my tankini.

Lesson learned? God made all kinds & one does not HAVE to wear a bikini ;)

fun with grandma & grandpa

This past weekend my parents journeyed out from Iowa to smooch on Haven and to see her new tricks...it's always fun when family haven't seen our little toodlebugs in a while and then see how she's grown!

I love this picture above-it's as if Haven is asking, "Grandma, you ready for church?"

Haven is showing Grandpa how "big she is"!

We also headed to Alan & Theresa's for little Will's 1st birthday party on Saturday and a great photo opportunity with all the cousins!

cousins: Charlee Jones (9.5 months), Will Miller (1) & Haven (9.5 months)

Friday's Funny

What one will do in order to get a Christmas card picture? Well...this was taken at the Smokies in 2007.