Campus by the Sea
1 September 2010
One of the huge perks of being in California now… living only a few hours away from Campus by the...
Eric = 27
26 August 2010
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband and the girls’ amazing papa!
We celebrated Eric’s 27th birthday a day early with decorations,...
Where has the summer gone?
23 August 2010
Ah, now, here it is nearing the end of August, and I am happily sorting through and uploading our many...
Wide awake.
5 August 2010
This is Roma at 8:00 a.m. The girl is usually up by 6:30 or 7 at the latest, but...
Can you see it?
28 July 2010
You’ll never guess what we’ve been doing the last two weeks.
Lots of relaxing…
Lots of driving…
Lots of swimming…
Lots of sunbathing…
Lots of...
A happy day
5 July 2010
Father’s Day was spent looking through binoculars and driving the trails in our truck.
What Papa wants, Papa gets....
June gloom? Where?
19 June 2010
After the first couple weeks in June, this summer can only get better.
Nora is now crawling, which means we...
Slideshow
19 June 2010
Quick, follow along as we show you what has gone down lately…
We sent another package to Uncle Rob in Afghanistan.
Lots...
One of those days
10 June 2010
It has been a rough week here at the Versluys house.
I am not inclined to revisit unpleasant episodes,...
The weekend Mama left.
26 May 2010
This is what happens when you leave your innocent children with their uncle Ben. He manages to convince them...
May
24 May 2010
There’s several new photo galleries up, including our fun May Day picnic at the Lake Arrowhead Airport.
My friend...
SPF 50
11 May 2010
We started off the weekend of the big girls’ birthday celebration (at San Onofre – more about that later) with...
Dum Dum Da Dum...
3 May 2010
My sister-in-law Annette is getting married in late July. The fact of which gave me a perfect reason...
Regroup
27 April 2010
We had a delightful weekend at the beach with family and friends, living it up and having a party for...
You live in a zoo
21 April 2010
My mom used to make my birthday cakes, and my way of giving back is to have my kids make...
Good Friday Parade
20 April 2010
I wasn’t kidding when I said we’ve been hanging out with the sibs a lot.
On Good Friday, several of the...
Relationships
19 April 2010
Lately we have had the pleasure of spending several afternoons and evenings with my younger brother and sister, their spouses,...
If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much.
10 April 2010
How cute are they?
This handsome couple is Eric’s Opa and Oma, Mom V.‘s parents Henry and Ann Otten. They...
Charlotte's legs
7 April 2010
It was late in the evening on Easter and my adorable niece Charlotte was overly tired, but she gave everyone...
The great egg hunt
7 April 2010
We headed out to the Lake Arrowhead Airport on Sunday to have lunch and commence the annual egg hunt. ...
Wrangling
7 April 2010
It was chilly and windy on Sunday, so we weren’t able to take photos of the girls in their dresses...
Valentine messages
24 March 2010
For St. Valentine’s Day, the girls opened a big package from Oma and Grandpa, who were watching via Skype. ...
Wind and waves
9 March 2010
This is how we hang in Mexico.
Quincy’s only allowed to have her pacifier in bed, so she tends to choose...
in color
25 February 2010
This is Nora.
This is Nora with a big camera in her face.
When we went to Colorado for our third and...
Mug shots
23 February 2010
Thus far in 2010…
these three girls…
… have made a lot of silly faces.
And then there was the notorious pink hair...
A Colorado Christmas
13 January 2010
This is for Aunt Lori Jonker, who admittedly doesn’t read all my posts, but “looks at pictures”.
First up, the gallery...
Versluys County Hospital Stats
4 January 2010
What started off as a necessary yet not unpleasant drive to bring our new Yukon home became the trip I...
Click. Print. Ship.
14 December 2009
Every year, I give books to my parents. And Eric’s parents. Books that cost a whole lot more than...
Need. A. Housekeeper.
30 November 2009
My kitchen is a disaster.
My children are so tired; I let them fall where they will.
After a Thanksgiving weekend...
Yawn.
6 November 2009
Nora’s tired.
I’m tired.
Maybe I would sleep too if I had an adorable carrot hat/mitten combo from Aunt Nettie. ...
Photo Overload
2 November 2009
A raft of photos are now posted in the galleries!
I separated out more of the photos than normal, because there...
Nora, meet Charlotte
26 October 2009
Cutest cousins ever.
Nora (on the right) looks slightly bigger than Charlotte because of her three week headstart, but...
Charlie!
19 October 2009
She’s here.
Miss Charlotte Sophia has arrived. Much to her mother’s relief, I’m sure.
She was born on Friday...
three kids on a plane
15 October 2009
Ah, Colorado winters.
The couple inches of snow that fell in Loveland while Boulder or Fort Collins got a...
Fleeing the Flames
9 October 2009
The fire that threatened Wrightwood is nearly fully contained, leaving behind charred ground along what used to be a beautiful...
Happy Birthday Nora!
27 September 2009
From the video page you can download the original file (right side, scroll down) and burn it to DVD. ...
Introducing Nora Jayne
27 September 2009
The fifth member of our traveling circus troupe has finally arrived! Nora Jayne was born Saturday morning at 3:19...
My Little Storm
24 September 2009
My dear mother-in-law brought something to my attention this morning (on Facebook no less…):
Bizarre.
There’s a tropical storm named...
Still no baby
19 September 2009
Sorry, this isn’t THE post.
The one with pictures of a red squalling bundle and two exhausted parents.
No, this...
Little Green Men and Cookie Cows
16 September 2009
Our Labor Day was spent with the White family, looking for leprechaun poop.
Okay, so the story actually told is that...
The Lost Ranch
16 September 2009
With such charming children, it’s easy to get carried away.
Thus, there are multitudinous photos of aforementioned adorable girls in...
Just a little bit longer
9 September 2009
Being laid up when I’m pregnant and have two little kids isn’t nearly as much fun as when I was...
Happy Birthday, E!
3 September 2009
Quite appropriately, I posted about Eric’s birthday today, on his sister Annette’s 23rd birthday. Eric and Nettie have birthdays...
26 Candles
3 September 2009
As I neared the end of last weekend’s spate of fresh posts, I was unable to devote a proper amount...
August
30 August 2009
There is a catch-all gallery for August, and it includes such photos as the cute one above where Roma is...
Floaties
30 August 2009
I told her to stay away from the brownies.
Sun Chips are safer.
Between the relaxing afternoons by the pool...
Guerrilla fairies and grinning tank engines
28 August 2009
During our visit to the Zampedris, we were delighted to spend several days in a row visiting with (GREAT) Aunt...
Vs to the Zs
28 August 2009
Sadly, I don’t have all the photos from the epic Summer 2009 journey in the gallery for either our visit...
The Charleston
18 August 2009
Danced by Moose and Nettie…
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The Big Ballet Dance
18 August 2009
Katie and James Conrad… in town tonight only!
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Notice
12 August 2009
Since I don’t want to overshadow the important anniversary (translation: the house is still a disaster and I haven’t sorted...
Another milestone
12 August 2009
4 years later, and we still feel the same way about each other.
And I’m still really in love with my...
On the beach
27 July 2009
Pictures from our delightful trip to Mexico with Nonna and the kids are now posted.
There are two galleries from Mexico...
Being productive. Or not.
24 July 2009
Well, this ramshackle little mountain house is ours.
Even after we signed the papers at escrow a couple weeks...
Painted Lady
14 July 2009
I’m probably going to get in a whole mess of trouble for posting this picture of Jojo.
Quincy and...
E in WW
8 July 2009
In June, Aunt Nettie made a special trip out to California to visit us!
She took Roma to San...
May photos up
8 July 2009
New photo galleries from Roma and Eric’s trip to Michigan in May, and my birthday!
Paper plates until Friday
6 July 2009
At first glance today looked to be a leisurely Monday, with a slow morning of school “work” for Roma, piles...
Mr. and Mrs. White, College Grads
29 June 2009
In May, my little brother and his wife graduated from Chapman University. They really rubbed it in to those...
Mountain Mother's Day
29 June 2009
This is how I spent my Mother’s Day.
Hiking along the Pacific Crest Trail in the Angeles National Forest, practically in...
Bakersfield Weekend
29 June 2009
Over one of Eric’s numerous drill weekends in Colorado this spring, the girls and I spent a few fun days...
Bring out yer dead
29 June 2009
My lovely and talented sisters, Jayne and Jojo, contributed to their youth group’s May talent show with some interesting performances.
Jayne...
"I'm three!"
29 June 2009
That’s been Roma’s consistent conversation opener since her birthday on May 9.
Her birthday was kicked off by blowing out candles...
Blue Jays
23 June 2009
In this gallery Roma and Quincy are hanging out at the pool and in my folks’ yard, enjoying the aunt...
Easter - the official report 2 months later
19 June 2009
Amidst blooming flowers and chirping birds, the Easter baskets emerge for their annual show.
Once again, Aunt Jannie (aided by...
April Action
14 June 2009
That’s my girl.
Fashion forward, that one.
Following the Australia and Easter hoopla, we enjoyed celebrating Ashley’s graduation from Pepperdine with an...
No Indians here.
14 June 2009
I never posted the photos of a fun hiking trip the girls and I took to Indian Canyons in Palm...
Bambine
2 May 2009
We return to photo-laced posts with the following gem:
Versluys girl number 3 – Nora Jayne at 19 weeks!
Yes, that would...
Wagga Wagga
10 April 2009
This is our trusty roo-chasing vehicle.
This is the band of intrepid roo seekers.
And this is one of the many annoyed...
Sydney Finale
10 April 2009
Well, the rest of the Americans arrived and spoiled all our fun. Because of them (including my three sisters...
Rhubarb?
5 April 2009
My girls’ two lovely aunts, Katie and Keegan, both married women. But one of them has a new title…
You...
Sí Señor...
3 March 2009
We spent the last few February days in Mexico with my family, wherein Roma indulged in sand play and s’mores...
Down in the 'hood.
23 February 2009
A big shout-out goes to Jenn, my friend from back when I was single and dressed up to go to...
Carrot
21 February 2009
Uncle James, Carrot the snowman, and Roma.
She’s moved on from naming her “friends” Tortatilla. Everything, from her pawn in...
Luke
19 February 2009
Wow, I just love the power of the internet. When I think back to the days of letters by...
Sledding
18 February 2009
Our St. Valentine’s day at the sled hill, as promised.
AARGH.
17 February 2009
I uploaded a video of our Valentine’s Day sledding excursion to Vimeo, but after it was uploaded the system tells...
Speaking of snow...
16 February 2009
It’s burying our house as we speak. Eric’s even home from work because he probably wouldn’t be able to...
Snow monsters
16 February 2009
One of my all-time favorite pictures of Roma and her uncles:
Rolling around in dirty snow never looked like so much...
Happy Wow-You're-Hot-So-I'll-Take-A-Picture Day!
12 February 2009
While all you die-hard romantics are celebrating (or if a single romantic, sobbing through) Saint Valentine’s Day, Eric and I...
Take that, NARAL.
30 January 2009
In case you hadn’t figured it out by the clues and the comments, the Versluys family is growing.
On...
O, fallen man
28 January 2009
Roma has often warring influences in her young life: her uncles, and church. Sometimes she confuses the two as...
a New Year's Eve well spent
28 January 2009
If you weren’t living it up on New Year’s Eve 2008 with a glass of champagne in one hand and...
Christmas: the white album
26 January 2009
Christmas was another all-out affair again in 2008.
I honestly think that even if someone died right before Christmas, the...
Pint sized presents
26 January 2009
Would you believe this is a scene not from Denver, but from sunny California?
Soon after this photo was taken we...
Toilet Papered Shower
26 January 2009
Wow, this seems like old news, but I guess it just happened last month. Quite a lot has occurred...
Eric's gonna flip his lid.
4 January 2009
Or he would if he ever flipped his lid. I think I can count on oh, one finger, the...
From shagalicious to Versluys-approved
19 December 2008
Our home the day before the demolition crews wreaked havoc:
Check out that carpet. As cute as this picture is,...
Wild Ride
19 December 2008
This is how we have felt for the past week. Hanging on for dear life.
I left the bathroom for...
Grandpa's name is...
19 December 2008
Toddler Roma trying to figure it out…
Sorry, Grandpa, we’ll explain it to her when she’s older.
This was taken back in...
The kitchen is a disaster area.
8 December 2008
I have paint in my hair.
And on my arms.
And I’m sure there are specks of white paint all...
Knott's Berry Farm
30 November 2008
We inhaled deeply and took the plunge.
Into the smoke-filled wonderland that is Knotts Berry Farm. Or at least...
Oma Week!
30 November 2008
Between pancakes, Play Doh and chocolate cake, the visit from Oma was quite the grand old time.
Roma found a small...
Crackers and pine needles
20 November 2008
There’s finally a November gallery up!
It chronicles our first few weeks of a new life in California, including (but not...
CIVILIZATION!!!
18 November 2008
I have internet! Yes, you read that right. I am finally able to do more than just read...
Onward and Upward
7 October 2008
This is the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the next generation multi-role fighter being built for the Air Force,...
Family Crest
28 September 2008
I made an interesting discovery this afternoon, a fellow Versluys had befriended me on Facebook and while looking through his...
Orange juice, sticky rice, and grace
25 September 2008
I need my photos! The standard protocol for family trip photos involves everyone with a camera copying their snaps...
Standoffs in Seattle
23 September 2008
In lieu of photos from Canada, all of which are conveniently located 1000 miles away on my dad’s computer until...
Happy Birthday!
20 September 2008
My little sister’s not so little anymore – Katie is now 19!
I wonder how my parents feel now...
Recap
1 September 2008
Eric left tonight for his interview in California. We haven’t made any plans for a new house (here or...
Pardon my French
28 August 2008
I don’t really care if you’re pro-abortion or pro-life if you read this blog. While I would love to...
We're homeless...
20 August 2008
Not really.
We’re staying in a 5-star bed and breakfast – also known as Casa Versluys.
With the...
As I write, the child on my lap is farting...
31 July 2008
While searching for photos, I came across this cute video of Roma and Annette from a few weeks back. ...
We survived the inferno.
31 July 2008
On Sunday, our little troupe arrived home worn out from the previous week’s activities in Redding. The week-long waterfest...
Richard Simmons would be proud
18 July 2008
It’s about time.
After weeks (months!) of illness and physician-mandated inactivity, I’m delighted to be back on the exercise bandwagon. ...
Cleaning up the photo folders
27 June 2008
There is another new photo gallery that should have been up a while ago. It contains pictures from Father’s...
Q's Grand Adventure
27 June 2008
I don’t have many photos from my trip to California since a lot of my time was spent working, not...
Papa's Day!
15 June 2008
Happy Father’s Day to Roma and Quincy’s fun, loving, cheerfully diaper-changing, incredibly talented Papa!
On your third (can you believe it?)...
Some June Doings
13 June 2008
While we were in California, my trusty laptop was in the shop getting some things checked out. Thus, it...
Smooth Road...
4 May 2008
This one is from a while back. Aunt Nettie (aka Eee) taught Roma a little rhyme while riding on her...
Roma, Meet Quincy
4 May 2008
I finally figured out some good settings for videos, so hopefully you’ll see more of the girls on here. ...
Baby Update
25 April 2008
After a night of not sleeping (Quincy hasn’t gotten the concept of sleep during dark, be awake during light), we’re...
The Week That Was Supposed To...
23 April 2008
... be the week Quincy was born. We weren’t counting on it, but very hopeful since the Whites and...
Our New Old House
8 April 2008
For the dear family and friends whom we will be loathe to leave, and the friends and family to whom...
Easter and assorted musings
24 March 2008
We have certainly been busy around here.
As you can see, Eric and Roma have no problem amusing themselves while I...
Christmas gifts and broken legs
9 January 2008
I don’t even know where to begin.
Summary: 20-hour drive through the snow, Christmas in Bakersfield, ER visit on...
Recognition
13 December 2007
Happy 20th birthday to my brother Tim!
Timmy’s the crazy that emerges unexpectedly from our family – quiet and calm until...
old lady aunt and a fake tree
2 December 2007
Happy birthday to Alison!
My big sister is 26, and celebrated her birthday today by shopping for a new...
Q
27 November 2007
I’d really like to be able to post photos from our last few weeks of happenings (Marine Corps Ball, visits...
Evacuees Return
29 October 2007
My dad took this photo of a water drop:
Many thanks to the family and friends who have been so concerned...
Fuoco. Fuego. Fire.
22 October 2007
Poor Tanya Tucker:
“All my stage clothing, boots, belts and wardrobe is in that house,” Tucker said. “I have so much...
Energy-Expender
3 October 2007
The Versluys playset has been officially broken in.
Oma and Grandpa decided they had to up the ante and...
Catchup. Catsup? Ketchup?
25 September 2007
Yesterday was a true rainy day. This entire summer has been filled with rain, but generally only in short...
Twenty-two and twenty-four
27 August 2007
Happy Birthday (August 24) to my “little” brother Nick – I hope it was a good one, way over there...
Extra cheese and sour cream, please.
24 August 2007
I am in the throes of morning sickness, although this is certainly not confined to the morning.
I forgot...
Numero Due
10 August 2007
As you can see from the previous post and accompanying photos, we had a rip-roaring good time on vacation with...
A Big Splash
9 August 2007
Yet again, the Versluys family took to the road – this time to Redding, California. Our pilgrimage was made...
Shipping Out
16 June 2007
The Versluys family is scattering across the country tomorrow. Eric heads to Chicago early Sunday morning, while Roma and...
Enter Spring
17 April 2007
We’ve been back in Colorado for a week, and thankfully the weather is being nice. It got a little...
Mrs. Sweeney
1 April 2007
April Fool’s Day is winding down, and I haven’t pranked anyone. I haven’t even managed to get a 4-year-old...
Welcome!
25 March 2007
After a few weekends getting my hands dirty, I have come up with a new blog for us to tell...
