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...
What, no midnight snack?
11 February 2010
Nora slept through the night, and is down again for her morning nap. I’m not quite sure what to...
dire strait jackets
9 February 2010
This is the view outside our window.
This is the view inside our house.
Every day it seems like, as soon as...
First Lieutenant Uncle Rob
18 January 2010
Two weeks ago, we packed up the girls and headed south to Camp Pendleton to attend Robert Christian’s promotion to...
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...
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...
Happy Nora, not so happy Quincy
23 October 2009
In this new era of our daughter trifecta, Roma, Quincy and I try to do “big girl” activities throughout the...
Autumn is here
21 October 2009
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on if you have a Facebook account and are one of my friends), most of my...
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...
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...
Whoa.
13 September 2009
According to Quincy, “whoa” is the word when observing a space shuttle landing. Accompanied by lots of pointing and...
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...
Don't jump the gun
31 August 2009
If only life was always as simple as a satisfying bowl of oatmeal in the morning. Some days it...
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...
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...
Papa's Day #4
8 July 2009
Note: Sorry about the oversized photos. I guess I didn’t rescale them enough, and I’m too lazy to fix...
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...
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...
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...
May Day gallery
23 June 2009
Another gallery from the day we found out Nora’s gender. There are photos of our latest baby V,...
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...
a few things
22 April 2009
Quincy is now walking like a champ.
I’m already allowing her to walk as much as possible throughout stores and outside,...
Rhubarb?
5 April 2009
My girls’ two lovely aunts, Katie and Keegan, both married women. But one of them has a new title…
You...
0606
5 April 2009
If you haven’t ever chased down a mob of roos in a 14 passenger van across dusty farm hills, you...
Empty tummies, funny faces
5 March 2009
Ignore the dusty empty lot behind them. I wanted to get the girls with the snow covered mountain framing...
Welcome, March!
3 March 2009
More of that squinty-eyed smile from Q-zilla. She was mirroring the entire family’s mood on Sunday as we barbecued...
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...
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...
135 and counting
2 February 2009
This is what happens when I leave the kids with Eric. And it doesn’t stop there – he usually...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
The Great Rake Hunt
27 October 2008
Roma lost her rake.
Check out the great little dance she does between clapping for her Oma’s raking skills and jumping...
Elephants and Penguins
25 October 2008
We went to the Denver zoo earlier this month, taking advantage of the fall free day. It’s a good...
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...
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. ...
The Adventures of Goose and Fishy Fish...
19 July 2008
... must invariably lead to California at least twice in a summer. We are headed to Redding, California, where...
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...
Chat
26 June 2008
Quincy and I just returned from a week at Survivors ProLife Training Camp, where we were able to spend time...
Adjusting
2 May 2008
This afternoon, I finished off our April photo gallery with some photos that are just too amusing to be lost...
In the home stretch...
31 March 2008
Okay, Quincy can come now.
We had a delightful baby shower yesterday at my friend Christie’s house, and it...
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...
Roma's New Friend
19 January 2008
Today we went to visit Taylor and Christie and their newborn son Mason. Mason Taylor Ritchie was born at...
Heavy Lifting
6 December 2007
As my midwife Carrie says, I “know all sorts of strange cases”. What she means is that I know...
Versluys Kids Bulletin
29 October 2007
I’ll cover Junior first, since he/she really hasn’t been doing much and we also don’t have any photos to post...
