Roma's Big Words
3 September 2010
Danielle has been working with Roma for quite some time now on her phonograms) to teach her how the alphabet...
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,...
Our beautiful girls
25 August 2010
A few of these pictures have been up on Facebook already. I just received the DVD of originals from...
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...
Waterworks
6 July 2010
We love summer around here.
Especially when a day is spent with girlfriends.
And in the case of Nora, one...
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...
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...
ahhh....
20 May 2010
After weeks of waiting through the chilly spring weather for the season to act its age, we finally have sun...
My girl Roma
14 May 2010
With sunburned cheeks in her birthday dress from the Bom sisters, wearing new dress-up shoes from Oma and Grandpa.
She’s a...
SPF 50
11 May 2010
We started off the weekend of the big girls’ birthday celebration (at San Onofre – more about that later) with...
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...
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...
conflict resolution
5 April 2010
I won’t get any awards for “best dressed children”, that’s for sure, but at least my kids have an outlet...
More to see
31 March 2010
Check out the latest photo galleries…
My friend Kat came up to visit during a snow storm, bringing her niece Samantha...
Happy Early Birthday
28 March 2010
… to Kristen!
Roma’s godmother/my best friend Kristen came out for a long overdue visit a few weeks ago,...
February photos
25 March 2010
I know March is nearly over, but I just posted the February photo gallery.
With the arrival of a new computer...
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. ...
Me - 5. Best Buy - 0.
15 March 2010
Just a quick note to say that I will be back in posting form sometime soon, as I will be...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
Viewers beware
8 July 2009
The June photo gallery featuring our resident loonies is now available!
"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...
Two for One
23 June 2009
Roma and Quincy celebrated their birthdays together with a big shindig featuring a Thomas cake for Roma and many friends...
Free Concert
6 March 2009
Oma, now you have a visual to go with the memory of Roma serenading you over the phone last night.
It...
Linus has a rival
24 December 2008
That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.
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...
Pilot Roma runs the x-ray machine
20 November 2008
Roma was treated to her own pair of plastic pilot’s wings in the Denver airport, which combined with the “Junior...
Headbangers
19 November 2008
Yeah, I have a pretty wild family.
Cold toes
8 November 2008
Roma and I generally understand each other. It is sometimes a challenge to interpret her toddler speak but I...
Little Mama
8 July 2008
As Roma ate her mid-morning snack, she asked for a placemat for ‘Amen Baby’, her favorite stuffed doll/toy.
She...
Two Years Old
21 May 2008
Being the devoted mother I am, I spent several months in preparation for the celebration of my eldest daughter’s 2nd...
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. ...
Roma Moment
1 May 2008
A completely random video of Roma pointing out the obvious (“chair”), and marveling at the effect of the wind. ...
And here we thought she was perfect...
8 April 2008
Following my mother’s excellent advice, Roma and I are “working together” in her room. I am on the computer,...
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...
Leaping into girliness
29 February 2008
Roma has a new obsession with “clippies”.
There is a rainbow of tiny tin hair clips in residence in...
A Headless Flower for Valentine's
14 February 2008
Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
And a very special Happy Birthday to a talented and handsome 12-year-old… Roma’s guitar-playing Uncle Ben!...
A says "ah"
22 January 2008
In a valiant effort to refrain from pulling my hair out, I am going to share a nice little collection...
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...
Unmentionables
9 January 2008
This morning, Roma and I took a trip to the outlet mall. Lugging a 30-pounder in and out...
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...
Christmas starts NOW.
19 December 2007
I’m tired of doing laundry, washing dishes, and running errands. Especially with the lit Christmas tree in the living...
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...
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...
Roma in Action
17 July 2007
Roma has a new rocking chair, some new words, and a new past time. She seems to enjoy sitting in...
