Favorite. Nephew. Ever.

This August, Dave's parents, sister, brother-in-law, and new little nephew came to stay with us!  Dave's parents are from Canada, and his sister and her family are from Scotland, so it was really special to have them all with us!  We had a great time, and I took Cole's 4-month photos.  He's my favorite nephew I've ever had!

Cole at 4 months. Isn't he just the cutest little nephew ever?  I may be biased...

Cole was just starting to get really good at being on his tummy, so we made sure to get lots of pictures of it.

This one is my personal favorite.  So often, he just sits and studies the world in front of him, and this one just captures that expression.  This one's going to be a thinker!

Dear Cole,  I promise to spoil you rotten if you come back soon.  Love, Aunt Kelli.

Family Reunion 09

I love photography, and especially like being able take photos of those I love.  This summer, we had a family reunion, and here are a few of my favorite shots I was able to get as the "official" photographer.

I think this was a discussion on what do do....and what NOT to do...with the racquetball equipment.  The kids had fun with this all day!

Carefully observing the hooplah.

 

She's just adorable!

The whole group of us.  It was so much fun for everyone to be together!

One of the family pictures.

Precious.

Cousins having a great time!

 

What would a family gathering be without football?

Our part of the family: Back row: my brother-in-law, Stephen, his wife, Suzanne,  my nephew, Cole,  me, & Dave.  In the front, my Father-in-law, Dick, & his wife, Madeline.

Let's do this again next year!

New Zealand

We were blessed to travel to New Zealand this Spring.  Dave's dad was on Sabbatical in Christchurch,

NZ, and we stayed with them for about a week.  We got to see downtown Christchurch, and a lot of areas around the towns in the first couple of days, along with a Maori (native) show, and a wildlife preserve.  Then, we were quarantined for having been in contact with the swine flu (which we never got!).  However, even though we weren't supposed to be around people, our doctor gave us the thumbs up to go hiking in the mountains by ourselves!  It was amazing. 

Our apartment was the one in the middle!

A downtown cathedral

A beach nearby

 

 

I loved all the sheep we found in the mountains!

This is the area where Lord of the Rings was filmed!

A creek we found while hiking in a ravine

One of my favorite pictures of Dave from our trip!

I loved New Zealand - such an amazing display of God's creation!