Trip to Ontario

The highlight was celebrating my parents' 35th anniversary, first with an open house and then a very nice catered dinner for family and friends.

Jen's parents


Dinner together with almost the whole family (minus Jonathan :( )

Holly & Phillip were great playmates

Beautiful Niagara Falls, just a hop, skip & jump from my parents' home
Behind the falls
Beautiful landscaping, gardens & greenhouses there too!

Carving pumpkins
Mom's on the left, Ruth's on the right
Bedtime story with Auntie Ruth
All tuckered out with very full days at work, school & home...

Holly's favorite sleeping position

Seeing the cute town of Jordan
Historic sights in Jordan

The wild wild west

Here's a picture of the bear that was next to our place in our neighbor's tree about a month ago. I'm glad we didn't meet him personally :)

A dark and rainy Sunday

First week of school

Hopefully these smiles last the whole year :) Joel is starting kindergarten and wakes me up early, anxious to start... and then when he's finished for the day he gets very upset.

Em's putting on a cheerful face even though she's sad she can't do school with her cousins this year. Holly is great for cheering them up.


Good friends (it's amazing they get along so well considering they both love to pester each other) Aaaaw... sibling affection :)


Joel's room

Typical Joel!!Marie & Holly's room



Em's room (not done yet). Thanks to Curt & Jen for the beautiful duvet cover... please come and try it out :) Em's room is also the guest room, hence the queen-size bed.

Steve's grandparents came to visit
Steve's dad's health is very poor; we are very worried about him and would appreciate your prayers