For Rylan

Rylan, Kyra, Aaron, Jasine & baby Zaden

My nephew Rylan was baptized into our church on Saturday.   I am not that big on traveling in the car for long periods of time & being in cities where I don't have all the Frozen Yogurt places mapped out, but the kids & I hopped in with my mom to drive to Sacramento over the Holiday weekend to support him.

I know my mom loved listening to me read Time Life for kids, American Girl, the kids fighting over who was taking up the most room in the backseat & hearing us shout out "Cake, Cherries, Cashews, Curry, Cauliflower" while playing the food game for 8 hours.  (My favorite car game.  You take turns thinking of all the A foods, then B foods, etc. What's not fun about that?)

Marie, Margo, Aaron, Mom, & Nielsen         We missed you Netty, Ty, Kyle, Adam & Dad

Aaron's daughter Kyra, my Lila & Emry, Margo's Adelys, my Ethan & Margo's Ezra.  Ethan's sporting the 'saggy pants underwear hanging out' at church look.  Totally appropriate Ethan.

 So I must admit these are stolen pics.  Surprise, surprise I accidentally switched SD cards with my sister so my planned 'Roadtrip' post will be up whenever I get my card in the mail.  If you think I know how to get pics online think again.

So I thought I would take this opportunity to post MORE stolen pictures.  Why not right?  I am pretty sure being embarrassed on my blog is what my family lives for. 

Awwwww, Adelys and her boy friend.  That's two words, Boy and Friend.  This isn't posed at all, they're actually bird watching.

Margo's other son Andrew and his girlfriend Morgan.  One word.  Girlfriend.  So this isn't exactly embarrassing as they both look cute but it was the only pic of Andrew on the memory card. Funny, there were hundreds of the horses and the dogs.

 Margo & Al at the baptism.  This is the story of Women's lives.  We try so hard to explain to our men exactly what they should do to make the photo (meaning us) look good.  We know best of course.

Clearly her advice worked!

Oh Nielsen.  My handsome bachelor brother who spends all his days surfing.  He knows ocean currents like the back of his hand..........babies, well.........

Even Zami's not safe.  Posture is of the utmost improtance Zami, do you wanna be a hunchback when you're old?

Emry my love. I've posted so many darling pictures of her I am sure she won't mind this one.  She's not really believing everyone telling her how good oysters are.

This is the best I could do for me.  Just talking to the horse, I am a modern day Dr. Dolittle, no big deal.

And that's it.  There is far more damage I could do, but I still want a Christmas card and someone to leave my kids to.  They are my family after all & I love them dearly.  I didn't get frozen yogurt the whole long holiday weekend & if that's not love I don't know what is.