Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Random Summer 2011

Catie knit a shrug for Clarey. She just loves it!!

Clayton and William

In early July we were so lucky that some of our closest friends from Kenya were in town at the same time! Lynn and her kiddos were in St. Louis from Malawi and Mike and Kendra decided to pass through our neck of the woods while on their Westernly Trek. On Saturday Lynn, Kendra and I were able to hang out, do some shopping and eat at Sweet Tomatoes. Then on Sunday they all came to our house. It was such a treat to see everyone!

Clarey and Sophia - I first met Sophia when she was Clarey's age. Look at her now!

Clarey and Mike


We even got to see Sarah! Sarah worked with me when she was teenager in Kenya...it was so good to see her! She's all grown up, too. The time just flies. Perhaps I'm just feeling a little sentimental today (Levi started preschool!! More about that later...I'm just feeling like the time is flying by too quickly.)


Lynn and Clarey

Lynn, Abby, Clarey and Kendra!!

This pretty much sums up the craziness of trying to get a picture of that many children. Or, maybe it's just our children...


Emily and Clarey


Clayton played with tangrams for a long time one afternoon.


Clarey loves water play.


What would the treehouse be without some dinosaurs?

My little couch potato. Well, I guess she would be if she actually sat still on the couch. What she really likes to do is crawl back and forth on it and work the remotes. That's probably why our remote batteries wear out so quickly.

It's been a busy, but wonderful summer!

Birthday Extravaganza!!

Happy 1st Birthday, Clarey Gelane!!








Happy 5th Birthday, Clayton Joseph!!















We had really fun morning with Sawyer, Whitney and Ms. Sarah at our Crazy Critter Birthday Party. We went on a crazy critter/bug hunt, had a bean bag toss and ate lots of Crazy Critter snacks and Crazy Critter cake.








Happy 3rd Birthday, Levi Anthony!!!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Congratulations Garrett and Anna!!

On August 6, Garrett and Anna got married! Above, Anna is looking fabulous at the rehearsal on Friday night. (I didn't take any pictures...so I got these from Kathy's camera.)

Garrett and Anna - so happy!

Cameron at the rehearsal dinner.

Finally, a picture where Cyle is smiling. I don't remember why we were laughing. I was really sleep deprived that weekend...Obviously we were having a good time. And I had absolutely no alcohol that night.

Look at that handsome little boy! The kids did so well in walking down the aisle.

After Levi was coaxed into it. He was a bit unhappy before the wedding. A big thanks to Ms. Geri for the dinosaurs and Uncle Neal for asking about Levi's birthday. Without those two things there'd have been no Levi in the wedding.

Garrett watches, waiting for Anna.

The Huck Clan!
Clarey in the Cinderella Carriage. Doesn't she look just like a princess? The boys pulled her down the aisle in this gorgeous wagon. Once seeing it, Kathy couldn't resist getting it for the wedding. Everyone loved it.

Curt and Kathy at the reception.

Grandma Arnold and Grandma Huck at the reception.

And I don't have a picture of just Garrett and Anna, so a picture of Anna and Cameron instead! We all had such a good time! I'll post more pictures once I swipe some from someone else...