they're here! they're here!

getting ready to go to see mom & richard


cool storm clouds


more clouds


me & my girl


yay! mom & richard are finally here! we've been text messaging all week and checking on their progress online using google maps. its been alot of fun but we are so glad they finally made it! they plan to get settled in chilliwack where my mom has a job lined up for july :)


black tops were the most popular choice at the welcome party


diedre laughing at miles


kids share a meal off one tray

cute pics & a special delivery

lounging


chatting on the phone


we have a present for you diedre!


a baby!


so happy!


gazing into her baby's eyes


enjoying her baby. she looks for the baby every morning in the bassinet in our room. its really cute!

16 weeks pregnant

the baby is about the size of an avacado now. it is about 3.5 oz and will double in length and weight in the next 3 weeks!

i'm still having barfing spells but i'm hoping it ends soon :)

family fun with lots of baby animals

on saturday we went down to support the elks who were serving a pancake breakfast and an all day bbq. there was also a petting zoo that we thought diedre would like.


diedre spins the wheel for candy

watch her in action


petting zoo

video of some crazy kids


i try to entice diedre to pet a duckling and a kid

baby boy v

one of brent's students made a blog for eli


brent & kristin with eli kaleb vanhulsentop born thursday may 25th at 4.40am. weighing 7lbs 4oz
length 51cm (approx 20 inches)


kristin & eli


new dad brent did good. he stayed in the delivery room the whole time (3 hours) but his mom cut the cord (he is very queasy with the sight of blood had started off the pregnancy saying he would not be able to attend--so we are all very proud of him!)


kristin did great! she had a fast labour that she said was bearable without drugs and no tearing! wow


mom & babe


craig's first digital photo


derek with eli


craig


me & the latest baby boy in our group of friends (so far 5 boys)


cute little bundle

horses and another playdate!

diedre checking out the rodeo horses in today's newspaper


hmmm, which one should i pick?


how about this one?

later, we headed to joanna's to visit with some friends and their kids.


cute kids


enjoying the sand


shawn & joanna's new lower deck and flower bed

hot hot day

we went over to see David on tuesday. it was sooo hot.

here's a video of diedre walking

i asked if we could turn on the sprinkler, and joanna put it onto the slide. diedre loved it. david was a little afraid of the water.


sprinkler time!

here's a video of diedre enjoying the sprinkler


getting much cooler


playing with a dump truck


david giving diedre a push on the swing

playdate with tyson

here's tyson (11 months old--been walking for 2 months!!!) and stef. we met stef, joel and tyson through church and are really enjoying getting to know them. stef's parents have babysat for us a few times and we went out to a movie with stef & joel. it was great!


diedre and stef in our backyard


pretty bonnet


tyson is quite adventurous, he was exploring all over the yard


looking like 'little miss priss'


silly face


"how you doin'?"


diedre decided to go through stef's bag


all done!

here's a video from earlier that day:

diedre plays ball

we haven't gotten it on video yet, but when diedre sees a ball she yells out "a ball, a ball, a ball!" its soooo cute.

happy mother's day

first off,

Happy Mother's Day to our wonderful Moms!!! xoxoxo


i got a coupon for a free McDonald's breakfast on Mother's Day...however, i didn't notice until i was in line that the coupon was only good in the next town, not ours, so i bought myself one anyway. here is diedre enjoying the hashbrown.


diedre and i enjoyed some playtime at the park before church. derek was at worship practice and there's a park right next to the church. diedre has been walking since Friday, May 12th. she is doing pretty good.

here is diedre walking

here is diedre meeting some small dogs


hallo? sparky? you look like a silly doggy


our mother's day photo