Random Pictures from the Reunion

The Extended Vanderveen Clan

The "Original Ten" and their spouses

The children of the original 10 (seated by age)

Our family

A few of my favorite shots from the weekend. (Apparently my son is an alchoholic).

Vanderveen Family

Mark and I just got back from a very busy, exciting weekend at the acreage. This weekend was the Vanderveen Family Reunion. We had a lot of fun seeing and visiting with all our relatives again - all 321 of them! I will post more pictures soon - I need to collect the best shots from various people. For now, I will leave you with a group shot of just our close family.

The Trouble with our New Chair

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Jessiya's Stagette

Last night we had Jessiya's stagette. We all got decked out in our grody 80's gear went to the Kamps's house for a lingerie party and games and then went to Snatch.

Happy 1st Birthday Logan!

Since our schedules are pretty hectic and crazy for the next couple of weeks, we had an early birthday party for Logan this weekend. (His actual birthday is July 21st). So yesterday we had a Backardigans Birthay Bash. We "borrowed" my parents' backyard and had all our friends over for a bbq.

Logan was severely spoiled with lots of presents - which he absolutely LOVES! (Even the creepy, satanic Igglepiggle doll from Auntie Robyn.)

Logan went to town on his piece of cake. By the end you couldnt even tell it was cake - it just looked like giant mush. We chose to have a fish put on the cake because thats the only word/animal noise Logan knows. And sure enough, when we showed him the cake he puckered up and started smacking away.

Logan was covered from head to toe once he was done. There was no amount of paper towel in the world that would get that kid clean! So we stripped him down and let him swim in his new pool (from Uncle TJ & Auntie Kelly). He had a blast! He kept everyone entertained.

By the end of the day Logan was so pooped. He fell fast asleep while we were driving out to the acreage. It was so cute - he would NOT let go of his balloons.

(I'm going to try to put more pictures up on facebook later this week).

Camping with Grandpa and Grandma

Logan went camping at the acreage this weekend with my mom and dad. Mark and I stayed in town for Alex and Leanne's wedding. Logan had a blast playing with his "cousins" and was severely spoiled by Grandpa and Grandma. He got to stay up late, eat ice cream and popsicles, swim in the pool, eat whipped cream for breakfast etc etc. I dont think he really cared when Mark and I showed up on Sunday afteroon. He was having too much fun!!

BUBBLES!!

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Play Day

This morning I dropped Duke off at Petcetera to get groomed. They bathed, clipped and brushed him. He was there almost all day. He now feels so soft and smells b-e-a-U-tiful! (Just in time to get all muddy and stinky at the acreage this weekend.) This evening once Logan went to bed, Mark and I went out and threw his frisbee around on the front lawn.

Once we dropped Duke off at the groomers, Logan and I stopped at Toys R Us. We got a new toy and played with it all afternoon. Logan hasn't quite figured out how to make them pop up. But he loves to close them all. It's a race. I try to pop them all open before he gets them all closed. He's pretty quick!!

Today's Pictures

Logan had a very busy day today. He was busy learning new things and being very naughty. Today was one of the first days he pulled himself up on furniture by himself (meaning it's time to lower his crib mattress). He can pull himself up fine, but he hasnt quite figured out how to get back down. He gets really frustrated and stands there crying.

I managed to catch Logan doing the "so big" on camera today. He rarely does it, so I was super proud of him (and myself for getting the picture.)

Unfortunately, Logan found the toilet today. He is in love with it. I dread the day he actually figures out that there is water in it and starts flushing things down.

Logan also discovered that he can shove things other than his tiny little fingers into the VCR. I spent the majority of the afternoon pulling him away from the VCR. He just doesnt understand the word "no", and if he does, he blantingly ignores me time after time.

We went to Mom and Dad Wiens's house for dinner tonight. Karen and her boys were there as well. It was so cute to see Logan and Graham interact.

Houston we have a PROBLEM!

Duke's favorite toy is a pink squeeky ball. Duke absolutely LOVES this ball. One quick little squeek and he comes running. Recently Logan has become a huge fan of this ball too. He loves to play with it. First he gets so excited and shakes the ball and then attempts to throw it (it never goes very far.) The problem is, neither Duke or Logan are very good at sharing. When one has the ball, guaranteed the other is trying to steal it from him. It used to be that Duke always won, but now that Logan can motor around Duke is no longer safe. However, Logan gets much more upset than Duke does when he loses the ball. He cries and cries (usually a big fake cry to get Duke in trouble). And half the time I think Logan asks for it... he teases Duke with the ball until Duke cant take it anymore and just steals it out of Logan's hands.

(I swear I dress Logan in other clothes. He doesnt always wear this brown tshirt... it just so happens that he's been wearing it on the only days I pull out my camera).

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