After our week in Fairview, we spent a week helping Euge with the kids in Petoskey. Then we spent a week with the Lambs in Indiana. The last set of pics is from our latest photoshoot of Zao -- his 2 year pics.
sorry, couldn't figure out how to get the slideshow to work in the correct order. so you get our week in reverse. :)
Last weekend we were going to head up north so Zao could hang with the cousins and to see the nieces dance in a recital. Unfortunately, our trip got an early start when Kristen's Grandpa Swartzendruber went home to be with his Lord. He was battling cancer for the second time in a decade and this was apparently his time. It was a bittersweet week. We did get to spend the weekend with Kris' family and see the girls dance in their recital. So You Think You Can Dance is a bore after watching their dances (take that how you want). And Zao had a great time with all his cousins. Particularly in the 'jumpy house', which if said like a DJ starting off a dance party is exactly how Zao said it. We've linked this post to some pictures of the sweeter parts of our trip.
I realized a little too late that I didn't do a very good job of taking pictures this trip. I only have pics from our little Easter egg hunt with the cousins (which was pretty darn cute by the way!). None of grandparents, great-grandparents, or other friends... We had a great time, even if it was only a day and a half. We got to be there on Moe's b-day, so that was fun (though of course I don't even have any good pics of him on his b-day!).
So i may have 'bought in' and left the scene (this is moe,) but Zao is already practicing. The mohawk is free standing without the aid of corperate product, intentionally off-center so he doesn't look like one of those posers (has anyone used that word since 1999?). I like to think of the progression as, cool pose, confusion, grrr... Anyways we got some funny photos. If you have slow connection wait an extra bit on the 'zao the animation' one it really tells the story. I included the full size ones for those who like non-moving detal. p.s. this is my first animated .gif; yeah me.
I can't believe he is going to be two in a month! read more
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