Our niece and nephew

Here are a few photos of our adorable niece and nephew,
Halle (9) and Kolton (2), taken over the warm summer months of '09.
Denis and I just love them to pieces, they are the two most good natured kids you'll ever meet!



Halle came to visit us at our apartment in Portage for a couple of days back in July. We had a TON of fun with her. We went shopping, swam in the pool, made some killer food, went to the Kalamazoo Institute of Art to see the Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit and Uncle Denis took her to see the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince at the theatre... and more!
Halle must be our good luck charm too, because while she was down Denis found his job in Holland that has now brought us back to West Michigan.




It's hilarious how much Scooter loves to be carried around in over-the-shoulder bags- ANY bag with two straps that looks like he'll fit in.
In this picture he could tell that we were getting ready to leave, so the first second he got, he hopped in with hopes of being able to come along!





A few days after Halle came down to visit, baby Kolton had his 2 year birthday party at Central Park. (Sadly, I guess that makes him a baby no longer.)
The kids really enjoyed playing on the slide, and I enjoyed playing with my new camera. Good times were had.



Sneaking a bite of his Spongebob cake... he LOVES Spongebob these days, and he OBVIOUSLY loves cake. He was eyeing this forever before deciding he didn't want to wait any longer to have a taste... too funny!



What an adorable picture!