Easter Weekend in Hartline 2009

Ok, so now I'm throwing everything out of whack since this is a current post! Do I apologize or give myself credit? hum...

Had a lovely weekend in Hartline...eggs were dyed, photos taken and we even got to see much of the family. Visited with Grandma and Grandpa Friday, Saturday AND Sunday! So good to see them. We haven't been in town since New Year's so it was much overdue.

Here are a few pictures that I took throughout the weekend. Hannah had just gotten her hair relaxed for her 12th (!) birthday so we decided to do a quick photoshoot at Bunny's (what they call grandma Kathy). Quite a knock-out, eh?






I had forgotten the smell of they dye...pretty pungent...how could I forget?!





I couldn't resist including a few pics of the truck out back. Maybe I got a little out of control on the effects, but it's fun, don't you think? :)



Well, that's it for now. I hope you all had a fantastic Easter weekend, remembering why we have it at all. To be honest, I am still amazed that the most important Christian holiday of the year gets the least play. Dave and I spent one early morning at church for a time of prayer, and it was magnificent. Just setting time aside to meditate on the magnitude of the day was really powerful.

I still have Christmas AND Priest Lake that I can post sometime soon. Stay tuned.

Wedding pictures continued...

Was it a beautiful day or what?! I was seriously craving vitamin D...















By the way, I got a killer sunburn on Saturday. I realized (again) that sunscreen is my friend. :)

Weddings and House Closings...

Last weekend Dave and I took my cousin (Riley) to Spokane with us so he could attend a basketball camp. He was a real trooper because we had to make a pit-stop in Hartline for Dave's cousin's wedding. Riley was a superstar! Not only did he go along with visits to the grandparents and a perfect strangers wedding, but he was the life of the party, teaching several people how to play lacross...well, mostly how to catch with the stick. :)

I've finally figured out how to make an online gallery of pictures, so periodically, I'll include a link in a post. You should be able to view them larger than if I posted them here and you should also be able to copy and save the files to your hard drive if you want to print them. I will save most of the pictures as 100%, but I'll probably forget that the default is 70%. You should still be able to make a print of the picture, so long as it's 4x6 or smaller.

Here is the link to the online gallery for Justin and Kristi's wedding last Saturday.

(if this doesn't show up as a link, then just paste this address into your browser)
www.brookwhitney.com/clients/oliver


And here are a few of my favorite pics from the day with more to follow (all of the pics can be viewed on the gallery above)...









THIS JUST IN: we just got the news that we can pick up the keys to our house tonight!! So, I'm off to grab a bottle of champagne to celebrate a little later at our new place! Prepare yourself for more house updates that you care to see. Since most of you don't live near us, I'm sure you will be breathlessly awaiting any new news on the abode. :)

Hartline Christmas

Every year, Dave and I drive to Hartline to celelebrate Christmas Eve with his family. It's always great fun to have everyone in the same place...and loud! We always play games and stuff ourselves with really good food. This year was extra special because it was our first Christmas with Hannah and Asras! I think they had a pretty good time as you'll see...