2004 Summer visit  

06/23/07

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Erik, Thea, Thijs and Talia came from Washington to visit us in New Jersey this summer. We were fortunate to get the whole family together for a couple of days and took some great pictures.

Here is one of the best - The proud grandparents with the six grandkids.

We did a lot of things and took a lot of photos during the visit..

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One day we went to visit Chantelle and her family (Petra had gone to day camp so we didn't get to see her).

Karena fed the chickens.

Thijs had a chance to check out the neighbors UNIMOG

Thijs and Karena walked down the drive.

Thijs sat on Uncle Jeff's tractor.

Thijs and Karena cooled off in the pool.

Aunt Chantelle took the kids to the garden

 

We had a lot of fun with Mark's family and the grandchildren got to know their cousins better.

The kids and adults got reacquainted during the visit.

Alison liked playing with the boys.

John helped Thijs learn to ride a bike.

John Jerald and Thijs watched a DVD together.

The boys had fun digging and playing in Grandma's garden.

The boys gave Karena a ride on the loader.

The kids liked Grandma's toys and played well together.

The kids played in the pool several days.

The cousins sure got to know each other well during the visit to New Jersey.

 

Thijs and Talia received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at Somerset Hills Lutheran Church on Sunday, August 15, 2004.

Grandpa and Thijs are dressed and ready for Church.

Reverand Robert Kuppler performed the ceremony.

Andrew took Thijs to the alter during communion.

After Church, we came home and celebrated.

Andrew and Lydia are Thijs' Godparents.

Mark and Chantelle are Talia's Godparents.

Grandma and Aunt Kelly had the kids on the floor for cake.

Petra and Karena had a good time with their cousins.

Andrew kept the boys entertained with "magic tricks".

 

One day, Erik, Thijs, and John Jerald took Grandpa to the 4H Fair.

The boys liked the mechanical cow.

They thought milking cows was a fun thing.

We had a lot of good things to eat.

We saw a lot of small animals and some animal judging.

Both boys enjoyed operating the grade-all.

John Jerald liked the New Holland tractor.

Potential new 4 H club members ??

John Jerald is a natural machine operator.

Thijs liked operating the grade-all.

Near the end of the visit we stopped for Italian Ice.

We saw a lot of small animals on display.

We also saw some bigger animals like the alpaca's.

Thijs helped his Grandpa with a lot of projects while he was here.

Thijs helped Uncle Mark trim trees with the chain saw on a pole.

Thijs cut up the branches while Grandpa ran the chipper.

Thijs helped his Mom shuck the sweet corn.

Thijs helped Grandpa cut the grass.

Thijs liked the 4 wheeler.

Thijs and Uncle Mark ran the meat grinder.

I think Thijs is a natural reloader !!

Thijs swings a mean hammer.

Talia was busy bathing in Grandma's kitchen sink.

 

Our friends, Bill and Claudette live in Atlanta. They came to New Jersey to visit with Thea and family.

Bill and Claudette have 3 kids, Sebastain, Cecelia and Oliver.

Sebastian had a great time playing with Thijs.

Cecelia also had a good time here.

Oliver liked the toys we had here for the kids.

Grandpa cooked on the grill.

Talia enjoyed the company.

A lot of other fun things went on while the kids were visiting.

Larry came to visit with Thea and her family.

Jenny came to visit with Thea.

The original Thea came to visit with Thea and her family.

Erik and Thijs took the train to Summit.

Talia learned to pull herself up and wanted to walk.

Larry came back to visit with Mark and his family.

We celebrated Thea's Birthday - she had help blowing out the candles.

Petra and her new friend, Samantha.

Adele came to see the kids and visit with the adults.

On Sunday afternoon we had a Catfish Fry in the back yard. Big John and Mark cooked.

Setting up the deep-fryer with Thijs helping !

The onion rings were delicious.

These guys done good !!!!

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