Weekly Diary – June 9 2012

as might be expected, there are a LOT of photos this week. I just wanted them all, feel free to skip, I won’t be offended. Here they are:

we spent some time by the pool and I finally got to sit and sketch. nathaniel is pouting cause he can’t use my watercolors.

but then they got their own art supplies (thanks Yona!)

daddy took this one on his cell phone (the other two, too)

my dad and nathaniel on the ipad.

mom. i love you mom.

miss her already.

my sister wanted photos of all the kids so we sat them down and tried to get them to behave.

we started with tickle time.

which the kids loved.

but nathaniel was pouty and didn’t really want smiley photos.

he kept pouting and pouting.

my sister and her two wonderful boys.

isn’t that magnificent?

nathaniel is still unwilling to cooperate.

but i snagged one without a pout.

then it was tickle time again so he perked up

and all was well.

laughter and laughter.

and the little boy finally gives me a smile.

not the best photo but still me and my boys!

every morning, we sat outside to have our breakfast and this little dog came to visit us.

there was much ipad time.

for each of the boys.

my sister and her hubby.

the two drivers who took us everywhere all week. the one on the right has known me since i was teeny tiny.

on our last day, we went to a transportation museum.

more ipad time.

on my last night, we were at my sister’s and i snapped a bunch of last minute photos.

my love.

my wonderful mom.

more of my sister and her hubby.

yona played with nathaniel and made him laugh laugh laugh.

he just loved it.

then it was david’s turn.

who also enjoyed every minute of it.

then the boys finally got home so I could take their photos.

they, too, did some tickle time.

there’s nothing like tickle time.

i love this 1-1 time they had.

and the hugs.

but mostly the laughter.

it was miraculously hard to get them all together.

and even harder when yona tried to get them to pose a certain way.

i didn’t have a 1-1 with aksel and david so I snapped that, too.

and then we were on our way home. after a long, long flight, running through the airport with a lot of luggage, missing flights, and rearranging stuff, we made it home safe and sound. and i snapped a few more photos.

my boys colored while i rested and unpacked.

and then Friday I had work. nathaniel woke up at 2:45 am and so did I, so it was a long long day. But we took our family photo with love.

and laughter.

and here we go. i hope your week was lovely, too.

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Weekly Diary is a project for 2012. You can read more about it here.