BTW...

Our good friend Mark took some amazing picts of us:

http://www.marksmithphotos.com/index2.php
-go to "people"
-go to "portraits"

Mark is an up & coming photographer :)

summer 2009!

Heres the recap of our 2009 summer (can't believe its over already!)


Tim, the tremendous triathlete!!!!

all done!

Celebrating his grand finish...


I'm a Hokie again!
2 classes down... many, many more to go!

Celebrating Gram's 85th Bday

building something really, really important.

Trip to Phoenix (in the crazy summer heat... as in, 120 degrees, in the dessert)

Drink with my Gramps!

AMAZING mexican food... (as in "we went there twice in two days" amazing)


BEAUTIFUL Sedona and Pink Jeep Tour around the rocks

Cousins!

Its Diana's SURPRISE wedding shower!!!

Petting Zoo
Jackson's word for cow & goat sound a lot like his word for Aunt Emily.
Hopefully THAT doesn't last much longer... !

Our 6th Anniversary! We went to a B&B in Delaware.

Biked around a local park...

And celebrated with sunburns, bad tan-lines, and colorful hats
(and of course, Mexican food!).

Julie got married!!!! After living together at JMU-- Jess and I STILL manage to dress alike.

Wine tasting with Kristen & Dan. We LOVE having wineries so close!
If you come visit, we promise to take you on a personal tour (and we'll keep the "getting lost on windy, back-roads" to a minimum!)

Finally! We made it up to Ct to visit Mark & Ali, and meet Bennett!!!

Who said that Long Island Sound is dirty??

Welcome Baby Bennett!!! Congrats Ali & Mark!!!
We are trying to figure out who he looks most like...
Can't wait to meet him!

WONDERFUL Memorial Day Weekend in Fishersville with the Scott/Baker family.

Our youngest nephew, Ben was baptized.

Owen & Ben :)
We hiked to beautiful waterfalls in a local national park.
Both 3-year-old Owen & Scottie led the way on this steep 3-mile hike.

Chuck, Allison, Laura, Uncle Martin, Em, Tim, Scottie & Owen.

WICKED in Norfolk!!!
This is one of our ALL-TIME, FAVORITE shows!

We saw WICKED with Em's parents. Notice the festive GREEN water!

For the first part of Em's spring break we went to Ct for the Smith Baby Party
(we don't call it a baby-shower!).
We also spent some time in NYC on our visit.

Happy Bday to Em & Julie!

We rocked RockBand
(eg- we lost the game before even finishing our song-- we are seriously THAT good!)

The rain didn't keep us away.
Sites of NYC....

St Patrick's Cathedral

Rockefeller Center

National History Museum

Tis the season for weddings!

Brian & Valerie's Wedding in VB

Ryan & Andrea's Wedding in VB