Monday, May 26, 2008

Memorial Day BBQ













Sadie doesn't care for PDA and Kristen doesn't care for getting kicked in the face by a wiggley dog.




























Sadie had a bit too much to drink...

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Honduras Vacation- Roatan Island






























































Honduras Vacation- Bird Rescue at Miramundo



Honduras Vacation- Copan Ruinas

MANGOS!!!!














Mayan Ruins in Copan Ruinas, Honduras















We have oodles of pics...if you want to see more, email us and we'll send you the Shutterfly link.















In the tunnels under the ruins.















We went horseback riding for Kristen's actual birthday!

Honduras Vacation- Ojo de Agua














Ojo de Agua is the town where Kristen served in the Peace Corps as a health volunteer.

Luke's Ojo de Agua tour guide Jasmin (3 years old).


Nano's family.
This is the family with whom Kristen spent much of her past time.



Kristen's host family. Seriously the nicest people.
We brought Jenga to play with her host family - it translates very well!

Honduras Vacation - Tegucigalpa














We met up with some of Kristen's Peace Corps friends in Teguc for the weekend (Angela & Sierra) and it was fun to meet their spouse/boyfriend.

















El Picacho, which in Honduras is a Jesus statue, not a little yellow cat-like Pokemon character.













Parque Central Church. Kristen was always too scared in the Peace Corps to take her camera out for a picture, but they cleaned up the city since 2003. And I was with her and I'm awesome!

Happy 30th Birthday Kristen!




























Happy Birthdays on May 1 (Renee 28), May 10 (Kristen 30) and May 15 (Shelby 25) *Not pictured Larry on May 3 (65). We all went to the Melting Pot for a combined birthday dinner.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Whidbey Island Half Marathon

They ran the whole way. I'm proud of her. 13.1 miles! I'm very accurate with the number types of things, not so much with the running types of things because I stayed home and slept in.






























Kristen says it was very hilly and pretty

Sunday, January 06, 2008

New Year's in Redmond

It is becoming a fun tradition to spend New Year's weekend with the Gehring family in Redmond. It was fantastic that Carrie and Paul could join us this year!

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Christmas Eve 2007

The Collins Family...just a normal photo.Our annual Christmas photo in front of the tree.
Renee's artistic photo.

I studied abroad in college in 1997 at the Univerity of Costa Rica and stayed with a wonderful host family. Here is my host sister, Eileen, and host mother, Maria de la Cruz, visiting ten years later. How's that oompa loompa dance go again Kristen?

Saturday, December 15, 2007

The Gehring (May/Watson/Nagy/Collins) Annual Cookie Party

Kristi May

Carol Gehring
Renee Collins
Sarah Watson and Anne May
Our cookies...
Me, Mom, Nay
Bernay and Me

Friday, December 14, 2007

Providence Fancy Pants Party




Putting up the Christmas Lights


With a little supervision from our puppy-doodle.

The Christmas Tree Hunt

It's so blurry because I cut the tree down in record time!
Renee commenting on the rapidity of my Christmas tree cutting skills (hence the blurrrrr).
Honestly, I have no idea why they turned out blurry, it's not like they're setting any records...
Renee, Dad and Abe