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Monday, August 11, 2008

Pool Fun with Cousin Kaitlin

A warm summer day ........... the family enjoying the pool.

Ummm .... oops. Not everyone enjoys the pool. One family member hates it!

And she is desperate to come inside away from whoever tossed her in!

Kendall, Kaitlin and Amanda all doing their "cousin IT" imitation.

Kaitlin and Kendall are already underwater while Amanda is caught going down.

The big inflatable thing sprung a leak ... bummer.

All Aboard !!!

One Crazy Night

Cousin Kaitlin spent the night at this crazy place...

I'm sure it was quite an experience for her... All of these outdoor "pool" photos were taken sometime after midnight. Amanda, her friend Nina, and Kaitlin were just havin' fun and taking photos.

Pizza, movies, soda, coloring, hoodies and sunglasses were part of the evening. The half chewed shoe and pink pig belong to Coke. She never misses a party.

I gotta wonder what Kaitlin is thinking about all of this.

Joining in the fun...

Kaitlin: Do I look as wacky as them???

Trevor and Sarah stopped on their way in to pose for a photo. Jake, Kyle, Josh and ??? were already downstairs watching a movie. It's past one now...

Cokie's getting to be a big girl.

More "pool " photos. It's getting serious now, the hoodies are off and in a pile on the ground.

Coke gets in on the act...

Kaitlin is on the opposite side of the pool documenting the occasion.

Don't ask what the occasion was.....there wasn't any.

Oh boy, she has been around them too long! It's rubbing off on her.

Time to go back to Grandma's!

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Line Up for Photos!!!

Cousin Mark and his wife Donna have moved back to town....

Time for a family gathering!

Uncle Jack and Aunt Candy came for a visit.

Cousin Peter and his wife Mary and their kids came also.

Add: Aunt Lynne, Uncle Don, Kaitlin, Mom, Dad, Teddy, Jake, Mandy and Me!

Then.........Line up for photos!!!

The next generation of Henriksens:

Kaitlin, Tyler, and Chase in front.

Jake and Mandy in back.

Cousins: Me, Mark, Teddy, and Peter.

Aunt Lynne, Uncle Don and Kaitlin.

Peter and Mary with Donna and Mark.

Sisters: Lynne, Sandy and Candy.

Add spouses: Don, Ted and Jack.

Peter & Mary and family with Aunt Candy & Uncle Jack.

Mark & Donna, Peter & Mary, Chase and Tyler.

It was great to visit with out of town relatives and re-unite with those coming "home".

Coke's Update

Coke continues to grow.......

I forgot to feed Coke one morning.........so she picked up her food dish and walked over to
Amanda (who was sitting the couch watching TV) and dropped the empty dish in front of her.

Smart Dog!

Ummm.... that's MY bed! You have your own!
We're still working on obeying the command "COME". She has issues with this.

My friend Sandy was doggie sitting one day while I was working, and she could not get Coke to come back to the car after a visit to the park. She tried everything including "COME".

I told her later that if Coke fails to obey --- she needs to use this command....

"COCOA, GET YOUR A** OVER HERE NOW!"

I don't know why, but this always works. I have used it to get her off of my neighbor's deck and when she dodges me if I try to catch her. If I am completely frustrated, angry and fed up with her..........she knows it.

Friday Night Cookout

Friday night - Nick and Melissa, Mom, Dad and Teddy came over for a little cookout. We had burgers and watched the Brewers lose to the Cubs. It was just a nice time and we got to visit for a few hours. A nice ending to a long work week.

Smile !

I cut Dad out of here because he closed his eyes for my photo.....

Monday we all go to Mom and Dad's house for breakfast.

Kaitlin

Cousin Bill's daughter Kaitlin has spent most of her summer vacation with her grandparents Lynne and Don. These are just a couple of photos from a little lunch gathering we had about a week ago.