Yes, I know I’ve been gone for over a month.  Life is charging ahead and I’m having a hard time keeping up (or at least blogging about it).  That’s a story for another day.  In the meantime…

We’ve taken pictures with Nik’s brother and his family for the past four years as our collective Mother’s Day present for Nik’s mom (and other grandparents too).  I think this is the first year I’ve managed to post them on the blog because they always have to stay secret for a few weeks and then I forgot about them.  Anyway, family and friends: enjoy!

The cousins:

We’re calling this pictures, “kids in a hobbit tree”.  It was the coolest tree ever.

The dads with the kids:

The moms with the kids:

The families:

The outtakes:

Pictures taken and edited by Nik with assistance from Andreas and me,
at Fort C.F. Smith Park, in Arlington, VA