"Aloha, my happy west coast friends!"

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Wow! It's been awhile, well, not really! But, I still have 3 more post about this trip so y'all are just going to have to hang in there! This post will be our time with the Hector families, very young, young, and old! =) Lilyana has a boatload of photos on here too!! So, you're just going to have to take her cuteness, or just don't look! She happens to be EVERYWHERE! =D Also, the photos are just a little out of order....but that shouldn't be too much of a bother. Right?!?!? =} She slept allot.....

Emma LOVED holding her! <3

So did Grandpa, Grandma, and all of her aunts and uncles!

And she has the most adorable facial expressions!

Such tiny little feet....

And her mum still loves her, even if she gets fussy!

Her dad isn't all that bad, REALLY!

A bunch of people slept from being totally exhausted!

Either from activities or not getting enough sleep.....

The old Mr. Hector

The young Mr. Hector

A good friend came and joined us for the weekend! Here we have Hohn and Thomas chatting in the kitchen!

Hohn and Lilyana...
What do you know? Our outlaw makes weird faces too!!

Jess and Nic made extraordinary milkshakes!

There was so much to do in the kitchen with plenty of hands to help!

Jess and most of the Hector crew!

Chatting about stuff.....

Art
I love reflections....

Lilyana being a cutie!

Art by Matthew...again!

The many faces of Lilyana, although she makes plenty more now!!

While we were there, we celebrated Sara and Abby's birthday!

Both very excited!!

Taking a DEEP breath....

and they blew the candles out! =)

Whispering and sharing!

This is the very young Mr. and Mrs. Hector family!

This is what they normally look like! (not really!!)

I love that baby!!

Grandpa and a very tired Lilyana.

Caleb helping in the kitchen!

Eating dinner.....

We messed around and goofed off!

We worked in the kitchen....taste testing is included!

Art

And we mixed this up till it was mashed together!

Well, this is what we did at the Hectors house! Lived life, talked, laughed, and made incredibly BRILLIANT memories!! I look back and I can see Gods goodness poured out on that part of our trip! It was an amazing time, getting to "know" our outlaws better then before!

NEXT UP: Yosemite
Until next time, have a grand week, keep living for Christ, and live life to it's fullest!

Y'all come back now, ya hear?!?!? {insert big smile}

Comments

  1. Kathryn GraceJune 17, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Hey Melissa! I didn't know you had a blog till recently! You learn something new every day. :-)
    Lilyana just gets cuter and cuter (which, as I can see, will be news to you. LOL!).

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  2. Melyssa L. NicDhòmhnaillJune 22, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Yes, I started sometime early this year!!

    Lilyana does get cuter by and by! Soon she wont be so small, but I'm looking forward to the day she can say my name! =)

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