the springz!

last weekend, rachel, tak, zack, and i ventured on down to colorado springs. 

we visited the visitors' center at the garden of the gods.

and we took some senior portraits.

and we had a REALLY great time in the gift shop.

then we checked out the park.

kissing camels!

rachel and tak posin' up in the crack.

and holding up this huge rock!

so strong!

what a daredevil.

action shot!

then we got some fried pickles downtown.

and rachel tried very hard to win me a pride animal.

and tak showed off his giant muscles.

more photos at rachel's blog!

mini-piez.

check these cute heart-shaped pies i made! 

happpppy new year!

i spent my NYE rocking out at the winter wonderland of the botanic gardens... 

eating fancy chocolates a la the chocolate season...

drinking classy dranks...

and MAKING fancy chocolates!

happy christmas!

just trying out my new fancy-pants camera!  

check that tree. 

a festive leo.

thanks, santa! 

cam and jenna at churchy church. 

a couple o' cuties! 

hangin' at g'ma's. 

so many presents!

resuming the position.

 daisy partied too hard and had to rest.

 modeling her new jacket.

 some serious domino playing.

post-christmas checkers.

and, of course, puzzles!

bffz.

over christmas break, i ventured over to the 'loo to visit my bff ryan. i got to see his school and meet his students and hang at his new house and rock out with his fiance and eat all of his leftover halloween candy! 

RP was looking very stylish in his festive sweater.

happy millennium, y'all! 

look at him shaping those young minds.

what a natural.

parents party!

last week, rebecca, claire and i gathered our families at the rio. good times ensued. 

 this is how cute our moms are.

this is how cute our dads are.

er... i mean how ruggedly handsome and manly they are.

happy thanksgiving!

for the big holiday, the fam and i road-tripped it to beautiful colorado. it was a fun-filled adventure complete with two trips to the rio, cutting rug with the elderly, and general tomfoolery galore.

car bubbles take 1.

car bubbles take 2.

good effort, cameron.

senior pictures!

and again.

a beautiful thanksgiving day in colorado springz!

getting serious about rummikub. 

oh hey, murphy.

three big turkeys: mike, scott, and dinner.

post-feast walk at the farm.

pike!

sing-a-long time.

with the melodica. 

how presh.

happy birthday, granna lou!

party time.

mom and gramps.

pike and gramps and me. 

at least two of us are paying attention.

cousins.