Uncle Ralfie comes to play!

This January, in honor of Uncle Grant's second trip to Asia, we decided after two long weeks of working in China he could use some fun in the sun! We booked a last minute holiday to Cebu in the Philippines, a short two and half hour flight from Hong Kong.

swim time...

making new friends...
the beautiful Hotel Shangri-La...
lunch al fresco...
the boys unwinding after a long day at the pool...
crystal clear waters...
dinner with the boys...
boys night out...
dinner on the pier...
testing out the water...
back in Hong Kong...view from the Peak
Central, Hong Kong

Christmas in Hong Kong!!!

As you've probably noticed by now, most of my blogs start out with a flimsy excuse as to why it has taken me so long to update this page...fear not, this post will be no exception! Between chasing after a crazy one-year old all day long and recovering from a month-and-a-half long bout of walking pneumonia, my productivity level is quite low. Tyler is 17 months old now, attends "school" twice a week at PIPS pre-school, and has a very busy social calendar.

We are always super excited when guest come to town, and hosting Christmas this year made having visitors all the more special! Much thanks to Danielle, Greg & Hadley for making the long and arduous journey from Atlanta. As much fun as traveling with a 21 month old can be, Danielle gets the super-trooper award for enduring the trip 6 months pregnant! Here are a few photos of our holiday fun...

A rare moment...Tyler sharing his car!

Crazy 1 and Crazy 2:
Swings aren't just for kids!
Hadley, Danielle and Greg on the Peak
Hadley enjoying a stroll with Dada and Uncle Steve
The Frey family in Stanley
Merry Christmas from the Bolhuis family!
Our beautiful tree (which traveled all the way from Oregon!)
A boy and his choo-choo...could life get any better?
The two crazies in their Christmas frills!
On board the Aqua Luna...Stanley to Central
Relaxing on the boat!
Quality dada and daughter bonding!
The Hong Kong skyline
Visiting the Big Buddha!
The temple at Po Lin...a Buddhist monastery

home for the holidays...

Due to our second computer crash of 2009 as well as a busy couple months of traveling and hosting visitors, my blog updates have become quite infrequent! Here are some of the adventures we've experienced lately...

We flew back to the States in November to celebrate Thanksgiving with both the Horvath and Bolhuis families. First stop was Atlanta, to visit Danielle, Greg and Hadley.
Steve and I celebrated our first child-free weekend in Sonoma for a friend's wedding while Tyler enjoyed a weekend of spoiling at Grandma and Grandpa Horvath's.
The Boot-n-Rally girls...celebrating Mr. and Mrs. Billy Inglis! Congrats Em!
Back in Cincy, Tyler's cousin Aidan shared some of his toys with him, as well as taught him a few new tricks!
Grandma Horvath bonding with Tyler, Addison and Aidan.
Precious baby Addi!
All bundled up in Michigan!

A day at the beach...

Showing off our "touchdown" in Grandpa Normie's old truck...
Cheering on the Spartans at the MSU game...
Tailgate time!
Enjoying a crisp fall day!