to make up for the lack of pictures

i'm terrible at posting photos. really. i don't have the patience for it. but today, i am taking a day off, so i'm at home. and, although i really need to clean the bathroom, i thought i'd post some 2009 photos. also, our little boy loves to play with the camera. and somehow, we haven't been able to get our photos looking quite right since he came. bless his heart....

this is dennis at his first American job. that's right, folks.

he flipped his way through may, june and july of 2009.

i don't think i ever blogged about matilda. i had this dream where we adopted another schnauzer. and my good husband humored me and let me talk to the schnauzer rescue group. and they introduced us to matilda. as you can see, the only one happy in this situation was me. not even matilda was very happy. so she went back to live with her rescue mom and we came to know that we are officially a one-dog-family. for now.

i just love this. dennis and dad are grilling out in the rain. dennis is the official umbrella holder and jon is wearing my crocs.

the last time nana and pops came to visit, nana and i were enjoying our first cup of coffee as (we thought) the only ones awake. i happened to glance out the front window. and this is what i saw. he's painting the house. hilarious.

this is dennis and me in the nashville airport, waiting to board the plane to mexico.

poor kid is already a pro at the one-armed self portrait shots.

this is jon "dancing" in senor frog's in cancun. yes, that sign is pointing to me.

there. i feel better. once i start looking through our photos, i always resolve to pull out the camera more often. but i've always been in the "if you're present in the moment, you'll remember the memory much better" camp of photo-taking. too bad my memory's not so great these days.