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I have been pretty lazy about posting pictures this year. Here are a few pictures from our Destin, FL vacation in April.

And here are a few pics from June 2009.

Maryke finally did it! She rode her bike by herself for the very first time – solo! And boy is she excited. Wish I had a video of how excited she was. This movie is her first solo shot. It was a super nice day and I had been practicing with her for a few minutes (well actually 2 years, but lets not go there) before this shot was taken. You can faintly hear on the video that some of the neighborhood kids were saying “Good job, Maryke” but what you don’t see is that the whole neighborhood was cheering her on. It was a really great day in the cul-de-sac.

The kids were getting a little carried away when we took these video shots.  We decided that we wanted to tell jokes to the webcam.  Unfortunately, it seems like the kids don’t remember any real jokes, so they made up their own.  Then the mayhem broke loose…

We had a good April this year. Check out some of the photos. Most of the pics were taken on Maryke’s birthday. (and there are a few that were actually taken in May)

Here is a video of Maryke scoring a goal in her last soccer match.

So… it only took me a few months (6) but I finally got around to posting some family photos. So here is a sampling of some of our photos from October 07 – March 08. There are a lot of pictures… you can press the play button and watch a slideshow for each month or you can click on the album name link (located next to the picture of me in the lower left corner). Also, there are some videos in some of the albums, and you have to click on them to view them. Hope you enjoy.

October

November

December

January

February

March

Happy Grandparents Day!

You grandparents will be happy to know that your newest grandchild has a name…. (drumroll, please!)….

Gabriella Emilie Ek 
(click on the links to find out meaning/pronunciation/origin/popularity)