Shorma Nite

Friday night before the party we had a "get together". Uncle Martin Made shorma. it is an awesome meal that is popular with the family.. it is an Egyptian meal (i think)

Here is a pic of the "dinner". Ever since uncle marting has been making these European dishes, he makes a "sample" so that you know how you are supposed to fix your plate... this is the shorma.. mmmm. makes my mouth water just lookin at it...


Here is a pic of us chowin down. they set up tables in the garage and we all just sat around and ate! All you could hear for awhile is the sound of people munchin... Good food, Good company, what more can you ask for!

Myself and Joseph. Yes, this was his first year participating in the "get togthers" It was a great time, and he fit in just fine!

This picture is really funny. we were all snapping pics left and right (some of us haven't seen some others of us in quite awhile!) myself and Aunt Becky were posing with Uncle Paul. so my mom decided to "crash" the pic.. look at her ponytail. its still swingin! HA


This is just a fun pic we were goofing off.. it turned out pretty dang cool! see what happens when you just snap away! in the front its cousin Katie, then Kyia her older sister, Then Emily, one of our 2nd cousins, then Cousin Pauli, and theres me at the end! we did it in order of height, so i really should have been behind kyia. good times!

hello hello!

hello friends and family! well, lets see, its been a couple months since i last updated. alot has happened. We had aunt Mandy's 40th birthday bash! it was SO much fun! we had good times! they brought a new friend down with them.. His name is Steven. Cool guy. GREAT musician! you can check him out here

http://www.myspace.com/stevenverbeek

we had a blast visiting with them! they came to Reno, had good times here, we went downtown, went to Virginia city, had a big shorma dinner, oh and the party of course! So after that, they went to California to show Steven more of America (it was his first time here in the states) and We drove over on Friday to meet them.. We did a S.F city tour, and then walked the wharf (pier 39) and then did a nighttime Alcatraz tour. (they have a new exhibit, the hospital, is open on the 2nd floor. VERY creepy!) so here are some of our great pics from the trip!


this is right after we all went to the nugget downtown and had some Oyster Shooters.. its almost a ritual when my mom and dad come and visit.. We all went down and had some! yummy!


Here is a pic of me and mom.. You can see parts of Don in the Background...
we had so much fun!

Okay, we took another and let him in the shot as well! i was so glad they came to visit!


This is a shot.. Aunt Mandy, Mom, Evelyne (i think i spelled her name wrong, I'm Sorry!!) she is my aunt Mandy's best friend from Holland, and she moved to Canada, and at the end is Joe...

Here is Evelyne trying to get the chicken into the pot to win a prize.. she got jipped tho, her rope wasn't very long, so she couldn't hit the catapult very hard... (hmmm..... )

My Ma tried it too... they both almost got chickens in the pot.. No Prize here thought!


Here is a pic of us doing the water gun into the clowns mouth. it was the one that blows up the balloon, first one to pop it wins... i LOVE this game! in this pic its Aunt Mandy in the front, then Nana, Then my mom. FUN TIMES!

Here is Evelyne at the mine inside the dome at the silver legacy. or for you local folks, its the patio of RUM BULLIONS. (a very awesome rum bar!)

ah, My ma and aunt Becky with Captain Morgan. Looks like my mom has a little captain in her!


So that's it for this set of pics.... got many many more to come! The next set i will post in another blog!