Funeral

My Great Aunt Betty passed away last week, and we spent Sunday in
Chehalis attending her funeral. It was a lovely service in a packed
sanctuary. It was the boy's first funeral, and they did very well,
sitting very well for the entire service. I think Henry understood
what was going on, but it would probably have been clearer to Max if
there was an actual dead person to see. When Nancy was singing , max
asked me if she was going to die tomorrow (no, it was aunt Betty who
died last week...). We carpooled with bill and meg and jess and Joe.
After dropping a distant cousin off at the airport, we ate a late
dinner at Harmons (Henry's choice, as it was his birthday). -Gerrit

Henrys birthday party

We had a nice birthday party for Henry on Saturday. Nana made a great
pasta bar (loved the gorgonzola sauce). Janet made an appearance,
which was impressive coming so soon after surgery. We brought Joe
home with us and the boys spent Sunday morning playing with all
Henry's cool new toys. -Gerrit

Tacoma childrens museum

After buying some veggies and having lunch at the farmers market last Thursday, max and I made a brief stop at the childrens museum.  Pretty fun, but max needed a pal to hang out with - I was s bit boring.  -Gerrit

-Gerrit

Gerrit Nyland
gnyland@mac.com
(253) 304-5105

Paris 2010

I don't understand Henty's interest in photographing train pictures,
but here is a French train photographed from a train magazine that we
may get to see this summer. We are preparing for a trip to the
Netherlands to see Leslie, Andy and Ian, and then to Paris and the
French alps. We want to see ollie's family if they are free - their
schedule and Henry's summer break will influence our schedule the
most. We may also take Achem (My friend Seth's 6 year old) with us and
deliver him to his grandparents in Germany. Finally, we want to spend
some time visiting my relatives in Zeest, in the Netherlands. Should
be a full trip... -Gerrit

Dinner with Andy

I forgot to take some photos at the birthday party. After the party
we called up Andy and Ajax and met them in a park in Madison Park,
then ate a fine meal with Andy at Cactus, a great southwestern
restaurant nearby. -Gerrit

Rei

We stopped to buy achem a gift from rei in Seattle, and max couldn't
pass up trying on some goggles. -Gerrit

Beautiful day.

Max and I played some cards and watched the great scenery on our ferry
ride. A bright sun and clear skies made for a nice trip (we were even
able to see mt baker). -Gerrit