Birthday Girl!

With limited days of the summer left, a big group of us got together for one last boating adventure before the rainy season kicks in gear - oh Fall, I feel you right around the corner!  We lucked out with the weather  and enjoyed some good eats, food and peeps!

Kirk had a little more work travel since our last post. He did a west coast swing through LA and San Francisco which allowed him to see his family in Lake Chelan in between. He hadn't been to Chelan in years so that was a real treat. He also made his first trip to Poland, spending a few days in Warsaw and also spent some time in Cologne.

All of this work and travel have actually led to a couple new commercials of his coming out recently as 

well. Have a look!

Finally after talking about this museum for 3 years we drove out to the Kroller-Muller. Kroller-Muller Museum is an art museum and sculpture garden located in the heart of the Hoge Veluwe National Park.  We biked around the whole park making pit stops for a picnic and ice-cream!

Kirk flew out to Lake Koronis Minnesota for our dear friends Jake and Annie-Rose's wedding! It was a wonderful affair filled with great people, food, swimming and golf. We're so excited for the newly married couple and can't wait to see them in Amsterdam next summer.

It's hard to believe that our Teia Beatrix is officially one year old. We celebrated the occasion with many friends and family - Grandma Di Di even made the trip over to help out and to spend time with her sweet pea grandchild!

A big thanks to our friends: Erica for all the yummy food, Courtney for the cupcakes, and Amy and Chelsea for the decor and outfit! I had such a blast bouncing around ideas and discovering a crafty side that I truly didn't know existed. Teia's birthday would not have turned out the way it did if I didn't have your help and support. Also another special thanks to Leslie for taking beautiful beautiful pictures of Teia - amazing job. Teia is one heck of a lucky lady - what an amazing way to spend your first of many birthdays.

The following week I made a trip out to London to visit my friend Ali who used to live in Amsterdam. We had a really lovely weekend dining/drinking/dancing at hot spots Yuatcha, Bob Bob Ricard, and Bodo's Schloss.  For Saturday and Sunday morning we strolled around the Borough and Columbia Road Flower Market and even made it out to see the show The Book of Mormon.  I had such a splendid time - thanks for your hospitality and sharing your London city with me!

Just this past week Kirk spent an evening in Brussels for the EACA Euro Effies - an advertising industry awards ceremony. Kirk and his team won awards in two different categories and did a little celebrating afterward! [yes, the cravats were a joke]

Lastly, we're saying a sad farewell to a couple of Kirk's coworkers and dear friends this month. Mikey (and his wife, Naoko) and Pierre (and his fiancé, Neeza) are off to Tokyo and LA, respectively. We'll miss you greatly, but hopefully we'll come visit you sooner than later.