This week my little brother was spending out in Holland with his fiance's family for their traditional summer retreat. Knowing he was only 1/2 a hour away from me I couldn't miss the opportunity to see him. Rarely do we get time as he lives on the other side of the state and is not always accessible.

It was good to catch up with both of them and enjoy the evening sun and water. I always enjoy their colorful tales and unique perspective on things.

So here's a shot of Jeff & Karen hanging out on the dock showing us around while Jeff stuffs his face.

Now that my little bro is back in Michigan I get to see him a bit more. Here he is chilling on my couch with his girlfriend Karen, watching her play Animal Crossing. He's working on sewing in some army themed patches into an old army uniform shirt that he picked up used at the Salvation Army.

He comes up with some pretty neat designs, cutting letters/words/images out of torn up clothing and working them into other stuff. To date I think he's mostly done shirts, jackets, pants, and shoes.

Anyway, while he and Karen spent a few days with me they basically just played wii. Karen is crazy in love with Animal Crossing (who wouldnt be - those cute little buggers are strangely addictive) and they also trialed Cooking Mama for me. All in all it was a good visit and it was nice to see them again.