Ouch!

My camera took a fall yesterday. I heard a sickening crunch when it hit the concrete! Amazingly, this cheap UV filter I had on the lens was all that was broken! I'm off to take more pictures today...and to buy a new UV filter!

Football!

Lately Josh loves to play football...which is really just tossing this little one back and forth and running after it a lot -- but he loves it!

I was going to take a picture of the latest scary haircut I gave him. He actually asked me to cut his hair -- and since he won't let anybody do this I figured I'd give it a try again. Big mistake. You'd think I would have learned the first time. It will grow back.

Bass Creek

We explored Bass Creek today -- it's a sweet spot! With the Spring runoff it's roaring. We'll have to come back and play when it's a tame, slow creek.

Fashion Earings

Lily stepped out with these whopper hoops attached with masking tape clasps....gotta love it!

Parenting Moment

I ran across this old photo and it just made me laugh! If you've been there then you know what I mean.

Holland Lake

We went up camping at Holland Lake last weekend. What a sweet spot. We also got to try out the new canoe. We'll be going back to this place -- too nice.

The chipmunks were persistent...and eventually did get a bit of Lily's sandwich!

The deer didn't seem to mind if we were close as long as we were coasting in the canoe.

This was a pit-stop on the trail. Josh was a trooper and only needed to be carried a bit of the way.

Lily just loves the camera.

The trail was a little dicey for a bit but everyone was up for the challenge!

Rock Creek Hogback Cabin

We stayed in a restored homestead cabin this weekend. The Hogback homestead in Rock Creeek. It was an old 1918 cabin restored beautifully. What an awesome location to spend time with the family! We'll definitely want to go back again.

On being "Mom"

It's just one of those things about being Mom. This is a picture from Mother's Day morning. The picture says it all. Truth is, this happens most every day.



It's great to be parents.

Stylin' New Glasses

Kerrigan's got new glasses! Lookin' good!

Kerrigan's10th Birthday!

Nothing like the fun of birthday chaos -- it doesn't seem to matter what the girls do, they do it lively and loudly! Happy Birthday Kerrigan!

Doctor Josh

Everyone of my kids at some point starts saying they want to be a doctor 'like daddy'. I suspect it won't be long before it's the last thing on their minds. It's fun now though!

Sunday Afternooon Nap

After eating quite a bit of lemon-iced poppy-seed cake on the sly, Josh decided to take a little Sunday afternoon nap. He's still there sleepin'.

Pinewood Derby...open class!

Kerrigan's Activity Day leader has the kids make pinewood derby cars and race them every year. They aren't such sticklers for the rules which makes it a whole lot more fun. Everyone wins. You can't help but want to be fastest though! KK and I made a rather speedy bathtub with a little rubber ducky driver...must have been pretty heavy -- oops!

Random Photos

It has been a while since I've put up pictures....here's a few that I thought you might like to see.

Seaworld

Here's a few photos from Seaworld. Gotta love the dolphins!