Halloween

Tupper Lake!!

Our first visit of the summer, June 2013.

The water may be only 62 degrees but that doesn't stop these kids! 

Chilly after their first swim.

Lunch at the kids' picnic table.

Big brother Michael blows bubbles for the little girls.

White House Easter Egg Roll

I entered us in the lottery and we won tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll!  After waiting in line for what seemed like hours we ran around on the White House Lawn, saw CUT-Chicago Ultimate Tumbling (whoa.), did a variety of crafts, snacked on organic apples, listened to The Wanted perform live and watched (but decided not to wait in line for) the actual Easter Egg Roll.  Another wait in an hour long line (in the rain) to exit and we were standing on Constitution Avenue, arms full of Peeps and packages of Goldfish crackers, each child with a souvenir wooden egg clutched tightly.

"That was fun!" Michael said as we pulled into traffic to head home.

I am thankful the waiting and the chilly rain didn't ruin the day for them.  And I'm grateful to the ladies, also standing in the rain, that gave them boxes of free Peeps, I'm pretty sure that's what saved us. 

Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012

"Kiley, you are gorgeous!" -Matthew when he first saw Kiley in her dress.  Then, overheard when the two of them were in their room while Matthew was getting dressed:  "Kiley, I am going to be gorgeous-er than you are but don't worry, because you are still gorgeous!"

the older boys wait to be released while the younger girls get a head start

the gorgeous cousins

Halloween 2011

And they're off!

Kiley got the hang of it pretty quick

The Trick-or-Treating Crew

Ron, Harry and Hermione

6'9 with the Afro

What am I supposed to do with this?


Maybe.


Seeing the possibilities...


Game face.

Portraits