Beef-master

Ethan, Efan, Eef, Eef-beef, BEEF-MASTER. And that's how the greatest nickname ever was born. Sydney came down with the boys yesterday and we went to the park to take some pictures. As you can see Ethan liked it okay, but Ty clearly did not. (However I think we sneeked in a few frames while he wasn't screaming in protest.) Here are a few of my favorites.

akward pose. Not quite the pose of brotherly love I envisioned.
Apparently Ty does not like to have his personal space violated.

Caught up in the Moment

No, you don't need to get your eyes checked, this is an actual authentic picture of Doug and Natalie playing together. Many of you never thought you'd see the day, well here it is. Actually it only lasted for about 5 minutes and has yet to repeat itself. I suppose they just just got caught up it the magic of mini-basketballs. Also a small note about the kiddie pool - I do change the water - it's not filthy, just full of sand from the sandbox.

Happy Helper

For some reason Natalie just loves to help out with all the chores around the house, especially washing dishes. As you can imagine my home is always spic-and-span because I get so much help. Too bad when they finally get old enough to wash dishes on their own they realize what an onerous chore it really is. And yes, if I was a better parent she would have pants on and maybe I'd even get around to combing her hair instead of just taking her picture.

Male Model Debut

A few weeks ago we went up to Standish to visit the Whiting crew. Anyway for some reason the 3 younger kids really like having their pictures taken. I always get the best pictures when they choose their own poses and tell me when they are ready. It's like eating an awesome blossom with extra awesome. As always we had a great time, and believe it or not, there was food to spare - like I said extra awesome.

working the onion

a puzzlement indeed

just 2 guys, hanging out, with a rake

I wonder if I could make a career out of this - being incredibly incredibly good-looking.

cold water

don't let that smile fool you - she's like
a rabid wolverine when she's mad. Just kidding