To the ZOO!

What are we, crazy? This is the crew we took to the zoo today. 21 kids I think. I lost count.

Joshua's "gentle" hug

Hey, how did Lily get two?

"Eh, it's all right. I don't mind."

"Want it back?" (now that I drooled all over it?)

"Ha, ha, just kidding!"

Do you think Joshua met his match?

Most of this week has been preparing for Saturday's wedding. Amy and I are the photographers. Yeah! We have been searching the web, reading books, helping each other learn how to use our new equipment, and driving our kids crazy by making them pose again and again until we get the settings right. On Wednesday, we took Court and Nina over to the church to model for us while we practiced. We wanted to get our settings right ahead of time. Their friend, Abby was there, to the girl's delight. So we not only found great spots for the wedding party to stand for their photos, but we also got some cute shots of these friends. These three are so much alike... it's scary!

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More posers... "Smile real cute, Gracie."

"Open your eyes."

"Don't forget to smile."

"Keep your eyes open. Um, yeah, that's good."

Boys, go get ready for church.

Doesn't he look handsome?

And doesn't Joe look... oh, Joseph.

The struggle between good and evil

Cant wait!

We're a little anxious to go camping. The boys ask every morning how many days we have left. I don't blame them. I'm anxious, too. Tony decided to set up a small campfire in the driveway. When I say small, I mean he broke up two sticks. But they loved it. I t was a special treat. We had a few marshmallows left that we quickly roasted and gobbled up.

Ah! Sticky, sticky, sticky!

Things I hear...

"Oh. I am sorry.   I watered him."

"Aren't snakes just tails?"

"I am not a baby. I am a giwrl."

"It's not nice to kill Indians.

                   ...especially nowadays."

While watching the basketball game, Joe asked why they all liked fish so much. What? Why would he say that? "They keep yelling 'Eat fish! Eat fish!"
Hmm, eat fish? A few moments later, the crowd began to cheer "De- fence!"

Oh! Yeah, it does sound like they are chanting "eat fish." So if you ever see us out somewhere watching a game, you wont wonder why our strange family is yelling "Eat fish!"

We love Math

"Jacob, did you get all your Math done?"

"Yeah...um...no...uh, I don't know where it is."

"What do you mean, you don't know where it is? Go find it.'

He looked and looked, but he never did find it. Later that day, look what I stumbled upon...