Recapping & Playing Catch-Up!

Owen Finds a fun place to hang out!

I really love that most of the time I can post up to the minute events activities, thoughts, etc. When I have to go back it is so much harder. It is like the luster of the moment has faded into memories and the moment at hand is what is on my mind. But since I do this as a journal and a bit of family history I need to fill in the lost days somehow. Here are just some random photos of some of the things we did.

One evening Jen and Lowell had a photo shot with their favorite photographer for the girls. It included four locations and over 2 hours. They were amazing. One place was a corn field way out of town.

I liked this photo of the Y. Jim and Chris and Lowell hiked up to the Y three of the mornings we were there before the boys had to be at work. That is a vertical hike and how Chris prepared for Half Dome!!

Hazie loves Buzz Lightyear but unfortunately
she calls him Bud Light!
Since no one in our family drinks
we think this is extra funny!

End of the photo shot,
the girls are getting tired.

Lowell is riding Chloe around waiting
for her turn at the portraits.

The big girls force one more smile...
poor babies!

Hazie resting with a beautiful flower
the photographer gave her!

Owen

Looks like a homer, Connor!

Dinner at The Communal with the adult kids
and our niece, Erin,
next to Jen who is at the head of the table.

The moon over the Lake one evening
after Jen and I finally made it to a movie,
Letters to Juliet. (Loved it!)
I was able to catch the Blue Hour which is hard!
It was actually dark out.

Julia and Piper did the free skating at
the ice rink before Aynslee had her lesson.

Jewels and Pipes

Piper

Ayns getting ready for her lesson


Aynslee had only had one lesson when we
went to watch her skate. She is a natural on the ice.
Honestly she was so good,
she took to it like a fish to water. No fears!

Hazie giving her back a little rest one afternoon.

Waiting for lunch at a fancy restaurant one day.
It was just the big girls, Jen and me.

Zachary lost his first upper tooth
while we were there.

The kids playing on the carpet in
Chris and Missy's dining area.
Everything is out of its normal place
due to 1/2 of the house,
the basement, being under construction.

Christopher at the Barbie!

Zach and Chloe enjoying a cookie after dinner!

Hazie swinging at Uncle Chris
and Aunt Missy's house. Crossing her legs like this
helps her circulation and balance in a swing.

Uncle Lowell playing Frisbee with the kids.

Missy made three delicious desserts one night!
She loves working in the kitchen, that girl!
And she is an expert in there so why not!