BFF Visit: Part Two

We didn't have much more time together on Sunday, but I'm happy that we got to visit with them at all! I got one more picture of the babies playing together:

And one more picture of me & Taya as we said goodbye.

Actually, I think we got more pictures, but they must have been on her camera... which looks just like mine! Of course, it was too short of a visit. But better than nothing!

BFF Visit: Part One

Grandma wanted to see our guests, but I don't know if there will be time now. So I thought I'd share some of the pics we have so far while they've gone to the wedding.

Brigid is a happy girl!

Friday was a school day, so we went on with school.

Sarina is practicing her number 5.

Lavery shows Elizabeth how to write ABC's.

Lavery also enjoyed our water gun fight outside.

David wandered off before the picture was taken.
We were going on a leaf collection adventure for science.
Don't we look cute in our boots? : )

Back inside, we made leaf rubbings while I read to them
about the structure & purpose of leaves.

In the evening, we sent them out to burn off some energy.

Elizabeth & Lavery are 9 months apart.
David & Sarina are 2 months apart. (David is older)

And Rebekah & Brigid are 5 weeks apart!
Chillin' in the Bumbos.

Cousins

Sharing my favorite cousins photo from last week. Aren't they a great looking group?

SUKA '08: Bump

Right before I graduated from college, my best friend & I went by ourselves on a camping trip. We called it SUKA '95 and vowed that every year we would do something special together. Suka has since grown to include husbands on some years and children as we've added them. I'd like to think that by the time our kids are college aged, they'll have some fond memories of Suka get togethers past.

This year was a wonderful visit as always. We shared lots of love, laughter, and back rubs! And the kids enjoyed each other's company, too. We exchanged some Christmas gifts...

and went on an adventure down by the pond while Elizabeth was napping...

We took in some Christmas lights at the park...


And Sarina & David enjoyed warming themselves by the fire!

In my head, I called this year, "Bump" because my best friend & I, in addition to having the other kids within a few months of each other, are also both pregnant again. I could kick myself for failing to take a picture of the two of us together. I think this was the first time we got together when we both had the baby bumps showing. You'll just have to imagine it in your head.

Click for SUKA '07

Happy Halloween!

October was a busy month! I missed blogging several event because I was so busy, so I've put together a slide show. In addition to working on the house constantly, we also managed to visit a pumpkin patch, visit Aunt Erin in the hospital when Baby Mason was born, celebrate many birthdays, move our stuff into our house, attend a Fall Fest, and go Trick-or-Treating (to one house!).

I got a couple of videos so David's aunts could see his robot walk & robot voice:

Best Friend Visit

This weekend we had a wonderful, but all too short, visit from my best friend and her family.

Sunday night we took them to walk through the Christmas lights at the Whistle Stop Christmas. The wind had shifted shortly before evening, so it was very cold and windy to be walking around, but the lights were great & the kids had a ball!

Have you ever tried to pose 4 cold kids, age 3 & under, inside a giant Christmas wreath? It's not the easiest thing in the world to do!

I wore Elizabeth in a carrier, wrapped in a blanket, under my jacket and David wore both of his hoods up!

Monday morning the kids enjoyed playing together at the house.

The girls enjoyed Tort, chasing him around, screaming, "Kitty!"

We got a BFF & kids shot, which I think qualifies this short visit as SUKA '07!

Aren't her girls beautiful? I LOVE their little dog ears!

Next summer we'll go visit them on the coast. I can hardly wait...