Back Scratch Train

Passing the scratch down the line

Sunday Morning Walk

While they're looking away, the little one loods dead-on

General Conference Fun

Bonus points if you can find all four children here

Quarter Caterpillar

It would probably eat the coin, too

Huge Crawler

This thing was incredibly big--and it ate our tomatoes :(

Small Climber

This one loves to climb

Egg Hunting

How many eggs do you see?

Egg Dash

Running for just the right egg

First Egg Hunt

He's palming two at a time!

One Egg

Their Easter Baskets (at first)

Anxious Looks

"Why is there only one egg in each?"

It's Empty!

They look genuinely concerned

Scripture Chase

We followed clues around the house to learn about Easter

Easter Scriptures

Here's another scripture station on the Easter trail

More Reading

They did find treats at each station, too (not just read scriptures)

Finding a Treasure

Hidden in the greenery

Easter Morning

Playing with Daddy's tie

Final Station

The last clue led to the mailbox...

Olives

...where they found olives! (linking to the Garden of Gethsemane)

Decorated Eggs

Groups done by the children (and the Mommy)

Maryann's Egg

It's great! (or should I say eggs-ellent?)

Sleeping

Still cute as he sleeps

Cookies

On Daddy's lap

Remembering

Visiting graves at Maryann's grandma's funeral

Driveway

Evan a simple driveway looks fantastic through Maryann's eyes

Self-Shot

Just to prove that she was there in Washington, too.

Coast

From one coast to another

Art Window

I love this shot

Happy Maryann

Back to nature

River

We miss rivers (I don't think there are any in Florida)

Bridge

Maryann's family on a bridge

White

These falls make me thirsty

Imagination

Doesn't this bridge get your imagination gears turning?

Prop

The view out the plane's window on the way home from Washington

Fun in the Garden

The best way to have vegetables is fresh from the garden (picked by little fingers)

Great White Egret

Friendly neighborhood fowl

Party Prep

A good way to inflate dozens of balloons: enlist child labor (with a bike pump)!

Wormbo

The limbo turned into a squirming line of worms: wormbo

Dry Pool

Even fun without water

Pinewood Derby: Shaping

Sanding it to his envisioned design

Play Time

Cute Cowboy

Dancing Lessons

Looks like swing!

Bucket-Ready

The best weeding helper around!

Sunday Morning Fun

Blocks are even fun when snazzed up for church

Envious

How we all want to eat chocolate...

Through the Mist

One of Maryann's fun paintings!

Fun Roots

At the Father-Son camp out

Little Crab

The boys loved this crustacean at the camp out

Fishing

Alas, no bites...

Casting

...so cast again!

Snails

While his brother fished, he found these raw escargot!

Morning Fishing

Coolers make nice seats

Flora

Enjoying nature while one boy fished at the father-son camp out

Raccoon Tracks

We saw two raccoons and their tracks

Loose Tooth

Hanging by a thread

First Lost Tooth

Perfect size for corn and myriad other foods (which she's happy to show us at dinner)

Pinewood!

Three cars designed and shaped by three excited children

Ready... Set...

GO!

Second Place!

He did very well and had a great time, too

Rebecca Collage

Our favorite little girl

Playmates

Sneaking a picture of these two home-bound buddies

Rockabye

He's loving the chair we salvaged, rebuilt, and painted

Boardwalk

At the Green Cay Nature Center

I Spy

Sharing binoculars

You Spy

Still sharing binoculars, from the other side

Baptism Day!

Dressed in white

Cousins

On the way to the beach

Crazy Room

...er, I mean Florida Room

Sibling Love

What a cute bunch

Climbing

He's rockin' that wall...

Horsing Around

Excited for his first ride

By Himself

Thrilled to ride all by himself

Sleepy Lizard

Everyone (and everything) is comfortable around our little angel

Lizard Love

That is a good lookin' bearded lizard

Alligator Sighting

On a nature walk (I think we saw six in all)

Redhead Sighting

Forget the lizards, look at this beauty!

Birthday Girl

With a contageous smile!

Orange Blossom

On our newly planted baby tree

Temp Bed

More fun in the Florida Room

Coco-Phone

Every coconut is part telephone

Walk and Wave

Learning to walk with the help of the stroller

Slime Time

Making slime at a cub scout meeting

Wolf!

(It was a science-themed meeting)

Home Depot Saturday

Get a kit. Build a kit. Paint a kit.

Building Green

He is a conservationist

Orange

There's a lot of orange in this picture

Three Houses

Great work!

Birthday Boy

Our svelt eight-yr-old

Birthday Cake

He asked for an ice cream cake (it was delicious!)

Backyard Bananas

They're cute and small, and so are the bananas

Science Project

Displaying the display

Parachute Power

Showing the board again

Cub Scouts

His first time to the den as an official cub scout (with crossed eyes)

Jump!

Jumping for joy because low tide is so much fun!

Running

Even baby waves like to be run away from sometimes.

Eyes

"Here's lookin' at you, Kid!"

Building

There are many shovel-ready projects at the beach.

Hugs

Big hugs!

Smile

Big smiles! (and there's sister off in the distance)

Blue

There's a lot of blue in this picture! Blue eyes, blue shirt, blue sky, blue ocean...

Pour

Rebecca was our water courier today--and she loved helping everyone be happy!

Digging Deep

Every child is a civil engineer at the beach.

Buddies

Guinea

Pig-sitting over the weekend

Crooked Smile

How does that little neck support that melon of a head?

Table Destruction

He loves to climb on the "hot chocolate table"

Bobcat Pin

Pinning the pin on the Mommy

Bobcat

A happy cub

Science Fair

In front of his board

Swinging

Enjoying the afternoon

Lesson

Windows double as white boards around here!

1!

"Who, me?"

First Cake

Tastes best by the fist-full

Christmas Outfits

What handsome children!

One More

Matching ties/dress

Handmade Nativity

Bendaroos fun

Nativity

Made with love

Bûche de Noël

Incredibly complex, incredibly delicious!

Buddies

These two have some good times together

Luke II Prep

Getting ready for the annual acting out of Luke II.

Angel, Mary, Joseph

In character

Hat Attack

Can you blame him?

Sharing

All playing nicely with a great Christmas present

Beach Fun

At the beach with cousins after Christmas

Jump!

Jump

Science Fair Project

Parachutes!

The Drop

Gentle fall

Balloon Animals

Fun times

Square-Foot Garden

We're excited for our upcoming harvest (in the middle of "winter")

Home-made

I don't know if I trust this shady-looking fellow

Decorating Party

Many hands make light work

Santa Hat

There are few things cuter than a little one in a Santa hat

Beach Fun

Personalities shining through

Beach Harvest

Some of our favorite shells from our beach day

Christmas Smile

He loves the decorations

Nutcrackin' Up

Nutcrackers are creepy and fun at the same time

Laughing Pianist

Oh, it's a duet!

Low Solo

This one loves to join in!

Headdresses

Fun on Thanksgiving

Let's Eat

Ready for a feast

Wishbone

What happens if you wish for the smaller piece?

Tree!

How lovely!

Swinging

Fun for the whole family... or at least two

Giggle-laugh

Daddy IS funny looking, after all

Circle One

Peek-a-boo!

Circle Two

Peek-a-two!

Modern Art

This is amazing!

Sliding Help

Fun after Thanksgiving feasting

Thankful Tree

What are you thankful for?

Buried Alive!

Fun on the beach (twice in one month!)

Shades

Sheltering during a tropical storm that caught us unawares

Recline

Getting good use out of the stroller

Configuration

I think his mommy may have helped a bit...

Dough Brains

Just in time for Halloween!

More Brains

Have you ever made brains?

Snake and Eggs

Fun with clay

Toothless One

First lost tooth!

Before-school Fun

Big smiles

Flower

One of the strangest and most beautiful flowers I've ever seen!

For Three

If a loveseat is for two, what is a chair for three?

Hard at Work

At starfall.com

Caught!

Broken concentration

Florida Room Fun

Looks cozy

30

My beautiful wife!

Scripture Time

Reading by lamplight

First Haircut

Now cuter than ever!

Pumpkintracion

Decorating takes focus

Display

Loving his pumpkins

Home-made Award

For home-decorated pumpkins

Costumes

Is that pumpkin a UT-Austin fan?

Costumes

The sword and shield are hand-made (with duct tape, of course)

Treat-or-Treating

We don't accept tricks anymore

Little Parade

These are the cutest little rascals

Sad Pumpkin is Sad

Do you think the others are compassionat or mocking?

Underhats

I'm told they were clean...

Tag-Team

Working together trimming the hedge

Nature Walk

At the wildlife refuge

Relax

Dangling her feet during a break from walking

Little Explorers

Smiles all around

Anhinga

Watching the snakebird

Observation Deck

The view from the top is... crazy

Wooden Walk

A looong bridge

Truckload

What a cute boy

Illustration

Drew for a Primary talk

Rain!

Buckets of fun

Drenched

But having a great time

A Trip to Narnia

Where imagination is preserved

Knight Anole

Our friendly backyard lizard

Swimming in the Rain

Doubly wet

Temple Fountain

Exploring the grounds

Spire

Fun at the temple

Frog

Being gentle with the catch

Church-Ready

"Jesus said I need to wear THIS shirt!"

Behind the Couch

Cuter than dust bunnies

Jellyfish

Reconstituting beached jellies

Baby Sea Turtle :(

This one didn't survive the trip to the ocean

Reading Buddies

Sharing a bedtime story

Splits?

At least he's standing

Welcome Home!

A nice surprise for Clark

Cupboard Monkey

He loves all cupboards!

It's A-boot Time

Ready to try new footwear to church

Look Ma, No Training Wheels

Riding for the first time!

Biking Buddies

Getting coached from her more experienced big brother

Almost Ready

Now he's wanting to get out and ride!

Cute Drive

Looking adorable in his carseat

Toothless Smile

A smiler Siler

So Big

Have you ever smiled so big your face could hardly take it?

Yard Flowers

A bouquet from the children of flowers from our back yard

Foreground / Background

Fun everywhere!

Apprehension

First time to the beach for this little one

Acceptance

...but he's loving it now!

Toe-tipplin'

Walking on Water

The next time you think you're perfect...

Family

Fun at the beach

Jump!

Cute Girl

Beach seat

Daddy-Totem

A family tradition!

Tuckered

Time to head home

By Any Other Name

Beautiful rose on our back deck

Thorns

The cactus is challenging the rose to a thorn competition!

Flower-ception

A flower within a flower...

Finished!

After submitting the final paperwork for his PhD (and all alone in Austin)

Orlando

Our first trip to the temple

Sisters

sisters, there were never more devoted sisters...

Trust

Do you trust this little boy when he's armed with a water balloon?

Balloon Babies

Cuddling them so gently

Rock 'Em

Sock 'Em! Superman edition

Sillhouette / Reflection

Sunrise at the beach

Mother & Son

Loving the beach

Silhouette