Spring 2007

The Naked Brothers Band

The current rage in our household, is the The Naked Brother's Band. The kids each grabbed an instrument and jammed in the living room. Each one so completely into it, they didnt even notice I was watching... which surely would have led to red faces of embarrassment. I snapped a few pictures on the sly.

Happy 6th Birthday Sydney

April 18th was Sydney's official Birthday. She had her party at Ricky's Icecream and Candy Shop where the kids made candy picture frames and necklaces. All 15 seemed to have a fabulous time. Happy Birthday Sydney, and many many more.
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Leapster Fun

James and Payton play Leapster together all the time. They will sit almost on top of eachother and watch eachother play. Too cute!

Easter Bunny

It would'nt be Easter without a visit to the Bunny. The top photo is Emma and James and the bottom is of Sydney and Patyon. All had ready smiles for the camera, and hugs and kisses were given to the Bunny too!

Ice Pops

Nothing says spring, like the front stoop ice pop.

*Reel* Big Fish

Just like his daddy, James LOVES to fish. The water in the lagoon is too cold yet for fish, but Jim can always find a way to please his babies. He took a frozen bait fish out of the *fish freezer* and hooked it, then tossed it in the lagoon when James wasnt paying attention. Then, with a hollar.. called out to James that it looked like he had a hit. James hurried over and sure enough, reeled up a big one!

Nintendo DS

For at least the last six months or so, Emma has been begging for the Nintendo DS. I swore that I would never do the *video game thing*, but five year olds really know how to wear ya down. She was given the system when she first woke up, the morning of her birthday and has barely set it down since. We WILL modify that, to car rides and short intervals. In the second shot, James was peering over Emma's shoulder as she played the Cats game. They errupted in laughter each time that the kitten chased the ball of yarn. Very cute.

Emma's 6th Birthday

For Emma's 6th Birthday.. we went to Club Libby Lu with a few of her closest girlfriends. Emma, Sydney & Payton, Claire and Julianne all got *the works* which included.. hair, nails, makeup, sparkle face tattoos and dress up cloths. They giggled and danced their way through the entire process. We had an absolute blast watching them be the girlie girls they are.

Blast from the past

Jim and I have always enjoyed having all the kids overnight. This was James'first time participating. Pictured above are: Lacey, age 14, James I., age 12, Jordan, age 10, Emma, age 3 and James not yet 1., and of course *Unlce JK*

The Belly Crawl

This is one of many pictures that we recently retrieved from an old computer. This is at the time when James was learning to move around. He never actually crawled, until well after he started walking. He simply slithered about the house on his belly. He never seemed to mind, and he kept the floors clean! Every once in awhile we would pick him up and pull off the cat hair!

Lolipop

This is one of our all time favorite picture of Emma. She was two years old here, and a lolipop was a pretty big deal then. We love it so much, because of her *crazy curls*. There were days when it was so wild, I silently wished it would relax a little. Like the ole saying goes, careful what you wish for, as she has lost much of the spiral. On humid days, it springs back, but gone are the days where I could barely brush it. *pout*

Valentines Day 2007

For Valentine's Day.. Emma and James each got a giant kiss.. of the chocolate variety!

Emma and James

Ice Skating on the Lagoon

No sooner then the lagoon freezes.. Jim and Emma were out there. Jim took a test run first to ensure the ice was solid enough, but even still he tied rope to her ~just in case~ . After a few minutes she was off and skating on her own. She fell a few times, but that did not stop her. She came in with a cold bottom and rosey cheeks and a smile ear to ear.

The Blue Sweaters

MiMi made these sweaters for the kids for Christmas, so I dressed them identically and took some pictures to send her way. They sat for me as long as they could stand and I got a few good shots, but James' expression in the last shot, told me he was done. Talk about a forced smile!

Ski Trip 2007

Our annual ski trip took us to Stratton Mountain, Vermont. Seventeen of us piled into our cars and headed North to spend a four day weekend. We had fantastic accommodations and the conditions were marvellous. Fun was had by all!!

Snuggling with Daddy

On a typical evening, when Jim gets home it is all about the kids. If he sits down, so do they. The three of them were enjoying an episode of Spongebob when I captured this moment.

Tub Time

Scrub a dub time, also includes some sibling affection. Some day they will look back on this with the typical ~ewwww~ response, but for now their smiles say it all:)

Fort Fun

This was a fun evening, when Jim and I took some time to make the kids a Mega Castle fort! The kids spent time pretending to be royalty.. ordering us servants to fetch them snacks to eat inside. This indeed is one of their favorite things to do.