1998

Queen Kong.
Your table sir.

Sisters, loving sisters.

Posted by Emma

Holidays Past (2005)

At the harvest party. Olivia's friend also came.
Yummy fingers

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Bath Time!

No, your eyes are not deceiving you, Willa, at age six, sat in the kitchen sink. And here's the story... Mommy and Daddy had just told us that Mommy was pregnant with who is now Seth. Emma (then age 8) and Willa wanted to help Mommy out by scrubbing the kitchen floor. So they dawned their bathing suits and went to work. Emma using a play mop and ringing it our against herself, and Willa on her knees with a rag. Mommy was upstairs in bed, and Daddy had secretly set up a wireless camera in one corner of the kitchen. He and I sat downstairs in the basement to watch (or laugh at) what they were doing, without them knowing-- to supervise, of course. :)
After a while, Daddy needed to re-adjust the camera. So he walked upstairs into the kitchen and fixed the camera with his back turned to the girls. When Daddy turned around, he witnessed the hilarious sight of Willa, very naturally, like she does it everyday, open up the cabinet door below the sink for a step, and climb into the sink! :) She proceeded to wash her knees and arms off in the sink, while I rushed upstairs to share in the laugh (I had seen the whole thing on the camera, remember) and Mommy was beckoned down by the sound of Daddy laughing uncontrollably. This story still makes us laugh-- to the point of tears.
I suppose it will be one of those things we tell our children when we're sitting around the dinner table in 20 years. :)

Notice they didn't bother doing the dishes, just the fun part of cleaning the kitchen. ;)

The Wierdest Picture

??????? I was looking at old pictures tonight... and found this... this... um... interesting picture. I think it was taken around winter of '06 and is half Willa, and half me, Olivia. My eyes look really small next to Willa's big, beautiful ones. We look like a creature of some sort! :)

The Secret Project-- Revealed!

After much hard work, the pond is complete!!!

(These pictures look better if you click on them)

Playing In The Car

"I bet I can reach her..." "Gasp..."
"No you can't!" :)

Daughters Of Dignity

Last Friday, Emma, Willa, and I attended the first D.O.D. meeting of this school year.

Faith and Willa
Plus Jordan
Willa led the craft; pressed flower bookmarks.
Left to right, Emma, Jordan, Rachel, Faith
Allison Allison, Abigail, Becky, Rachel (a different one), Kara

Rebeka

Beautiful Flowers

Ok, so this isn't a flower...

A Walk With Elsie

Last week we all went on a walk around the block. Elsie was particularly cute, so most of the pictures are of her. :)

I'm right, aren't I?

Emma read most of the way. :)

Daddy posing, Emma reading.

Something up there? Whatever it was, it woke Emma up! :)

Synchronized. :)
Resting.

We enjoyed our walk with her.