Cheese!

Just hanging on the deck on a fantastic summer weekend.

Yeah, He's 2. . .

Camera phone video - not the best quality -

Parents aren't supposed to like their kids hair

Are you officially "old" if you disagree with your kids hairstyle? Get a haircut ya Hippy! Actually we had a nice lunch together at Red Robin.

Post-Placement

Our social worker is coming today for a post-placement visit. One of the things she needs from us is a picture of me, Michael, and Ari together. We have lots of pix of me & Ari or Michael & Ari, but one of us is always behind the camera. We had Andrew try to take some pictures of us yesterday evening. Ari liked to run out of the picture, and Andrew liked to give his dad "the Costner cut." (As in Kevin Costner, in The Bodyguard, where the camera man kindly cut his receding hairline out of almost every frame in the movie.)

Loving The New Soft-Serve Machine

Sprinkler Play

Brrrrrr!!! We have well water that is very COLD!

Cameron's "1st Grade Memories" Picture

Ariana, Again

Fishing The Little North Fork

Uncle Matthew took Conor and a buddy on a hiking and fishing adventure.

All 4 boys are at Nana's for the first week of summer vacation.

I don't know if we'll get Conor to willingly come home!

Old Toys Get New Lives

or new kids get hand-me-downs - however you want to look at it! :)

Little Miss Sunshine

Ari Loves Ava

Ari decided she wanted to pack "Ava" all over this morning. Maybe because she's finally big enough to lift the doll! Nice that they match, huh? (Not planned, except that I put a band on both Ava and Madeline -- I think that's the little doll's name; I'd have to ask Cameron.) In this picture, you can see Ari's new band that I bought for comfort and portability with her baha. Thank you, forwerd.net!
Kisses for Ava.

Planning Mischief, Obviously

8th Grade Graduation

One Cute Boy

Enjoying Their Bath

Ari's New Stylist

Gabrian got the spray bottle, drenched them both, and "fixed" their hair.

BAHA

(BAHA= bone-anchored hearing aid)

On The Playset

She's just as fearless as Gabrian was one year ago. (And I let him go for it, so I have to hold my breath and let her go too. No double standards for the girl! LOL.)

Smiling For Nana

Cameras that aren't mom's actually get willing smiles!

Misc. Pix Of Cuties

Brotherly Love

I wanted a picture of her in the dress Auntie sent to her, but Cameron climbed up to make bunny ears and silly faces in all the pictures.

Ari Conned Andrew Out Of The End Of His Ice Cream

Conor Won't Agree To A Haircut!