The Nose-to-Nose Stare-Down

A nose-to-nose 5 minute stare-down - the new punishment for bickering or bullying.

Unfortunately, Andy and I can't keep from laughing those 5 minutes. They are cute kids... :)

a Week with the White's

Mindy, Raleigh and their 2 beautiful kids (anneke and owen) came down for a visit this past week.
Their first night here, we were hosting Hamiltopia! I wish I had some fun photos from that night - but I had only one of Christine in this elmo/pirate/cowboy costume.
We went hiking at Oregon Ridge (which we all know is Jess' favorite outing....). Christine rode on Mindy's back, Josh lagged behind and Ryan kept up with the big kids (thanks Owen for motivating Ryan).

The downhill section before the playground. The kids all went with me on the short route (1 mile - if even that) while the other more ambitious adults took the 4 mile hike. As you can see, Josh and I took our time walking down the hill... :)

A night out in Hamilton!

Roller Skating with the Awana group.

I guess I've become a once-a-month poster - and I appreciate my mom's reminders. :)

Recently we celebrated my grandparents 40th anniversary... congrats to them! The kids turned it into a costume party. :)