Scholarly discussions

So the man says "doctor, it hurts when I hold up my arm like this" and the doctor replies by telling him "then don't do that." 
 

Cross country meet

Jonathan and I had our first cross country meet together -- He's running the two-mile course, I'm still just on one mile. But I had a great team of girls to run with this time. 

I set a pretty good pace, getting to the finish line in just over 10 minutes. 

And Jonathan knocked out his two miles in less than 25 minutes. Not bad for someone who said he didn't want to race! Looking forward to a few more before the end of the season. 
 

Sunday best

We clean up nice, at least when it's time to go to church. 
 

Bouncing off the walls

At least this time it's not in the living room...

Candles, candles everywhere

How many birthday cakes does one girl need? 

I dunno. Let's find out!

I feel pretty confident I could still handle a few more. 

Birthday party sing along

Sure, you can have cake and presents at any party. But it takes a special party to have a group of girls singing about alien invasions. 

Happy birthday to me (version 2, part 8)

It has been a few months since we checked in on our favorite fuzzball, so it's time to see where he has been and how he's doing: 

Here the big bear is just a few days after I first came home:

And after one year:

This was when I was two :  

I think we started to notice the bear was shrinking when I turned three:

And then by age four, he really started to get smaller:

By age five, well...: 

Age six was even more dramatic:  

And by last year, the poor guy was tiny by comparison: 

And this year? You can barely see the guy next to me. 

It's OK, buddy. We still love you. 

Now, this other guy? He's almost too big to fit in the picture. 

American graffiti

It's a shame the rain washes this away, because this would be the coolest driveway in the neighborhood if it stayed this way. 
 

Waiting for some football

My outfit is ready. When do the games start? 
 

Smile and say cannonball

I think I'm going to make this my new profile picture. It shows sassiness and knowledge of historic munitions. 
 

West Virginia tubing

We got a chance to sneak across state lines this weekend and relax on the waters of the Shenandoah River for a few hours. 

The waters were nice a cool, the current wasn't too bad and the tubes were ... a little tough to figure out for Emma. 

But we had a blast in the end. Next time we need more napping on the trip. And maybe some more snacks!
 

A balanced breakfast

Um, Mom said a cookie for breakfast is fine. It's full of vitamin ... chocolate.