"Swimming", Braces, "Doos", & Cuteness

This is just a collection of some fun photos. These were taken during the week we actually had spring weather :)

First--Emmalee is in the back of the truck, wearing her swimsuit. When the weather was warm for a few days, the kids put some water in the plastic pool so they could go "swimming". Emmalee thinks she needs to go "swimming" again.

I filled this with dirt (from our land) for our Pack Meeting (Cub Scouts). We had a dinosaur dig (forgot to take the camera to pack meeting so no pictures) where they all used paintbrushes and uncovered skeleton dinos & dino eggs. Emmalee was thrilled to have the pool back--and it still has the dirt in it, although the pool is now in the yard, not in the truck.

The creek runs about 6 weeks during the year (and some years it hasn't' run at all). This is high, and although we have a fence by some of the creek, we don't have it by the dead end part of our road. The children have been really good about staying completely away from the creek.

Everyday when we are on our walk, we stop at the bridge by Grandpa's and throw rocks in (where it is safer). Thankfully it is way down again, and you can see the bottom.

I had to throw these photos in to show off Ethan's hairy legs new knee brace.

:) It is much more functional & really supports the knee cap.

He will wear this ??? for I don't know how long. Plus, when he is playing sports, he will be wearing some brace--not sure if this is the one. He goes to town every Friday for a while to physical therapy, and has been faithfully doing his "homework" (exercises) 3 times a day--and icing the knee.

Cutie Benjamin with Uncle Skeeter. He was hungry, and so wasn't too happy at being away from his momma. We try to get pictures of the kids with their relatives when they visit, since we don't see them very often (& w/one of the children, I never got photos of them w/their grandma before she got sick & died unexpectedly).

Now--this is the Emmalee I see often at my house. She has decided that since she is almost 4, she is going to go through her "terrible 2's". Most of our kids have gone through this stage at this age, but I miss her smile!!

And this one she didn't want anyone to see her at all. We had just taken out her 7 pony tails & her hair was wild!

This is Cool Callum--wearing his "bling" & sunglasses that he found (then accidentally stepped on & taped them together). They are now in the garbage.

This is one of the rare photos where Callum isn't smiling!

Uncle Skeeter was still at our house when I took these, and he gave him a "cool" name, but for the life of me I can't remember it (and everyone is in bed asleep or I would ask). I guess I'll have to post it later.

This is more like him--giggly. He laughs all the time. The other day the 2 boys got laughing so hard (and of course it was over boy stuff--"gas") that Callum started coughing and threw up all over the floor (yuck).

Oh--on the warmest day (it seems like forever ago, but it was just about 10 days ago) he came in laughing, and laughing, trying to tell me something. I couldn't understand anything, so I told him when he calmed down, to tell me. He tried 2 or 3 times, but couldn't stop laughing after the "Mom,....ha, ha..."

About 3 minutes later, Brienna came in and said, "Mom, do you know that Emmalee is running around outside without any clothes on?" And Callum started laughing even harder. Soo--that' what he was telling me :)

Here is Ben "swimming" on the ground--this is the "pick-me-up please" swim. We call it the Superman (or Super-baby) pose.

"How come it didn't work--it always works! Come, on! Pick me up. You know you want to!!"

How can you resist that adorable face and those cute chubby legs?

Ahhh--it did work! I'm on my daddy's lap ;)

Some pictures of Benjamin--playing on Ethan's bed (while Ethan is "babysitting")

Ben has found his feet--and loves them!

Yum, yum!

Ethan--I thought you were babysitting--not playing on the Nintendo DS!!!

Well, I got all the kids in here, except for Zane. Zane, where are you??