I can't remember why they were grumpy...It may have been because we told them they couldn't change out of their church clothes until we took some pictures. I couldn't resist the face Sam. You will look back in 20 years and laugh. :)
Jake was grumpy too but managed a smile in time for me to take the picture.
Waiting to see if we were going to actually take a picture. Ben was tired, we were all ready to eat and Aaron hadn't gone to church because of his headache so postponed the pictures and took them the next day before our race.
But I did get a few:
Tina taking a picture of me taking a picture. :)
On Saturday night Aaron got a really bad headache. I think it was a migraine. He ended up throwing up so hard that he burst blood vessels around his eyes and even on his forehead. I think his face was even a little swollen poor guy...I of course had to document it all with a picture.
Ben 10 (In honor of one of Jake's favorite TV shows. Ben is 17 months) loved this Jeep all weekend. (Jake's assistant teacher in the 2nd grade gave it to him for his birthday. She was awesome and she LOVED Jake)
Sam the Man. (He is 2 1/2 months younger than Jake)
Anika Bananika (11 1/2)
Saku Badaku (6)
Playing in Jake's room. (There isn't an individual picture of Jake because it was fuzzy and I didn't realize it until later...And the names I typed above are the nicknames I call the kiddos)
They spent tons of time on your swing. Who knew so many games could be invited on that swing!
This is the best one I got... :)
Eating dinner. This was going to be the big boys table but they convinced Anika to sit with them too.
Ignore how messy the kitchen is...It was right after dinner and we hadn't done the dishes yet.
And a few more because that just wasn't enough already!
We miss you so much and wish you were here! But we are glad you are where you are! We love you and are so proud of all your efforts to serve the Lord and Missionaries on your mission.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! We loved the pictures. We wish we could have been there to get all of the hugs and kisses we could from each and every one of you and to just share the special time that we always have when we are together. But we are where we are suppose to be and time goes by quickly. If we could only keep the children the same age until we get back.
ReplyDeleteYou captured each personality perfectly in the pictures. I liked how you put Sam's picture first because he usually starts out not wanting to have his picture taken then warms up to it and then we see that great smile of his. Our boys are very handsome. I can tell it's summer because cute Jake has his summer buzz. I can see where Saku lost his tooth. What a winning smile he has. Anika is turning into a beautiful young lady. Ben, little Ben has grown so much.
Thank you again for sharing your weekend with us.
Love,
Mom and Dad, Grammie/Nee and Papa
Need to add one more comment. Seeing Ben pushing that truck sure brings back lots of memories. That truck cost $3 or $4. It's amazing how fun they have had with it and the priceless memories we have.
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