Ava in Maryland

Mom-mom and Poppa love having Ava and her parents living with them while they are waiting to sell their previous home in Oregon. There are generally picture opportunities every day.

Mom-mom loves me!
Daddy can't get enough of me (I have him wrappped around my finger...)
I love rolling across the room. Here I am after rolling a number of times. I'm so proud!
What a beautiful family. "That is a neat necklace, Mommy. Can I have it when I grow up (or maybe now)?"

Pictures from K&B

Kara and Brandon sent out some very cute pictures of Hannah and Joseph dressed in red for Christmas. Here are a few of them.

I am so cute with my ruffled dress. See how long my hair is getting!
Joseph, "I love my sister"
Hannah, "Help!!!"
OK Hannah, let me read you a book.
New clothes always make me happy!

Campbell is Baptized

We were unable to go, but Campbell was baptized in November after their church service.

Campbell in his baptism outfit.

During the baptism
The priest, Ellen, Carl, Campbell, and Ellen's brother, Warren.

Family Pictures from Thanksgiving

We gathered everyone up and said - Let's take pictures! It was a bit of a challenge getting most everyone to look at the camera and smile - and getting Joseph to slow down long enough for a picture, but we were pleased with the results. Here are some of the better ones.


All 13 of us (not including Ike, Emma and Molly).












Are Mom-mom and Poppa happy or what?













Serenading the young kids...

Kara, Brandon, Hannah and Joseph.
Andrew, Kim and Ava.
Ellen, Carl and Campbell.
This was fun to do. After a minute or so, the youngest started falling over on one another. They didn't seem to mind.

We had the privilege of having all four grandchildren and their parents at our house for Thanksgiving. What a wonderful time we all had! We have over 500 pictures to enjoy. Here are a few of our favorites.

Campbell is such a cute little guy.

Hannah is so precious and pretty.
Joseph keeps us all hopping. It is hard to imagine where he gets all of that energy!
Ava and those beautiful blue eyes.
We took several pictures of the three youngest grandchildren. Getting them all to look at the camera at the same time was impossible!