again . . . seriously??

Coleman seems to have a great talent for injuring himself, particularly his face. How are we going to keep him so handsome if he keeps doing this? Remember this injury followed closely by this one? Granted, it has been a while, so hopefully he can continue to spread his injuries out a bit.

At least this one didn't involve a bike and a missing helmet. He was playing tennis on the driveway with Garrett and ran right into this lovely green post. There was a lot of blood, quite a few tears, and some panic about needing staples in his head. But once we assured him that there would be no staples, only stitches, he settled down. Our wonderful pediatrician, Dr. Jones, met us at his office (yes, on a Saturday!) and stitched him right up--8 beautiful stitches. All better!

locks of love

I really wish I knew how to get the photos on here bigger! This is a 12x6 page, but I can't get it to show up any bigger! Can anyone help me? For now, just click on it and it will open up so you can see the whole thing :)

the odd couple

Claire and Taylen have been friends since they were 4 years old. Taylen has always been taller than Claire, but lately it seems the difference has become even greater. Check out these pictures:

Here are a few pictures of the girls over the years. The height difference increases each year!


Here are some pictures taken last week. Poor Claire! She's her mother's daughter in so many ways. I once sat by the tallest guy on our folk dance team and the pictures would have looked a lot like this. It's her lot in life!

I love hiking

I was able to accompany the 4th year girls on their hike and camp-out last weekend. We went into Sequoia National Park and hiked to Big Baldy. It was a gorgeous little hike, beautiful weather, and a fun group of girls and leaders. My good friend Krista was in charge, so mainly I went to hang out with her :) Sadly I only took pictures on the hike so I don't have any of the campsite or of the sequoia grove we visited, so these will have to suffice! Hopefully other girls will hear about the great time we had and want to go next year. Not many girls went this time, but I think those that went had a wonderful time. I know I did! Krista even brought me treats for my birthday which was the second day there. You're the best!!

The whole group (minus our two men), ready to start!

The women of the hike--Carla, Krista, Me, Shari, and Jennifer

Krista says we always take these pictures that look more cozy than they should--haha, I think they're cute!

The girls on top of Big Baldy--8,211 feet above sea level!

My favorite shot from the hike of the girls taking a break on the trail

almost broken

Anson likes to tell people that he broke his nose--where did this need for drama come from? I'm sure it's not broken or he would be in more pain. And how did this happen, you might ask? Well, in one of his more silly moods the other night, he decided it would be loads of fun to run around the house with a hat pulled over his face. Fun, right? And I'm sure it was--right up until he tripped and fell into our wooden bench. Instant blood and howls. He's fine now. He just looks pretty funny. I couldn't get a picture that really showed how funny he looks. It's amazing how changing the shape of the nose a bit really changes your look.