Happiest in the Mud! Lukey - Spring 2009

May 18 & 23, 2009

Raining on his head...

Poking other kids with sticks is not the best way to make friends...

Don't drink the lake water...

Reluctant Soccer Player...

Margaret Falls, Shuswap, BC

The bench of the picnic table was a perfect table for him!





Running downhill...not his forte...










Bennett took the next two photos:

Shayanna took the next two photos:

The one among us with the shortest legs was banned to the stroller for the last few minutes of the hike; he immediately protested by ripping off and throwing both of his shoes and both of his socks...he then threw his hat, but quickly regretted this and was very fast to replace his new appendage back on his head upon its return. The only time he took that hat off the entire weekend was when he was sleeping. It has a picture of "Monkey" on it, you know!

Upon collecting his socks and shoes, I noticed the random, toppled over stop sign in the woods; what an appropriate spot for toddler's tantrum...

Good Friday: Easter Egg Hunt & 7th Birthday Bash for my Pumpkin

Birthday Boy...

Hunting with his Birthday Balloon in tow...

Note the Tasmanian Devil on a Hog...there may have been some coersion from the Mama when it came to balloon selection...

Baby's First Easter Egg Hunt...

Yes. We still call him "The Baby."

No. I don't look forward to the day that he catches on and says,

"I'm not a baby!"

Team Toddler Trouble

Hunt in Progress...

Not a bad turnout!

Candy Consumption in Progress...

I love her expression here!

Torturing our children by asking them to look into the sun and smile...

And they all try to cooperate! This cracks me up!

It donned on the camera person that better results may be achieved by selecting a different local...

Slightly better local...

Brothers from Other Mothers & the Sorority Sisters

The tickle monster cometh...

~ 2 ~7 ~5 ~ 4 ~ 1 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~

Models:

Luke (BP2, Godson, Pumpkin's Baby Bro) - 27 mos

Bennett (Birthday Boy, Pumpkin, My Boy!) - 7 yrs

Shayanna (BP1, God-Daughter, Pumpkin's lil' Sis) - 5 yrs, 4 mos

Sunshine M - 4 yrs, 5 mos & Miss K - 20 mos

The Niece! (Turkey Liver, Cousin to the Pumpkin) - 3 yrs, 6 mos

AO (God-Niece...yah, I coined that term!) - 4 yrs, 2 mos

My Baby Brother & his Lady...

This boy did well in the Birthday $$$ dept.

Post Party...

Cute Kiddos

Small Paul for All...

Heading off to work...

Happy, Happy Boy!

Having a little chase before taking Bennett to school...

Oblivious to what he is missing...

Too short for coffee...

Trying to convince me that they are in need of sugar...

Trying to balance Monkey, Coffee Beans & Puddle Stomping all at once!

Future Pilot?

The toy I would not buy him...

Because it said, "DO NOT RIDE..."

Red Bull Pusher Extraordinaire...

Swinging on a big kid swing all by himself! Not bad for someone who could not walk at this time last year...

Beautiful Shay...

Levi's Bum...