31 July 2022

Summer Pictures

Gretchen's market day display:

Pictures from school:

Easter Party:








Gymnastics display:

Playing outside:

Mimosa 5k:

Hot tub and pool at Grandma's:

Rudy and August come to visit:



Playing cards:

More cousin fun:




One of the many playgrounds we visited on our road trip to Colorado:




St John's Camp:

Visiting Grandma and Grandpa:






Kaitlyn in class:

The rebleached streak, and then the teal:

A crowded bed:

I asked if Theo could make his own sandwich. He could, but there was a lot of honey.

Gretchen's 9th birthday:

Grumpy Theo:

Positive Addiction run:




Cutting up strawberries:


Kaitlyn gives me this look when she thinks I'm being ridiculous:

Visiting some toys before they're donated:

Tired boys at the talent show:

This is the only time Theodore naps anymore:

Trampoline fun:



Making a Jurassic Grape entremet:




Olivia's piano recital:

Helping with runzas:

Also helping, but with cake batter:

Bleaching the tips of the girls' hair:

And dying it. Two pinks and a green:



A dinosaur (and other things) museum in Indianapolis, kicking off our road trip to Colorado:



















We filled the tent when we started, but by morning there was always a hole in the middle:

A sand castle by Gretchen:

Mini golf with Opa and cousins:

A park, cousin line-ups, sand, and red rocks:




















At the wedding that we came for:


Breakfast after church:

Travels home:






Back in our own living room:

Bowling:



Boxes are good toys:


Playing a new game:

Matthias's clock:

Kaitlyn likes to climb:


An art room:


Sidewalk picnic:

Playing outside:

Matthias turns 5:

Columbus zoo:

Gymnastics in the living room:

Theodore put his shorts on upside down. On purpose.

Brothers:

Skate park, no skates:


Kaitlyn and Rudy:

Happy Theodore:

Carmel race again:

11 May 2022

Bonus Post: Sound Bites 64

Kaitlyn: If this were as tall as that tower, maybe we could climb to the sky and see God.
Olivia: That wouldn't work for two reasons. One, the sky is way taller than you think. And two, when you got up there something would happen to keep you from seeing God because He doesn't want us to climb our way up, He wants us to die our way up.

Matthias: Ugh, my belly is hurting very much. Am I about to get a baby?

Kaitlyn: I'm off to see the wizard, the magical wizard of oz!
Olivia: It's the wonderful wizard of oz, you uncultured troll.

Theo: Dad. Dad. Dad!
Me: ...I'm mom.
Theo: You're dad, mom.

Matthias: I thought there was a busquito on me.
Me: A mosquito?
Matthias: Yes. And when I woke up, I saw a spugito on my hand.

Gretchen: If it's an animal, it's meat.
Matthias: But pizza is giraffe.

Matthias: If cheese turns to worms in your mouth, then worms might be good.

Matthias: Do we have any more beef turkey?
Me: You mean beef jerky.

Theo: It's a baby giraffe!
Matthias: Mom, is that a real baby giraffe?
Me: No, it's a fake adult deer.
Matthias: Why do they have a fake deer?
Me: It's a lawn decoration. Maybe it's to scare real deer away.
Matthias: We should get a fake pig to scare pigs away.