Helping with the big tree.
Ben gets to have the mini tree in his room!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Let's go to the Kunkel!
This morning we all went to the park to help Ben and Andrew let out some energy before we headed back to Maryland this afternoon.
We tried to have slide races with Thomas and Andrew, but the slides were not very slippery so they didn't move!
Mike heard the alarm and went sliding down the fire pole!
After the park we all went to visit June, a family friend. She was thrilled to see all the young ones!
On our way home we stopped at Kunkel Park. Ben was very excited to see the park again!
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We tried to have slide races with Thomas and Andrew, but the slides were not very slippery so they didn't move!
Mike heard the alarm and went sliding down the fire pole!
After the park we all went to visit June, a family friend. She was thrilled to see all the young ones!
On our way home we stopped at Kunkel Park. Ben was very excited to see the park again!
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Slideshow!
Brothers and cousins like to play in the den at Nana and Grandpa's house!
All the men took Ben and Thomas out on a trip to pick up a new tv for Dana and Kathryn since their last one has gone kaput. Meanwhile Gina, Christine, and Andrew walked around downtown checking out the shops and grabbing some coffee.
We had a lazy afternoon, watching "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" on the new tv and intermittently napping. Thomas opened his early Christmas present from us (a nativity set, Christmas book, and ornament)!
For dinner, we had enchiladas!
After dinner, Christine and Gina poured over old photo albums.
When all the little boys were down for the night, Jim and Dana set up the slide projector.
And we settled down watching old family slides from when the boys were young!
Dana and Kathryn were surprised to see that they had a photo of the original Hinkley house from the property on which the Maine condo was built.
This is the same view today:
The rest of photos had us almost in tears of laughter!
The three boys are not thrilled about their velour suits.
L-R Bill, Mike, Jim
We found a picture of Jim and Bill assembling a lego set of a police station. Ben had rebuilt that same exact set (literally, it was their old legos) just this morning!
One of Mike's birthday parties:
Mike is in the glasses and Bill and Jim are sharing a chair in the front.
All the men took Ben and Thomas out on a trip to pick up a new tv for Dana and Kathryn since their last one has gone kaput. Meanwhile Gina, Christine, and Andrew walked around downtown checking out the shops and grabbing some coffee.
We had a lazy afternoon, watching "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" on the new tv and intermittently napping. Thomas opened his early Christmas present from us (a nativity set, Christmas book, and ornament)!
For dinner, we had enchiladas!
After dinner, Christine and Gina poured over old photo albums.
When all the little boys were down for the night, Jim and Dana set up the slide projector.
And we settled down watching old family slides from when the boys were young!
Dana and Kathryn were surprised to see that they had a photo of the original Hinkley house from the property on which the Maine condo was built.
This is the same view today:
The rest of photos had us almost in tears of laughter!
The three boys are not thrilled about their velour suits.
L-R Bill, Mike, Jim
We found a picture of Jim and Bill assembling a lego set of a police station. Ben had rebuilt that same exact set (literally, it was their old legos) just this morning!
One of Mike's birthday parties:
Mike is in the glasses and Bill and Jim are sharing a chair in the front.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
We braved the traffic and made the 7 hour (usually 4 max!) drive to New Jersey and were greeted with Bill, Laurie, and Kaili on the computer via Skype!
We didn't waste much time unpacking and quickly settled down to a big Thanksgiving dinner!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
We didn't waste much time unpacking and quickly settled down to a big Thanksgiving dinner!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Andrew's Baptism!
Today we celebrated Andrew's baptism!
The ceremony was very small and private and the deacon was very relaxed and even let the kids come up and explore during the baptism.
Andrew thought being baptized was the coolest thing ever!
After the baptism, lots of family photos were taken. Godparents are Christine's brother Jim and our sister-in-law Gina!
Afterward, we all went out back and played on the church playground. Evan found the static from the slide when he went for a ride.
And Jim and Thomas shared the tunnel.
Back at our place, Andrew got busy playing with his cousins.
He fell in love with his Mickey Mouse birthday card (it sang the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song!).
We put a candle on a cupcake for Andrew and sang Happy Birthday to him again!
We also lit cupcakes for all the rest of the little boys, and the other November birthdays:
Kathryn:
Mike:
And Dave, but he was too quick for us to snap a picture!
The boys were very interested in their flames.
Andrew, meanwhile, was busy devouring his cupcake!
We took our sugar rushes on a walk to the park up the street.
Ben was insistent that he pull Aunt Gina in the wagon and was actually able to pull her!
By the time we made it to the park, Thomas was out cold.
He wasn't aware of the great effort Grandpa Dana put into pushing the stroller up the big hill.
Uncle Jim decided to relive the days of his youth through the monkey bars.
On the way back to Mike and Christine's, Ben decided to pull Momma.
In the front yard, we had a leaf fight:
Inside, we had sleeping bookends:
Grandpa Dana was slightly awake though and almost let us get away with taking a picture of him snoozing.
We played with the dress up box and Ben became a bird-witch with a laser gun.
Uncle Jim became an alien.
Evan tried on some glasses.
Thomas did his best Top Gun impression.
We ended the evening around the train table.
The ceremony was very small and private and the deacon was very relaxed and even let the kids come up and explore during the baptism.
Andrew thought being baptized was the coolest thing ever!
After the baptism, lots of family photos were taken. Godparents are Christine's brother Jim and our sister-in-law Gina!
Afterward, we all went out back and played on the church playground. Evan found the static from the slide when he went for a ride.
And Jim and Thomas shared the tunnel.
Back at our place, Andrew got busy playing with his cousins.
He fell in love with his Mickey Mouse birthday card (it sang the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song!).
We put a candle on a cupcake for Andrew and sang Happy Birthday to him again!
We also lit cupcakes for all the rest of the little boys, and the other November birthdays:
Kathryn:
Mike:
And Dave, but he was too quick for us to snap a picture!
The boys were very interested in their flames.
Andrew, meanwhile, was busy devouring his cupcake!
We took our sugar rushes on a walk to the park up the street.
Ben was insistent that he pull Aunt Gina in the wagon and was actually able to pull her!
By the time we made it to the park, Thomas was out cold.
He wasn't aware of the great effort Grandpa Dana put into pushing the stroller up the big hill.
Uncle Jim decided to relive the days of his youth through the monkey bars.
On the way back to Mike and Christine's, Ben decided to pull Momma.
In the front yard, we had a leaf fight:
Grandpa Dana was slightly awake though and almost let us get away with taking a picture of him snoozing.
We played with the dress up box and Ben became a bird-witch with a laser gun.
Uncle Jim became an alien.
Evan tried on some glasses.
Thomas did his best Top Gun impression.
We ended the evening around the train table.
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