Spiderman!

Eli has been doing this monkey/sloth/spiderman trick for months. Every time I tried to capture it on camera he was camera shy. Finally I got him to do it on the spot on video. What's really funny is that Bennett wants to be Spiderman for Halloween. In reality, Eli is much better suited for it :).

Hello, my name is

Justin, my hard-working, endlessly entertaining ham of a "little" brother.

p.s. Bennett loves the way Justin is always up to wrestle and play with the kids.


Chase. I cannot convey how utterly adorable and happy this kid is.
p.s. He has the coolest hair. Ever.


Ashley, my little grown-up sister who loves dogs and her boyfriend Eric.
Jenae, my capable, compassionate sister who is about the best mom around.
Andrea, my always chic and sweet sister-in-law who told us she's expecting!


Jason, the ping pong wizard I would hire in a second as my manny.
Amazing with kids, even my wild and crazy Eli.

Connie, the planning and organizing genius of the family.
p.s. These reunions would not exist without her.

Brett, the most helpful teenage uncle I know. Not a bad Boggle player either.

Jaren and Braden, the obedient, gifted children of Justin & Andrea.
Kendra Leigh, who is always full of energy and happy to finally have a niece.

Ethan, another up-and-coming builder, happily borrowing Eli's equipment.

The oldest and the youngest of the family, sharing a favorite pastime together.

You know me.

And him.

And her. She's not so sure about her first sunset on a very windy beach.

Thoroughly Model Millie

My good friend came over about a month ago to take some shots of the little miss. Her husband generously agreed to watch five of our combined six children while we tried to stretch out the two-month-old star's short window of "alert and happy." The results amazed me. Some people are blessed with that photographer's eye. Sadly, I'm not one of those people. Thankfully, Kim is.