Family Photos

We had family pictures taken about a month ago.  Here they are. There are some silly ones and some are "normal" -- just like us. (keep in mind these are pre-photoshop...)

SF here we come!

This is a family shot of us in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. See cooperative Josh's hand behind us?  Ahh, the family portraits with kids are so much fun.

Keepsake shot.







Yet another one of Josh's cooperative pictures.



It was a long walk for Luke, so this is us "taking a break".

After the Wharf, we went to Ocean Beach to let the boys run.  It was gorgeous -- we expected cool air with lots of wind, but it was warm and lovely.  We could have stayed there for days.

The boys were digging like dogs and cracking me up -- they would aim at each other and just get covered with dirt.



My boys on the beach. Happy in their own little ways.



Luke was doing his own version of that, digging his toes in the sand.











Luke chillin in the hotel room.  Like a boss.  I love the snacks between his legs, as well as the entire pose/facial expression combo.  He kicks ass.



We were all Niner'd out in our gear -- they handed out those flags at the entrance, lucky us.

Look how enthusiastic this trio is!

Luke was really getting into the game. He cheered, did hand signals (like false start, which is also the signal for the wheels on the bus...), it was great.

And it only got better -- cotton candy eaten like an apple!

These boys were super happy at their first niners game!

What a family shot, huh!?



Josh's First Flag Football Game

Here he is...in all his glory!

If he didn't have a mouthguard, he'd be bored. We have about 100 pictures of him adjusting the thing.

Like father, like son. Here's Josh being a center like the ol' man.





A rare moment when Josh was paying attention to the game and the ball -- daddy caught it on film!  Hooray Patriots!

Football Practice

Josh is being aggressive for a fumble recovery.

Or playing dogpile with his teammates...you decide

They decided to practice kicking -- this is Josh catching the short pass from his coach.

I think he's shocked he made contact with the ball!

Oh the concentration!

His (non) athletic stance just cracks us up!

Two Wheels and a Million Miles

It started like this -- daddy pushed Josh and off he went.

He looked awesome with his new jeans, new belt and new (new to him...it was a work find) belt pocket thingamajig.

Somehow he looks off balance.  He lists.

But don't tell him. He KNOWS he's rockin it. He has ridden miles and miles and hours and hours around our neighborhood this weekend.

He's so silly. I can't help but laugh when I see this picture.

There's my confident boy.

And then there's Luke.  He KNOWS he rocks the trike too. No shoes, who needs 'em, and that silly helmet. He has put miles on that thing! 

Yellowstone Group Camping

Daddy and Lukey enjoying a smore around the campfire. Notice who's wearing the headlamp...

An ultra rare family photo in swimsuits...

We floated down the Yankee Jim Canyon again this year.  I was nervous nearly the whole time, but we ended up having a great time! Josh and Kyler were on ever-important water gun duty. 

Then we decided to jump off this bridge. It was fun, a lovely little adrenaline rush.

This is a picture of the snipe hunt.  The first night we just walked around and looked for them. The second night we baited them with chocolate.  When we got home, Josh thought he heard them in our yard.  This is priceless stuff.

Kyler and his daddy with Josh fishing.  Teaching them young that the best fishing is at dusk. (That's where Josh's daddy was...off catching fish himself)