Summer and Fall Misc.

These are pictures from different times last year. I'm just tying up loose ends with my pictures. The first few are at our old house playing with edible playdoh. While I was trying to sort things in preparation for our garage sale and subsequent move, my sister Kimberly would often come help clean, so my house wouldn't get too bad during the process. And her kids would entertain mine. (My Dad and Mom also did an amazing amount of work, but I'll write about that later.)

John had a lot of projects to do before he started work in PA. Here he took a break from working on the bathroom (you can see the dust on his head) to paint Maggie's nails:

There are many things I miss from our old place, but one of the ones that gets me most emotional is the park with trails across the street. I have such good memories of walking and biking there and in the neighboring subdivisions. I got this bike seat at the beginning of last summer, and went every day with Maggie. (That was one nice thing about having John out of work - I could get out when I wanted.) When I'm exercising outside with the kids, it is completely enjoyable.

This is a picture from the Father/Sons campout. Poor Jonah picked up a piece of charcoal from on top of the dutch oven, thinking it was a rock. He got terrible burns on his thumb and fingers. He's soaking his hand in water here. (Our ward here is going to have a Father/sons campout by the Susquehanah (sp?) River where Joseph Smith received the Aaronic Priesthood.)

Here is Tori at the Daddy/Daughter campout with some good friends. (John is taking the pictures.)

And here is Tori reading a book to her Webkinz. Many of them are still in storage. The kids can't wait to get their things back. As soon as we can move into our new house, we'll have our things brought here.