WEAPONS!

Matthew's been working so hard during the week that on Sunday he's been careful to do extra special things with the boys. Our last 2 Sundays have looked like this: Church, visiting Meme (with a Sonic lunch to tide them over), swimming, and then making WEAPONS! (as only Harry can say it). Last week, "wood elf knives" and this week, cross-bows. They thought they were something else using a hand saw. Here they show off one of each:
Here I told them to look fierce:

Because sometimes a girl just needs 2 posts

Mary Clement is One!

Baby Girl, we are so blessed to have you! A few weeks late in the posting, but you've come to expect that, being number 3, haven't you?

Your party guests, Big Bill and William:

A few of your fans, working hard on decorating your cupcakes:

I wrote the MC, the boys did the rest:

Kicking back, enjoying the attention. We love you, tree monkey!

Week with Josh and Em

I somehow took no pictures when Dave and Lynn or my parents were in town, so I tried to be good when Josh and Em were here!

One morning Emily and I took the big boys berry picking, and these are our spoils. Amazingly, all of the blueberries are GONE. Mary Clement has almost become a blueberry (NOT like that girl in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, thankfully):

Lemon ice cream made at Benjamin's request:

Our Little Erkels and She Who Judges the Swimming Matches From Her High Throne

Has my vote for

Worst picture on the planet. Have a worse one?

William and Harry