Watching the Idaho Vandals play Eastern Washington U.

An epic battle

Gunnar n Ransom set the scene for a showdown of Good Guys vs. Bad Guys. With baby toys.
Every day I ask Gunnar who he played with at recess today. And the answer 98% of the time is Ransom. Lots of love between these two.

All tuckered out from the book learnin'

And..... this is Gunnar at 3:00 in the afternoon of his first day of kindergarten.

First day of school!

First day of school!

First day of school!

First day of school!

Sorry kid, but the hairy fairy will get you too!

Karsten fell down the steps, rubbed off the scab on the side of his crib at night.

Big eater

Karsten has learned how to crawl up on the dining room table. Here he is eating the rest of his siblings PBnJs.

Best txt msg of my day... Take that business world!

Signe washing little brothers

Nick told Signe to help Mommy out while he leaves for the first of what will be many evenings of Daddy away doing football stuff. She donned her kerchief and is taking her responsibilities very seriously; I didn't ask her to bathe her brothers.

Holloways on Kamiak Butte, May 2012.

Holloways on Kamiak Butte, May 2012

A random photographer with a local radio station offered to take our picture on Kamiak Butte back in May. I finally got around to emailing him and he sent me this and two other pictures.

Ooooooohhhhhhh

This picture is a little blurry, but I love the shared expressions on the faces of my mom and my son. Karsten found Nana to be pretty funny.

One more zoo train pic

Hanging out with Nana and Papa

Hot day fun

Karsten and his siblings have a blast in the water fountain at the reunion picnic.

Sunday reunion picnic

Adults chatted while kids played at Fairmount Park in Salem.

Salem Academy of 1992

Reunion dinner Saturday night at The Ram in Salem. Only 3 guys showed up!

Baby is stuck but enjoying the view

Kerplop!!!

Of course, cold does not keep Nick out of the water. You can see him with Signe on the log, jumping into the water and later swimming under the waterfall. The boys were immensely entertained throwing rocks into the water.

Butte Creek Falls

Where do you go when it reaches 102 degrees on Saturday in the Willamette Valley? Butte Creek Falls in Scotts Mills, where the water was so cold I (Abby) couldn't even keep my feet in the water for very long.

Gunnar's turn

Feeding the Lorikeets at the zoo

Zoo train

The kids were more excited to ride the train at the zoo last Friday then do anything else.