Max continues losing teeth

He's practically all gums:


It's really hard to get a decent picture of him with the missing teeth, but at least this gives you a general idea of his gummy grin...

Max's Birthday: The Lost Pictures

Just found these from April '07, Max's sixth birthday party. Our good friend Jeff the Magician came by and did a card trick with Mom:

He also turned Max into a magician! Watch, as this seemingly normal child:


...is magically transformed into a magician! (Seriously, he wants to be Jeff's apprentice. Luckily, Jeff lives down the street...)

Jordan the ballerina (from April 2007)

Did I mention I finally replaced the batteries in our camera and that they were dead since April? Well, here's a few pics from Jordan's ballet recital in April '07:

The Great Outdoors

Several weeks ago we signed up for a camping trip with the local YMCA. We drove out to Camp Pa-Wa-Pi on Friday night only to experience an UNUSUALLY cold late summer night (low predicted to be 39 degrees). Even with the cold, we had a lot of fun.

We started out with a hike through the woods. We took a break here to work on the low ropes:


Next week moved on to the rope swing. Max was a natural, and Jordan was so happy to do it all by herself!


After that, we cooked hot dogs and s'mores over the campfire then settled in for a rest--the ground was hard, but the kids didn't care. In the morning we had campfire sausage and scrambled eggs.

We ended the morning with archery and rock climbing. The fresh air did us all good, although I appreciated my bed on Saturday night.

First day of school!

Max and Jordan went back to school this week. Max had a great week as a first-grader (!), and Jordan is excited to be one of the "bigger kids" who helps the little ones learn the school rules.

Here's a picture of Max's first grade class. His teacher is the woman in the back row on the right (Ms. Christine). The other adult (on the left) is the classroom helper, Miss Kathy.

Here they are posing with Tree Buddy on the first day.