Resemblances

It's easy for me to see Colin when I look at Ben, but harder for me to see myself when I look at Izzie.  However, here are two photos in which I see it!

2nd Grade Chapel Presentation

Izzie's class presented the battle of Jericho last Friday at chapel.

 Izzie with her fiends, getting ready in the hallway.

 Israelite campsite.

 Although we can't understand the plan, God is Almighty, so we should obey.

Song:  Be Very Strong, Be Very Brave

 Marching around Jericho.

And the walls fall!

You're only as old as your children think you are...

Izzie: (examining a Korean 10 won coin)  Wow!  This coin is really old!  It's from the 1970's!

Me:  I hate to tell you, Izzie, but Dad and I were born in the 1970's.

Izzie:  (gazes at me mouth open in disbelief)

Photos

The kids are old enough now to be fairly cooperative if I bribe them with candy,  however they're also in the stage where I can't ask them to smile or they present an awkward grimace that looks like they're trying to happily swallow a bug.  We tried to go to a park and take these, but it was Children's Day, and every other parent seemed to be there with their children, so instead we found a spot under a bridge - the only shady spot to be found!

And just to bring back some memories...

I wonder how long they are going to let me keep doing this?

Family Portrait

Not a bad shot for using the camera's self-timer and having the camera propped up on some stairs.  This was at Fort Casey.  I'll try to get some more photos up soon.

School Mural

All the elementary students and teachers drew a figure on this mural designed by our art teacher.  It's now hanging in the foyer of the school.  Ben, Izzie and I are all in here... can you spot us?

Austin Visit

When we weren't dressed up as gorillas we spent some time visiting Katie, Marvin, Dupree and GG.

Ben and Izzie were very taken with Dupree.

The family - it was Katie's birthday!

 Dupree got an intense work out chasing balls and jumping up to get the toys the kids were teasing him with.

 Ben and Izzie were so excited to play with him, but I couldn't help worrying someone was going to step on him and... well, thank goodness nobody did.

We played Greedy and Ben was the scorekeeper.

Love this face!

Oh to be as photogenic as Katie!

Gorilla Run

Before we left to go back to Canada, we stopped to see Katie and GG in Austin.  (Great Grandma)   Colin or Grandma Ann (whose bright idea was that?) signed up for a 5k fun run to support gorillas - and everyone participating got a gorilla suit to wear.  And keep.  It turned out to be lots of fun, and who knows what we might need those suits for in the future!

 Izzie must be hiding her head in embarassment because she doesn't look like the rest of the family.

Or maybe she does.  Behold the Gorilla Queen in all her glory.

Gorilla food.

 Gorilla poo.  Yup, he ate that.

Gorilla Colin is lurking amongst the medical gorillas.

Ben and his mama gorilla.

Oklahoma 2014

Here are some of the highlights from our trip to Oklahoma in January... Yup, still catching up.   

Picking pecans at Johnie and Nancy's.

 There were a lot of nuts!

Sitting in Johnie's boat.  I had to include this one to show off Izzie's Goodwill bargain.  I think she got 50% off of 25 cents.

Playing games at Grandma Ann's.

Playing with Pete.

Izzie's castle, made out of a toilet box, and fancied up with aluminum foil and gift bows.  Grandma had to tie her princess gown about a hundred times while we were there.  If you are wondering about the fish face, Izzie was determined not to smile for this picture, because that would be cooperating...

Hector and Grandpa.  At first the cats only came out if Grandpa was around, but they warmed up to us a bit by the end.

Princess Dresses

 The girls wanted to try on princess dresses and crowns, so we had a little fashion show.

January Visit to Seoul

We stopped to visit our friends in Seoul before leaving for North America.  One day we went to... it's been so long, I've forgotten the name of it.  Anyway, it had bouncy castles, a train ride, ball pits etc. For an extra fee the kids took a lesson in making Korean rice cakes.