Murphy's Law

You take a whole bunch of great pictures of your baby -
and the only one you get her to smile for turns out blurry.

Don't Be Mad at Me

I know, I am a terrible father, son, brother, and husband because I haven't uploaded any pictures for a while now. For everyone who is disappointed, annoyed, or feeling neglected...here you go.

The little clan members.

Avery's Build-A-Bear 4th Birthday party.

Avery and friend Miley.

Avery and friend Dylan.

Asleep on the couch.

Believe it or not, this was Avery's idea.

The start of a walk to the park.

Crazy hair at the park.

The end of the walk to the park.

The many faces of Taylor Laine.

Trouble.

Taylor Laine Carlisle

Taylor Laine Carlisle

June 24, 2008

7 lbs. 3 oz.

20 inches long

Taylor's first picture.

Baby and Mom look at eachother for the first time.

Big sister.

Big brother.

First hairstyle.

Bear hugs from Dad.

After her first photo shoot.

We now have proof that for at least a moment in time

everyone did get along.

Janae's New Camera Phone

Janae's old phone was on its last leg so we decided to get her a replacement a couple of weeks ago. The only thing that Janae cared about was that the new phone have a good camera. Needless to say, she has been very busy testing it out. Here is a smattering of photos that she has taken of our recent activities.

Avery helped mom plant some new flowers in her flower pots.

Janae took the kids to a local interactive children's museum. Here is Mason (soaking wet) playing with one of the water exhibits. He also managed to come home with a black eye from the only 'padded' bench in the museum.

This one was taken on our camping trip during Easter weekend. Unfortunately, we didn't pull out the camera until after we had packed everything up in the car (kids included) and were ready to leave.

Our mostly cleaned up camp-site.

Avery is once again taking a dance class. I think that her favorite part is dressing up in her dance wear. Nice leg-warmers!

The weather has been great and the mini-pool is already getting some good use.

Sun bathing. Does anyone have a tissue?

Nice belly! He's still working on his tan.

The kids decided that it would be more fun to jump from the top of the slide and into the pool.

After his fifth jump, Mason got a confused look on his face,
held his bum, and said "Owey...hurty bum." Sliding down the slide was just fine after that.

Daily wagon trips are made to the park.

"Oh, I don't mind if I do."

This is Mason 'sleep eating.' What you can't see is that he ate like this, eyes closed, for several minutes before the picture flash woke him up. He is an extremely talented boy.

This is the new 'pose'...

again...

and again.

Do we wonder where she gets it?

Sidewalk chalk is the best...as long as it stays on the sidewalk. One afternoon, the kids decided that Grandma's house needed a little bit of color.