Ezra's Blessing

Today we blessed Ezra and he cooperated nicely.

  

We almost forgot to take pictures, but managed to snap a few after most of the family left.

A Little Hike

This week Ryan and Ava and I went for a little hike. Here are a few photos. Since I'm usually the one taking the photos, I have hardly a single photo of me during this pregnancy. Now at least I have a few, even if they aren't great.

I should have unbuckled that Camelbak strap around my hips... it looks weird.

Family Photos

Here are a few photos from a recent Cook Family photo shoot. Now you can see how I look this pregnancy, though these aren't super revealing.

Why do kids hate photos?

This is old. After Thanksgiving, my siblings and I got together (we spent Thanksgiving with our in-laws). Tiffany was sick and couldn't make it, but requested a photo of all the kid cousins. This is the chaos that ensued.

Emma, Ava, Dave and Sam. Not a bad start...

In comes Naomi on the left and Thomas to the right of Ava:

Naomi wants out. Sam is done:

Leather couches appear to be too slippery for toddlers and babies:

Trying again. Ashton on the left, Ivan resituating Emma. Ava still unstable:

Naomi refusing to participate. Sam wanting out again:

Yeah, it's just not getting any better. So we gave up: