Fun Run! by James

At 7:30 am June 2 2007 we started the race. It was cold at the beginning when I was running so fast . Then I started to slow down . It took me 48 min 52 sec to finish the whole 3.2 miles. I was happy when I got popsicles after the race.

Thats my Life

Here's little MooMoo getting great practice putting her baby in the back of the car and then the stroller... and then back again. She missed those good ol' Philly days where our main form of transportation was simple- just walking.

"Jumping Slide"

William said "this was a perfect thing for Daddy to buy for our home. We just played on it all day after Daddy put it together. We had to do the garden before we played on it. Weeding was more boring than the water slide but I'm glad we did both"

Everyone loves a good book

I never did have a chance to comment on this great photo. For one thing, the kids just don't sit THAT still for me. But I was lucky to quickly grab the shot before the battery died out on my camera. That book was one of my favorites when I was little! Even more precious though is the image and sweet reminder of why Paul quit banking.

"We are sleeping so good" by Peter

We are doing something funny, silly, crazy. We are sleeping in the car. And Daddy was driving in the front seat. We drove back from Mapleton. We were dreaming it.

James the Lobster Eater by James

I am not only the oldest child but also the President of the Seafood Lover's Club. William is the Vice Presisdent, Opa is the first counselor, Mommy is the treasurer, Nathan is Vice treasurer, and Douglas is second counselor. We hope to soon elect Peter to the club.

This picture is of the Lobster that I ate with the help of XiaoXia breaking the exoskeleton. It tasted good except for the green part. XiaoXia told us that the people in China eat Lobster raw. I thought eating it cooked was better. It was a good after school snack.

"Jabba the Ham"

by James
We bought a ham at Costco. When we put it in the oven it looked like Jabba the Hutt. William and I couldn't stop laughing at it. It was stranger than I thought. There was a crack for the mouth, two bumps for the eyes, two holes for the nostrils, and fat juicing down its face. We called the oven his Sail Barge. We said when we take him out of the oven he gets out of his Sail Barge.

It was so weird but it tasted good. Next time we get a ham maybe it will look like R2-D2.