Clark's Baptism

Clark was baptized last week.  We are proud of him and excited about his decision.  Here are some pictures from the meeting:

Spring Break

There were lots of activities this week. The boys had their spring break and Scott took a week of vacation.

First, Clark and Spencer had their lego ninja themed birthday party.

We got passes for Kings Dominon and had a blast.

Spencer was fearless but a bit short for most rides. Clark had the height, but not really the nerve to try the bigger coasters.

We went camping in Shenandoah and did a 3+ miler down to the south river falls. There were several adult hikers up in the parking lot feeling exhausted from their hike. They felt pretty wimpy when they saw our three boys come hiking out of the woods with smiles on their faces.

We had fun hanging out in our family tent. Jen and Laurel's hair went crazy from the static electricity.

It got cold up in the mountains but we dressed for the weather.

The sunrise was gorgeous, but I had trouble convincing anyone to come and see.

We spent a day up in Maryland visiting our newest cousin, Lydia Lodowski. I didn't get any pictures of that, but Stephanie got plenty. We also got a visit from Grandad who stopped by on his way from Florida to Maryland.

Mother's little helper

Here Laurel is helping with the dishes. (Many clean dishes seem to go into the dishwasher and dirty dishes get put in drawers.) She is also very good at sweeping and laundry sorting. Laurel has also made herself in charge of everyone's shoes.