Monday, May 9, 2011

Easter Family Photo

Why is it that the only time we take the time to make family photos is at Easter??

Oh right, because it makes everyone so ornery, it's not worth it! Not to mention, there are so many super fun things to do and so many people we love to play with, it seems unreasonable to take 15 minutes of that fun time out to make a silly picture. Action shots are more realistic anyway!! Bribery worked pretty well with Caroline, but Rutland made sure we all knew he couldn't be bought! He was not going to pose and that was final. Where on earth could he get that stubbornness from? (hint: it's not his mamma). We had a great Easter in Montgomery with the annual Hooks egg hunt, which I have had to retire from. I gave it 30 good years, scratching and clawing my way to either collecting the most eggs or finding the prized money egg. Caroline seems to be my best hope of a successor - Rutland did not show enough drive and concentration this year. Caroline surprisingly continued to look, despite the heat. It was a wonderful weekend with great food and even better company. Thanks for hosting all of us Mom!!


Caroline playing at my parents house Friday night before going to my cousin's baseball game.


C and R dying eggs Saturday morning. We have always dyed eggs with my grandmother, MeMee, but since she is not with us this year, my mom made sure the tradition kept going!!! The kids loved it.
Caroline was pretty particular about dying her eggs. 

Rutland broke the most eggs - shocker!

My baby!!


Thank you Gigi for our beautiful Easter duds!!




This is the most accurate picture of how our morning went!

Papa showing Caroline how her "pout" looks



Poor Memee wanted a sweet picture so bad, but the kiddos were NOT having it. Still too early I guess!








Love this sneaky little grin :)


Like Christopher says, "We could still be in college, right?" Um, don't think so C ;)

Ahh, but why would you want to go back when you have all this??

Love!

Lost in early morning thought!


Gigi, Caroline, and Sally

Finally getting to hunt some eggs!

Snagging one from his cousin, Milli, who is only 3 weeks older than he is!!


Stealing Milli's basket! He let her do all the work and then swooped in  for a last minute swap!

Oops, dropped another egg!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thames Family Lake House

Yes, it's true. The Thames family now has a lake house - just not THIS Thames family. Christopher's brother and his wife are now the proud owners of an amazing lake house on the Auburn side of Lake Martin. To celebrate their little boy's 1st birthday, they invited all of the family to come break it in! Although it wasn't warm enough to get in the water, the kids had a great time digging in the sand, roasting marshmallows, and just spending time together. We had 7 kids all under 5 so there was lots of action. What a wonderful place to grow-up! We look forward to many memories there together! Thanks Allyn and Ashley for inviting us!!



Loved putting our feet (and then some) into the water. I think I dried his shorts twice that day.


Baby Allyn celebrating his 1st birthday!

Does not like the cake on his hands!

Papa fishing on the pier - where does Rutland get his personality from?

And his good looks??

Rutland pulling Hill in the wagon.


Couldn't wait to get in his birthday suit! His clothes were probably in the dryer - again!

Hill playing in the sand - get is also in her birthday suit. 

Bedtime in the bunk room. Winding down to a movie