still more camping

Mary practices clicking her heels.

Peter discovers that his bat can double as a sword, and he thanks it.

Nice close up of Thomas.

Peter coyly poses.

Lauren is visited by a cold butterfly of happiness.

More camping

Before the fall. We knew it was coming, and I am glad I got this one of her relatively dry.

All four getting dressed for the morning. Mary was a big help.

A nice, quiet shot of Thomas. It happens.

There was lots of casting practice, and lots of lines up in trees as well.

You cannot keep Lauren out of the sand. We do not try.

First camping trip

This tent seemed huge, till we all got in it! Mary and her friend slept in a two person tent to give us room in this one. The children were a little nervous the first night about some owls we heard, but they did OK.

Mary hugs Peter while Noel looks on.

Peter chows. Food was a major concern as these three can be PICKY eaters. But for the most part, everyone did fine.

OK, this fish is tiny, but the children enjoyed it all the same.

Lauren poses or gets an attitude, I forget which. The bikes were a lot of fun for the little ones.

Set the way back machine for 2002 Sherman

Lauren worries about getting her temperature taken.

Tiny Thomas waking up. Notice the size of the hand compared to the size of the infant.

My mother feeding Peter. He was our big baby at 3 lbs.

This photo can give you an idea of how tiny they were. I do not often post these photos for many reasons: It is hard for me to tell who is who, and that is a little embarassing; It seems like two ages ago, and so many of the photos I threw away when I edited them. See, I did not know that I needed to save a large, unedited copy. So for many of these early photos, there will never be alarge print. And it is my fault. And I hate thinking about it.

recent edits

It takes me more time to edit photos of the children than it does to take them. So I have a backlog of editing to do. These are some recent edits, I think they are from May. This is a nice, soft photo of Lauren.
From a color, digital original. I like Thomas' intense look in this one.

Brothers.

A not at all soft photo of Lauren. I like this one a lot, there is a demented quality to it!

more from the birthday

Peter looks in pain, I find that strangely comical as he gazes at his cake.

A wonderful picture of longing.

Sensory deprivation.

Hear no evil.

More from the park

Well, yeah, I did sit them there, but if you think I could pose them effectively, you don't have triplets.

It looks as if I overdid the burning in around his head. Really, the leaves and shadows are that dark!
If ya get a pic that just doesn't work in color, try it in black and white. With the contrast jumped up a bit, I like this one in mono.

Guilty. I made them hold hands. But, they didn't mind a bit.

Christmas

Our youngest children's best friend, Lettie.

I adore photos of my children like this one. Their personality shines, or somethings, right through.

The older boys Sunday School class. The last shepherd on the right, looking tired, is our son Peter, who turned out to be quite the camera hog.

Wise indeed.

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year. God Bless you!

More Thanks

Mary squeezes a burp from her sister's diaphram. Lauren, we have learned, can burb at will. Ad nauseum. Ours, not hers. We are so proud.

What a pose! Worthy of a statue. Peter, the intrepid battery cable guy.

The gang (Emily included) go on an expotition.

Thomas doing magic tricks. Again.

Thankfull

Busy children need a bath, and Emily (left) and Mary helped. BIG tub, took about an hour to fill and had a tide.

A taste of the view. More to follow when the film is developed and scanned. We were so happy and surprised at how nice the cabin was and the wonderful view and weather. We were blessed.

Lauren was thankful for all the big girls to be with. Her sister Mary, cousin Emily, Cousin Mallory, Cousin Kandace. Lots of big girls to watch and play with.

Peter was thankful for the cabin. He ran back to the porch, checked out the view, and exclaimed "Daddy, we can see the world!"

Thomas had a party

The party was for his second birthday. A little early to be hitting the bottle, but ya gotta start sometime.
This pic was entered to be the first, but Beta thought otherwise. I hate editors who think they know better than you.
Ellie was a bit nervous when we arrived.
Now how is that for an outfit? Shades of Sandra Dey.

More Party Fun

Lauren demonstrates her icing licking technique.
Thomas bites bubbles, much to Mary's amusement.
A peak from the birthday boy.

Lauren demonstrates amazing optimism about her ability to jump rope.