Sports!

 After the Peabody we needed some action.  Good thing Danny Hawkins was home from Lego camp.

Uncle Arthur doing some fancy moves . . .

 . . . before unleashing a rocket shot.

 Sorry, Elsie, I had to post it.

 Three monkeys in a van. 

 Girls in a pool.

 

 Plus some hairy guy.

Theo was looking a little burnt at dinner.

 Other folks had energy for some spirited garage hockey.

 By then, even the hometown girls were looking burnt.

Back to the Peabody

 A suitably chaotic dinner with cousins in town.

More chaos at breakfast.

 Then, off to the Peabody.

 

 Hanako pronounced most fossils "silly".

 This penny tornado was a real hit.  Uncle Arthur tried to stuff it with as many coins as he could jam in.

 This living bearded lizard was also "silly".

 

 Hanako helping Leigh . . . by toughening her up.

Playing New York, Part 3

For our finale, we met up with the Bradfords.
Leigh passed the time with some swinging.
DHawk as Anakin Skywalker, pre-Darth Vader, holding a lightsaber.Cousins hang tough!Elsie gets low,looks up,and tries it, too.Uncle Arthur was there, cinematographing.Hanako clung.This tire swing has been clinically proven to harm young girls.Later, girls were tired.

Family Gathering

After a four year hiatus, we went back to Virginia for a big get-together. Mother Nature hadn't heard that it was September and treated us to some 90+ heat, humidity, and biblical bugs.

Some of us slept through it.Aunt Ella and cousins Theo and Miki unsuccessfully try to beat the heat.Hanako sought sanctuary in the shade with G-toko.
Uncle "Ars-surr" was a big hit with his fishing.Danny's first catch!Water balloons are a good way to cool off.
Danny looks a bit overwhelmed by girls.After-dinner sparklers.It's hard to get everyone to not cry at the same time.See you in a couple of years!