Hawkins Time

 Who doesn't start the day by building Devastator, with one glass of milk and one of OJ?

 

 The same guy now fuels up for family night at camp.

 There is a lot of running.

 

 Hiding from Dad.

 Family night.

 A particularly funny skit.

Morning Time

 Morning time is momma time¹.  I try to stay hands off.  Here are some slack-jaws warming up with Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

 

Danny goes off to camp, and Leigh goes to school, except on Fridays.  Today is Friday, so I got to see the girls playing together.  They go off for hours and entertain each other; there was a lot of yapping about getting buckled into seats for trips in their couch-car.

 I guess they want to jump around in the car.

 

 

1.  All time is momma time.

Haus

 Some photos our architect took.  Fancy.

 

The pool is a favorite place.  Danny's swimming is advancing, as is a minor case of swimmer's ear.

 The filter hole is irresistible; it must be stuffed!

 There is a lot of this diving, with full lay-outs.

 Looking tough.

 After, dinner at Ashley's.

An orchid that is thriving in our well-lit home.

 

One of my many yard projects, turning this stump into a table.

My carpenter friend tells me one year of drying per inch of wood.  2015!

Summer

 When the landscaper is done moving things, he likes to nap.  Or pretend to, under a blanket of children.

 The girls lining up their friends for breakfast.

 We joined a pool.  The girls love it.

The boy doesn't mind it, either.

House is Done!

 Our new house is all done . . .

. . . or all the parts we paid someone else for.  The yard work is ongoing.  At least our landscaper is cheap.


The resulting giant pile of wood chips got distributed, and replaced by this giant pile of stone.  6 tons worth.  We're expecting another 6 tons when the gravel store gets more in.

 The Ida's and Miki's came all the way to the East!  Ella led Pete and I on a death march to the beach. It was so rough Miki passed out.

Leigh found some seaweed.

 The next day we went to the children's museum in Middletown.  Who doesn't like an in-flight movie?

 Ida and Miki got trapped in a UFO.

 Ida helped gather fish in the cannery.  This was before big Uncle Dan laughed at her, causing her to hide in distress.

 Uncle Pete fixing the jam we caused in the fish conveyor belts.

 Those girls sure like the beach, even when it is a gloomy day.  Miki likes to get naked.

 Danny and Ida got along great,..

 Scary masks!