Popsicle summer, sprinkler afternoon

 Some recent photos of ours, most taken by Morgan and me and some by Lena. Summer is now here in full bloom, enjoying popsicles, being outside, and playing in the hose.

May: veggie sausage, camping, and general silliness

Recent adventures from this past month starting with some photos from our recent camping trip in western Maryland with Vanessa, Leon, and Izze and some of their friends. Here is one from the photo booth Vanessa created, complete with costumes!

 Playing on the banks of the Potomac near Harpers Ferry, WV. Pretty neat to get back to an area I had spent so much time in while in grade school and early on in college.

 My sis.

 Hazel and me.

 Lena at the campfire drinking an ambitious amount of hot chocolate.

 Vanessa's muffin experiment (cooking blueberry muffin mix in hollowed out oranges in the fire).

 The dudes.

 Hazel rocking out at home.

 Morgan making veggie sausage complete with fake plastic intestine.

 A typical dinner at our house.

 Harpers Ferry from the Maryland side of the Potomac.

 Camping with Vanessa.

 Our fantastic niece Izze (minus one tooth).

 New friends.

Lena "driving to the airport" before one of our recent trips.

California in early April

 Over a month ago, at the beginning of April, we took a whirlwind trip out to California for a long weekend to tour the babies - Jenny Lynn and Gabriel and their son Gianni and Becca & Mark and their son Oliver. The weekend was great but flew by with not enough photos taken so here are just a few from us and from Mark & Becca from our time in Santa Cruz. Here are Becca and Oliver in the redwoods.

 Mark reading (most likely in German) to Lena. Hazel busting a move on the bouncy seat.

 Oliver. We forgot how great it is to be around new babes. Fantastic!

 Goofing around together at Mark & Becca's.

 The ever watchful kesey cat.

  Banana slug cruising in the redwoods.

 A rare photograph of our family all together.