Throwback Friday

July 2007

Today's Throwback Friday is dedicated to my amazing husband, best friend and life partner. 

Who incidentally is striking a Heisman pose in this photo with my tiny infant son.  But let's not focus on that.

Cousin Photo Opp

Our best attempt at a photo of the 8 (so far!) cousins together.

And yes, my brothers are ducked down hoisting up three of the boys in the back row.

(ages 8, 6, 4, 2, 1, 1, 8 months & 3 months)

Cos Family Vacation

"As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it." Genesis 9:7

Dear Mom & Dad, 

Mission Accomplished.

Nags Head 2009

We miss you sand fort.

Throwback Friday

We recently had a bit of a tent upgrade.  Let me explain.  When Ron and I married, (10 years ago come August!) we bought a 2-man pup tent for our Oregon camping adventures.  It seemed, and was, completely appropriate for that time.  

Not quite as appropriate is that we have continued to stuff our many children in each year....and passed it off as fun. 

Here we are last year.  Well, minus Gabe who probably refused to post for a picture.  Anyone surprised?  Yes, Madeline - 7 at the time - was almost as tall as the tent!

And here's our upgrade.  Thanks to our friends Mark and Cara who camp with us and couldn't bear watching another year of abuse of camping with the old tent.  Happy Birthday to us.

And this is Gabe standing inside our new tent.  The thing is enormous.  Huge.  Its an 8-man tent....8 very large men.  They said they went with the 8-man, "just in case."

Very funny, guys.

Got Milk?

Classic picture of Gabriel milking a cow.  Although you can't tell from the picture, he's actually in the Kelty backpack.  That's true talent.

13 Little Piglets

Here's a preview of our Farm Day.

And I thought breastfeeding took a lot out of me.

(and yes, there are 13 suckling....I counted)