Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Top Secret Mission!


Back in November we met up at Maudsley State Park in Newburyport to get a group shot of all the kids together for a nice picture for Grammy and Grampy for a Christmas present, since I mentioned in my last post was nearly impossible, especially with an acceptable background!  If only people didn't want to see their faces, the above one would have been great!  Except we were missing Casey.  I couldn't do this post before the present was given just in case there was any suspicion.  In the end none of were even paying attention when the picture got opened!  So much for the dramatic build up.  But they loved it anyway, we think!


This was the final cut!  Uncle Brian worked VERY hard, what got them to finally smile and look all mostly in the same direction, was him putting his shoe on his head!  Very funny.. I'll have to use that one in the future!  It was a freezing cold day, we stripped them of their jackets for the picture but then bundled them back up again to go for a nature walk through the park, it was a very long walk and at one point wondered if we'd ever make it out!  But the kids had lots of fun just being kids and spending the afternoon together.

Wait for me!! Cole was still busy collecting acorns when the others forged onward!

You have to hug the sign in order to read it :)


We put a stop to this game pretty quickly once we figured out what it was.. Monsters!  who would jump out at upcoming passersby!

Cam took charge and led the troops forward.

A perfect tree for climbing!

Rob stayed back with the stragglers. 

Just chillin' on the rock

At this time Caden was learning about the Pilgrims and Indians.  The kids collected sticks to kill the animals so that they could use the meat to eat, the skin to make clothes and the bones to make tools and arrow heads.. at least he was listening!  And the only reason I actually know this is because I volunteered in his classroom one of the days they were reading a story about it, since Caden does not share anything that they do at school with us!  Caden was piling it high on Gabrielle, I told him that was enough, soon she wouldn't be able to see, and Gabrielle replied that she could take more!  She's a worker!



Buddies



3 comments:

Jen said...

AWESOME pictures and great post! :)

Muffiemom said...

Great pictures. I love the first one. The kids looked like they had a great time together. Yes we do love our picture and such a surprise. You know how I am always wanting one of all the kids together.

Kelly said...

What a great setting and great pictures! I love the one of your neice carrying the logs. It's so cute.