Is it the fingerprints all over the TV screen? Is it, though not very noticeable in this picture, the Christmas garland that has found a permanent home across the top of the entertainment center? Or is it the three year old contortionist who crammed himself into one of the bottom shelves. He folds quite nicely. 
Here is a quick slide show of the pictures we took on our trip to Yakima, Washington. We went up to visit Bryan's side of the family and see friends too, but you wouldn't know by these pictures. It turns out that we are horrible picture takers because the only people who got some camera time besides Jake, Kate, Jessica, and Bryan were Bryan's dad and Wesley, who is one of Jake and Kate's cousins. That kind of sucks too because we saw a lot of family and friends. Sorry...we'll get you next time.
Our family sufferd a loss on Monday August 13, 2007 when our nephew, Kendell Alan Williams, passed away due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He lived life to the fullest and while we will always miss him he will always remain in our hearts.
Jake has been wanting to help me unload the dishwasher lately. Silverware seems to be the thing that keeps him busy the longest so I can get the rest put away up high without "help". Doesn't he do a great job!
I leave Caitlin alone with my baby in the tub for two minutes, and this is what happens.
I was trying to get a picture of Kate's little Mohawk that shows that she does in fact have a little bit of hair. I think it is also a very authentic picture of the face she makes when she is whining.
I would come and get ya. Kate is spending a lot of time on her hands and knees rocking back and forth. Every time she tries to move her arms she lands on her face, but it is only a matter of time before she will be off and crawling.
This is just a little blue spongy whale that Jake plays with in the tub. The other day it became his mustache. Who knows?
Though we don't have any pictures of her for the blog, our sister-in-law Shae came for a visit a few weekends ago. It is always so fun to have her around and the kids love her. She and Bryan also got to go see Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. They had a good time. Before she left on Sunday morning, Shae took a few pictures of the kids getting ready for church. Jake is holding his recorders that he got from his cousin Wesley. They don't get played as much as they get used as swords.
There was no actual music being played, I just like this picture of Kate. It looks like she is snapping her fingers and really getting into some good music. Such a cute girl.
You can still see some of the white from the face painting on Jake's cheek in this crazy picture. Who sleeps like that anyway?
Jake can trace his hand and even draw the fingernails on. Unfortunately he tends to forget to include his thumb and pinkie and the nails are closer to his knuckles than in real life. He is getting better all the time though. This particular time he was so proud that he went and got the camera and asked his Aunt Shae, who got to come visit for the weekend, to take a picture of it for him.
We have been taking the kids for walks in the evenings. It helps Jake get rid of extra energy and, as you can see, Kate gets really relaxed in the stroller. The other night while we were out Jake got tired of walking so Bryan put him up on his shoulders. Jake apparently had a good view into people's fenced backyards because when we walked past one house he looked over and asked "What's cooking?". I heard a little chuckle from the person barbecuing and we had a good one ourselves.
There's nothing like trying to get attention with a baby sister around.
I know this picture is a little bit blurry, but I think you can still tell that Kate sure loves her dad. Bryan is pretty fond of Kate as well.
Here are two of our most recent pictures of Kate. She had her six month check up last Monday. She weighs in at a whopping 14 lbs 13 oz. That puts her at about the 25th percentile. She is about 27 inches long putting her at the 75th percentile for height. It is fun to watch her learn new things every day. She is getting better at sitting up and has definitely mastered eating baby food. The only problem is if we don't shovel it in fast enough. She is such a smiley girl and we sure love having her in our family.
This is our most updated family picture. Don't worry, it is not professionally done. We'll be getting one of those soon also. You may notice the light over my (Bryan's) head and as far as we can figure out, that is in similitude of my angelic ways, not the lights from the kitchen.
