goldfish anyone?

Goldfish anyone!!??

We made it!

WE MADE IT TO JULY!!!!!
WE MADE IT TO JULY!!!!!
HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH!!!!

Nantahala Falls

HEY! The pictures from the NOC photographer are now available online! See stunning photographs of Michelle, Richard and Sarah braving the daunting class three rapids of the Nantahala Falls! (for some reason I couldn't find chief.) Action! Adventure! Suspense! They are copy-protected, so I can't post them here, but if you follow this link you should be directed to an album I made just for ya'll!!

Nantahala Falls

Princess Hannah

Hannah got a trunk-full of dress-up clothes for her 4th birthday, and she was soooo excited. She immediately wanted to try on all her princess outfits, especially tinkerbell, but we were about to leave on a short hike to a small waterfall. She and I compromised- as long as she kept on her hiking clothes, she could accessorize all she wanted. (Just like Olivia, for the pig fans out there) Here we have the slightly tired hiking princess. I got Hannah a book from the library recently called "do Princesses wear hiking boots?" and with all the camping she has done lately Hannah just ate it up.

Bear fishing

There was this pond just teeming with trout at the campsite. One option was to pay a old man four dollars for a fishing pole (er, fishing stick and string) and catch a fish. Or, of you had the survival training and instincts, you could catch one bare-handed. Not for the faint-hearted, though, those trout will bite back!

Pinata Party!

We had a pinata for Hannah's party and we all took a swing or two at it. Hannah was excited (yeah! hit it hard!) She got a couple good wacks in herself. Chief held up the pinata and would yank the rope right after you swung so you missed the pinata and ended up looking pretty goofy. (that doesn't take much effort for some of us) In the end, though, it was Zannah who busted open the pinata and let loose the candy. Yea!

Trail leader

Sam really, really, really likes to be in front of the hiking party. If anyone, especially hannah, gets in front of him he starts to seriously book it down the trail, usually yelling. This has got the be the funniest picture yet of him running- the determination, the swinging arms, the short legs pounding the ground, and my favorite, the cheeks on the sag. He has such chubby cheeks and when he runs they just bounce around all over the place!