It isn't often that my sister Pat and her husband Bob can get their entire family together in one place. This past weekend was one of those times. The contingent from Maine came down for a long weekend, and I was privileged to be able to join all of them for part of it. When we can get the whole crew together, we try to catch everyone reasonably still for a family picture. Inevitably someone has closed eyes or is in full squirm (kids), but we do try. Here's the whole crew. Left to right: Todd holding Jack, Jody with Kaylan in front of her, Jen holding Jake, Len with Ava and Elizabeth, Bob and Pat, Robin, and Ben with Emily. Click on the photo for an enlarged view.
We also try to capture the smaller family units. Here are Todd and Jody with Jack and Kaylan.
Jen and Len with their three:
Robin and Ben with Emily:
And Pat and Bob:
There were all kinds of activities going on. The children had a splashing good time in the pool. At one point Elizabeth and Kaylan decided to hold hands and jump in the pool together.
Jack had a neat version of "swimmy arms", a flotation device that supported both his middle and his arms in one unit. He was absolutely at ease in the water.
On a rainy afternoon when the pool was off-limits, the older girls put on a play. Elizabeth was in her glory as director of the scarf-draped princesses.
Family folks interested in more of this kind of thing may check out the album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ejoyce2
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