Long Beach Washington, October 2012

Bryce, patiently allowing photographers their time,

although at one point he did ask,

"which camera am I supposed to smile at?"

Bryce sledding 1/2012

Spring day in Kingston

After I took a class with Mark Van Huis along with Patti, I went back to the Hoffers', grabbed the boys and took them to the native American cemetery in Little Boston. I was supposed to be practicing with my digital camera, but I also shot some with my old Pentax using black and white film. I love film.

Eggs for breakfast

From Patti's facebook page today:

Mom: Bryce, what kind of egg do you want for breakfast?
Bryce: The leaky kind.


(It's always been my favorite kind!)

Thinking on a wide range of topics!

Mom, would you be really upset if my sisters were scientific geniuses and did genetic testing on me ....maybe they'd get rid of my B.O. and my armpits would smell like cherries.

I can't imagine living forever. I guess our minds are like peas and God's mind is like a really big watermelon.

I just don't get cars. They'll need boosters if they're ever going to fly. And if they hover, don't you think they'd use magnetic fields to do that?

Bryce: "Man, I love this Chinese food!!"
Miranda: "...This is popcorn chicken and macaroni and cheese"
Bryce: "Sometimes I get them mixed up!"

Christmas at Aunt Bev's

Bryce helped cook Christmas dinner ("Is this meat supposed to be white?" ...I guess he hadn't ever seen ground turkey before.) At the kitchen store I turned around and saw Alan giving Bryce a quick, spontaneous hug. And he also he got to go to Best Buy and use his money that he saved all summer and fall to buy an XBOX 360, 250 GB. That was one HAPPY boy!

He was one happy camper.