2/10/10

the VA invasion

its taken me way too long to get these pictures up.
mostly because i was hoping to come up with a good story or two-
to somehow convey the joy and entertainment
found in hosting kim, tom & the four.

for now, some pictures.


haleybop and caroline - night #1

working the sunglasses

vogue it out, haley

shua prefers the mismatched jams, pulled up to the knees.

baby caroline

the zoo/rainforest trip... Uncle Elmo included
Uncle Elmo planning the attack

kim and haley up in the tree

grace and madison

daniel and the shu


daniel with his namesake :)


shu's favorite: the gharial

backpacking the toddlers

lunch break
(haley had a seat next to joshua at the other end of the table,
but she screamed, "not by shua! not by shua!"
until i sat her on my lap.
at the other end of the table.

i may or may not have felt similarly.

daniel and joshua opted for the Early Out with mark.
i told daniel that shua was going home for a nap, and he could join him.
he loudly proclaimed,
"oh, no. i don't wanna nap, buuuuuuut
maybe i could jus' lay on the couch and waach a movie or sumfin."
and they did.


next up: nature center complete with dress-up clothes

the leather vest
(i love the bent left knee!)

shua feeling slightly above the dress-up games

daniel decking his older brother out in a shawl

madison and dylan... so precious :)



haley turned the vest into a baby carrier

one last look at the vest

want to see more?
follow along at osinkoskyupdate.
you won't be disappointed.

we miss you guys!
can't wait for spring break :)

4 comments:

kosinkosky said...

i'm so happy to see these pictures. they are awesome. no way do they hold a candle to the actual visit, though. you guys rock as "hosts" to "houseguests"...

love the daniel quote (about how he wanted to waach a movie or sumfin) and the part about haley's meltdown regarding seating arrangements. maybe she was on to sumfin, you know?

and one last comment. the very first picture where you call her haleybop... i must say that is totally the "haleybop" face, for sure. absolutely. haleyBOP.

ckpaint4 said...

boy, haven't been by in awhile... miss a day - miss a lot! Looks like you all had a great time!

Anonymous said...

hoooollyyyy cow.
karin, you were right. that picture of you and kim 'backpacking' shu & haley....
uhm, hello sisters!
:)

erinleighclark said...

i love how shua was rocking the lumberjack look :)