easter with the joneses

My sister and her kids came to visit over Easter weekend. It was great to have them with us. They didn't get to stay for long, and my kids and I all had to cry about them leaving, but it was fun while it lasted. Isn't family great?

Here are the best pictures we could get of the crew. Mine are particularly hard to photograph. Henry can't make a normal face when he sees a camera, Elsa can't look up at a camera, and Will can't hold still for a camera. (And Brandon and I always look so tired, go figure!) So, here's what we could do. My mom bought cousin dresses for all the little girl cousins. (Thanks, Mom!) Will cracks me up in all the group pictures.





We got some great pictures of Amy's kids:

kickin' it

Elsa's playing soccer this spring. We tried last spring, and she really wasn't into it. But this year she kept asking me when she got to play soccer again, so I signed her up. I'm impressed at the action shots Brandon got, because Elsa doesn't get in on the action very often. She's pretty timid about it and won't try to kick the ball if it seems like someone else has it. I guess we need to teach her it's OK to be aggressive sometimes. But, she has fun running up and down the field, even if she doesn't kick it very often.