The Jarman Fam

Saturday, April 4, 2009

These are some pictures I WILL NOT be blowing up and framing!!!

This day we took these pictures it was REALLY cold. We were a bit unprepared. Joey of course fell asleep in the car and so he was grumpy when we woke him up. It's just so typical. Then Annie was so happy that she didn't want to sit and smile, just run around and laugh and I didn't have any candy to bribe her. But after all the tears, we got a few good ones. Thank you BETH!!!

Thanks to Beth, this little beauty(below) was copied and given to grand parents and great grandparents. I wasn't upset at first because her and Lydia convinced me it was one of the best and I was resolved. Then I actually looked through them and I have to admit I can't totally appreciate Beth's sense of humor. At least my hair looks good. FYI, I was signing 'please' to Annie to come and sit in my lap. At least I was trying to be a patient mom.

More pictures of the fam

Eddie and Teila

Our little Annie... happiest when she could do whatever the heck she wanted.

John and Teila... at least they were pretty happy during the photo shoot.

Beth took these as well. I'm going to copy what she said on her blog...

"This would be the cutest picture ever..."

"If you didn't know there were 4 siblings"

Annual Jarman cousin pictures Summer 2008

Thanks to Auntie Beth (Eddie's sister) we have a fabulous very talented photographer in the family. These are the grand kids on the Jarman side taken in July of 2008. Everytime Iris comes Beth wants to take these. If you could only see all the pictures she actually takes or be there while she takes them. It is ridiculous. Half of them cry in most pictures (different halves mind you), if they aren't crying they aren't looking. I give them candy to be happy and then it drips down their faces. I usually have one (cough Johnny), that is suddenly shy and won't even look at the camera. If you taken pictures with kids hopefully you know what I'm talking about. Beth does a great job. And after 100 pictures taken in a 30 minute period, this is what we got.

Joseph, Jane, John holding Eve, Charlie holding Eleonor, Adden on ground, Petra, Teila, Annie and Opal

Joseph and Johnny

Johnny, I like his hair better combed but this was a day not to fight about it.

Annie and Eve

The Jarman Cousins!!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Spring Break at Roosevelt Lake

During Spring Break Eddie and half of his siblings went on a camp out to Roosevelt Lake. Annie and I missed this trip due to a very high fever Annie had. But we did get to spend a lot of time with Mom. There were some mishaps on the trip. Like not many trees for shade, Mom J's car broke down, I forgot to pack the meat for the tin foil dinners... However, Eddie says he can't really have a bad time camping. And it sure looks like they had a fun enough time!!

Auntie Hannah and Joseph

Johnny

Joey looking very cute with lots of dirt.

If you notice little Joey in the back round I would like to say, that this is in no way a reflection of my parenting. I was not there and therefore did not have control of these special little circumstances that pop up. And thanks to Auntie Lydia it was caught on photo. But like I said, I take no responsibility. Like Eddie says, he does have 2 Grandpa's that were plumbers. Somethings you just can't fight.

I don't think Joey's stick is totally on fire... Besides, Eddie looks very busy.

Kayak pics again!

Have our 6 year old ride the rapids? Why not? Let's live a little.

Ok, well maybe not rapids, but he's barely six!! Come on honey! Eddie was so proud Johnny did as well as he did in that Kayak. Apparently, he might give Eddie a run for his money. He did really well going down by himself. Eddie looks forward to the competition.

Eddie 'shooting the rapids' in the dam they built.

This Joey trying his hand at the Kayak. He's barely 4!! Who could ask for anything more.

Teila was Eddie's little right hand girl.

She loved collecting these rocks.

Johnny helping pick up camp.

Joey... well, I'm sure he was looking for something to help pack up. Never mind the sleeping bag and blanket he's standing on.

Sleeping on a tarp under the stars... It sounds pretty nice, but I can't say I'm sad I spent the night in Shyla's bed.

Roosevelt Dam
Word on the street was that Eddie was quite obsessed about the dam.

I'm sure it was pretty cool. So they saw the dam...

And then made their own

Uncle Robert's idea. Nothing like team work. We're such good parents to teach such great values.

Cuter brothers? I don't think so. Who cares if Joe's grip around Johnny's neck is probably as tight as a boa constrictor. He's just spreadin' the love.