The Christopher Abernethy family, shortly after JoAnna's birth.
In the back yard.
The AWANA club went on a train ride.
At Mount Rushmore on our way out to Washington to see Chris' family in 2002
On the way home from Washington we stopped to see Chris' grandparents in Minnesota. Grandma Jo's full name is JoAnn...she was able to meet her little namesake.
Being cute together.
The children are playing MarioKart with Grandma.
Reading a Christmas story.
Caleb was Joseph and Lydia was an angel in the Christmas play this year. JoAnna was just interested in the pokey stuff in front of her.
Look at the wonderful presents under our Christmas tree this year!!
At the Warthers Museum in Dover, OH.
Family 2004.
At my brother's wedding.
JoAnna and Jonathon (her second cousin) were enjoying pushups together.
The three amigos.
Chris had snitched one too many pieces of candy while making his graham cracker house.
Chris with the cars he made with the children for the AWANA grand prix. Lydia brought home a trophy for her car...Grandpa's Little Pete. (That's another whole story, right dad?)
In the mayor's garden at Colonial Williamsburg.
On the front steps of one of the buildings in Colonial Williamsburg.
Posing with the Union Jack.
At the entrance of Colonial Williamsburg.
Doing their school reading together.
With Charlie Brown and Snoopy.
Chris was washing the van and the children were "helping". More like they were helping to get daddy wet!! That's okay b/c daddy had the hose and succeeded in soaking them.
JoAnna and Lydia
Lydia, JoAnna and Caleb
Our familly posing with my grandfather, 2006.
Caleb, Lydia and JoAnna posing with actors portraying Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.
The four of us in front of the 185, before it was flown to Manitoba. It is now flown in mission service.
JoAnna and Lydia at their piano recital, 2008
The girls looking out over the Grand Canyon.
The three amigos at the Grand Canyon.
With my friend, Janey, and her children. We took a stagecoach ride.
At Whit's End in Colorado Springs.
I know that Caleb is in the costume for Eugene and I think Lydia is dressed as Connie and I'm not sure which costume JoAnna has on. All of these characters are from Adventures in Odyssey.
Hello.
We ate lunch at Whit's End.
Family picture time.
We went on a whale watching tour (up through the San Juan Islands) before we left the Seattle area.
At the entrance of Yellowstone.
Our beautiful quilts made out of Chris' clothes.
