Charles and Jonah doing Charles and Jonah stuff...again

Neighborhood homeschoolers' ice cream social

Dad and Morgan on a Daddy-Daughter Date to the Cheesecake Factory

Loading up the van for our annual camping trip to King's Dominion

Makaya shows dad how to hammer the tent stakes into the ground

Jonah and Dad setting up Poppy's nylon palace

The sisters

Poppy and Makaya share a moment at the campground

The family compound...at least for this weekend

Getting ready to have dinner

Resting on the tree hammock

Siblings play a game of darts

Jonah gets a bulls-eye

And, yes, what would a camping outing be without the weiners on a stick?

Hanging out by the fire

You get creative when you forget to bring bowls

Headed to the park

Strategizing...

Rare event caught on film: Mom in a picture. Equally rare event: Mom on a roller coaster!

Poppy and Mo

The Homeschool group at Colonial Williamsburg

The Woodworker's Shop in Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg...the bottles are Apple Cider and Root Beer (just in case inquiring minds wanted to know)

Post-Colonial Williamsburg pizza outing

The parents enjoying their post-field trip time

Jonah and Michael

Morgan and Elizabeth

Morgan and Daniel

The Mitchells and the Plunks

Jonah, Michael and Daniel at the Amish Farmer's Market

Plunks and Mitchells hanging out at the park

Yes, even Jennifer was there....here is the proof (thanks, Curtis, for taking the picture!)

Okay, now imagine what these glow sticks looked like just before the flash went off to take this picture

Caught on camera: Black belt instructor flattens student during belt test!

...but Jonah still manages to earn his Purple belt in Chutoku Ryu Karate

Mission complete

Hard to pass up on a good game of Uno...but it's even harder resist the naptime call