Sunday, September 06, 2009

The Distant View




See this crazy, wonderful, insanely awesome stair-step family of mine (minus Tim, Annie and myself)? I've been away from them for two weeks now. It's been amazing. 

I don't at all mean this in a nasty way, but you grow older and you need to move on. Even if your family is still so new and wonderful and growing into more of a family each day, you still have to step out and head off on your own. But sitting here in my blessedly silent apartment, fresh baked bread on the window sill and a 'to-do' list rapidly dwindling, I find myself looking through pictures of the summer - and drat it, but I miss those crazy little kids. My roommate and apartment, my books and walks to the park, papers and interviews, they are all great. But their entertainment (and irritant) value compared to a bunch of siblings? Pretty much non-existent. 

So here are some of the best pictures of my crazy siblings that I really love very greatly (especially from a few hours away). 

Sleeping with sunglasses...
Acting shy...
Being crazy with cousins...
Swinging...
Chillin' with Dad and Java...
Reading comics while dressed like Spiderman...
See what I mean about insanely awesome?

3 comments:

Debbie said...

Rebecca, Thank you for the great pictures! I'm glad that you still love us! (When can I come for a visit to that nice, quiet, grown-up world?)
Love you,MOM

Anonymous said...

Love the stair steps but someone may need to move to the back of the line soon if he keeps growing.

Jan

Annie said...

It's taken me a long time to say this, but I love the photos!