Last night, my siblings slept over at my aunt's house, so I pretty much had the house to myself. I got to use the computer without Shannon breathing down my neck and listen to whatever I want without worrying that someone will start singing along. But they're back now and . . . unusually quiet. I'll have to check that out.

Yes, I know I haven't posted as many pictures of my brother and sisters as I have my cousins. But you have to admit, they're much cuter. So I'm posting pictures of my siblings taken last July while we were at a family reunion in Minnesota because I don't have any more recent ones.

I just went through all the pictures on the computer, and I realized that there are only two pictures taken in 2007 that had all six of us, and they both have Parish cousins in them. And forget about pictures with the eight of us. They exist, but not on Parish cameras. I'll try to get some.

In front of the cabin we stayed in. It was designed for five. We fit twelve: nine kids and three adults.

Back row: Riley, Bryan & me

Middle row: Wesley, Shannon, Kathryn & Jonathan

Front row: Janelle & Aislinn

At Lake Itasca. The water in the background is the Mississippi River. We walked across a few times; the water was about a foot deep.

You can figure out who everybody is.

"Row, row, row your raft

All around the lake . . ."

Long story behind this one, and I don't really feel like telling it right now. Tough luck.