BuxtonBeutel Thanksgiving

feast

chef

drink

cookies

canine

costumes

more costumes

baby

baby meal

pony

mouth

hands

Mother and son

father and son

father and daughter

proud parents

puppy parent

pumpkin pie bake-off

Jason's backyard

Some twenty four hours after we left Denver, we arrived at Jason's home in Wentzville, Missouri.  Jason wasn't there to greet us, but we received a warm and enthusiastic welcome from his "watch" dogs, Chewy and Tari. 

The boys were extremely impressed with Jason's backyard which contained a full size trampoline, climbing fort and zip line.  The zip line was in need of some minor repairs.  Fortunately, Jason took care of that as soon as he got home.

Weee!

While Jason and the boys played were occupied with the zip line, Seth spent some time with his niece Liliana.

Sharing a laugh. 

Such a cute girl! 

Trampolines, forts and ziplines are all pretty cool, but perhaps the best part of Jason's backyard is what lay outside the back gate... 

That little path leads to a rocky creek bed.  Liliana couldn't wait to show her cousins how well she can throw rocks. 

Ryan tried to teach her to throw underhand, but she wasn't having any of it. 

 James was more interested in climbing trees than throwing rocks, but he did launch a few.

So did Jason!

Jason also helped James find some cool artifacts including this fossil...

and this jawbone with teeth still attached. 

"Bye bye, Mama.  You can go home but we're going to stay out here all day."

May 2011

Y2K babies

Here are some pictures of the first meeting of the Y2K Buxton boys.These were taken at Nana and Papa's old house in Overland Park, Kansas.

Lucas is wishing he had some spiffy shoes like Ryan's.

Baby talk.

Pile up.

A couple other pictures from the same trip. This is Nana and Lucas.

Papa and Lucas. Apparently I didn't think to take pictures of Nana and Papa with either of their other grandkids. Oh well!

November 2000

Leftover summer pictures

It's Labor Day. The kids have been in school for two weeks and although the calendar says otherwise, it does seem like summer is over. Here are some leftover pictures from our summertime adventures.We went to lots of parks this summer. The first four pictures show Ryan and James enjoying the big hill and water feature at Westlands Park.

Ryan on a mission.

Last one to the top is a rotten egg.

We also went to lots of pools.

This is the H2O'Brien Pool in Parker.

James is part of the Blue Man Group.

Soaking up some rays.

Nice hair!

Thumbs up mean everything is A-OK in James' little world.

Of course, we spent lots of time hanging out in the front yard with the neighbors. That's Jozsh, Cynthia, Edgar and Ryan. Here comes James to join in the fun.

The boys took very good care of their bikes.

Squirting it with the hose is more fun than washing it with a sponge.

Seth demonstrates proper technique.Maggie would really like to help, but she's just sure someone is going to squirt her. Everyone agrees the highlight of summer 2009 was the cousins visit. Here is Ryan waiting for them to come.

Ryan again, this time sporting his "modded" Nerf gun. Thanks Uncle Jason.

Johannes and Jonas on the swing.

Jonas in the front yard tree.

All the boys in front of the speeding purple minivan getting ready to head off on another exciting adventure.

Goodbye summer. We miss you already!