Shadow Jake, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Jake’s a bum today. He’s been sleeping on the floor, right in in the sunlight.

Pirate Dave, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

This is pirate Dave.

When friend & coworker DD heard that David spent the day scrubbing our deck so it could be stained and sealed, she sent me home with an eye patch… so he could be a proper pirate. This is him. Wearing the patch.

It’s kinda funny… One of the kids at church, Kaylin, is writing a story featuring David and I. In this story, David is the pirate captain and I’m his first officer (mate? I don’t know pirate terminology). Maybe I’ll suggest this as cover art… =)

Sisters, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

An oldie, but a goodie. Anytime I start missing family, I just flip through old pictures. This one never fails to crack me up.

This was taken 8(?) Christmases ago. Melissa and I were both at Taylor, but I think it was her first year of college. Anyway, we went to visit good family friends (Marv & Winnie) and they had these crazy 3D glasses. Look at a Christmas tree through them, and Melissa saw tons of tiny Christmas lights and I saw tons of smilies. We posed for a “cool shades” picture for Leah (her words). =)

02-17-08 Elayne’s Wedding, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Elayne is married!

Bowling, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

We spent the day with good friends of ours in Marion. We packed in various activities – one of which was bowling.

I’m not a very good bowler – I’m really, really happy to get more than 100 in a game. David usually wipes the floor with the rest of us – no matter who the rest of us are. =)

But this time, I was the victor – I scored 190! That’s me, with the strike, strike, spare, strike, strike, 7, strike, strike game!

Making Faces, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

We made faces for Dana – it was her last picture, and she wanted “something to remember the wedding by”. I think she got it. =)

Me & My Grandpa, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

Thought I’d start posting some photos I never sent to Flickr. There are a few really fun wedding pictures I want out there for old friends.

This is, I think, my favorite wedding photo. Me and my grandpa. Doesn’t he look smashing in his tux? =)

State Fair, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

A fun photo from the archives – this is newlywed David and me playing around at the State Fair… in warmer, more carefree times. *sigh* Will winter never end?

Indiana Skies, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

This is the kind of sky that I call “active”. What with all the snow and ice storms we’ve been having out here on the plains, I’ve had quite a few chances to take interesting sky pictures. This is one of the more… foreboding skies I’ve seen.

sinister, originally uploaded by tara.aukerman.

We witnessed a sinister event today on the way from the hospital to the office… This orange cone gave us a cherubic, who-me? face as it lurked above the prone green cone that had been shoved under the truck…