August

Recent favorite activity- mom builds a rocket

out of blocks and Russell knocks it down. Bonus if

you make a slow-mo movie of it falling.

Another favorite- playing with Uncle Alex

Hello Baby Sister!

Shopping with the Cat

Russell picked out and bought this shirt 

while we were out birthday shopping with Ashee.

Cooking is a family affair!

Zoey finally got brave enough to walk through

our bathroom and into the closet!

Baby shower from Grandma arrived! Russell 

was in 'present' heaven enough though the contents

were a bit disappointing for him.

We go to the park, so they can play in the sand...

Scary Cat Boy at Walmart!

Hillary's baby shower! (all three of

us are various stages of pregnant here)

Looking longingly out at the rain while

eating breakfast.

Rockin' quite the outfit to flout boats down

the street.

Caught this little guy who was hiding from 

the rain!

It's hard to win laser tag when your opponent is

wielding two weapons.

First day for school for the older kids= pool to themselves

for these friends.

Rescued a little frog from the pool. (we also

had to get a little snake out of the pool when we

first arrived too!)

Two boys and a little frog. They saved many 

frogs from drowning in the bug traps this summer!

Had to test the stability of sisters crib!

Reading books at Walmart= a nice quiet trip

to the grocery store

Working on his school book. He likes 'doing school.'

When you jump in a mud puddle, you end up in only underwear

before you leave the park...

Dancing the night away at Emily and David's wedding.

We got to sit in the car for their wedding mass because

Russell was not behaving. He made up for it with his great

behavior at the dinner and reception.

Earned a trip to Cold Stone!

(They have closed down this store now. Booo!)

Trying to catch the squirrel.

Stephen is always looking to see what other jobs are 

available around our area. He finally found one that he liked

enough to apply for. He got the job and made the switch! From 

innovation at Pepsi to innovation at Toyota. 

Russell and I went to get a tour several days after he

started... They have lots of different types of chairs. 

'Doing school"- Working on scissor skills.

He made an RR for Russell

Got some dry ice from the Bakers. Russell was

very entertained.