August Ramblings

A special "hello" to my grandmother Granny who I know has been waiting patiently for a new blog post. This little global economic crisis has prevently me from doing much of anything other than work. Although the issues have not died down, I figured I needed a breather! The month of August is almost over and I've not gotten one picture on here. So the following is a collection of happenings from the month.

Jacob before heading to the pool on his "cell phone"

Patrick looking "buff"

Perhaps my favorite picture of all time. The boys waiting on their daddy to come home from work. The best feeling I have every day!
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Two weeks ago, we took the boys to Hammond to a quaint, but new and nice, children's museum. There were plenty of great activities for kids their age. They had a blast.

Patrick checking out his guns

Jacob listening to some music from up above

His favorite. Playing cashier at Middendorf's a famous seafood place about 40 miles away.

This is not real Middendorf's food :)

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The day after the Hammond trip, we were invited to join Reece, Porter, Mack, and Lindsey at Mack's mother house in The Rigolets, also about 40 miles away. The Parnells came and the kids enjoyed themselves. The real winner was dog, Jake, who got to eat up all of the table scraps dropped by seven children.

Back on the homefront, Patrick is really growing up. He tries to do everything his older brother does. Here he is eating with his fork. He does *not* like for you to help him.

And he LOVES George. I wish I had the video camera here. He's likely saying. KITTTYYYYYYYYY. HIIIII, KITTTYYYYYY. And if any of you know rough George, it's a minor miracle he hasn't swatted him. Patrick is not afraid, regardless. And George allows both boys to have their way with him. They're a tight knit group!