Saturday, August 30, 2014

Dear July and August, where did you go?

Forgotten bottles of silly string are now in full force!

Some of my favorite summer memories are from our trip to Monroe to visit Linds and the kiddos. We stayed for five days and soaked up every minute of time together. I wanted to get candid shots of what we normally saw each day as the cousins interacted. Above are Leila and Obs in the far bedroom putting something in a bucket =)

Brody was often in his high chair waiting for the next meal or snack or anything to get him through to the next meal or snack.

The three stooges getting some ipad time. Since it is a special week, everyone can watch!

And of course, the artists working hard on creating their first book....

if we weren't sure where the boys were, we'd just look outside...yep!

Someone stole my camera! Proof is in the picture =)

I am not sure if my brother reads this blog. One night, we were skyping with him and I couldn't resist capturing this moment on camera. His incredibly thoughtful wife had a gorilla gram sent to him at work and this is what he got.

Cade won the baseball game that we got to see and his coach treated the team to snow cones- yumm!

Fast-forward to August, where we all met at a park near Phil and Danielle's house. Popsicles for all!

One of many Theo and Reuel shots. I can't get over their faces. I think they know something we don't...

Here is our happy boy at 3 months old...

And here he is at 4 months old...over 17 lbs of pure happiness (except for last night when teething made us all unhappy campers)

"Make a silly face if you want a piece of gum!" Bribery at it's best.

Cousin Owen is in the middle. He and his beautiful mommy came to visit from California to meet all of his cousins here. All the boys...say GO PACK GO!

Leila's favorite topics: princes and princesses
Olivets favorite topics: books and bubbles
They keep each other well-grounded.

Here we go! Off to play!

Gretta and mom's date night, first mini golf, then 49 cent cones at Mc Ds...

"What can we get into today??"

Theo's pretty comfy on Great Grandma's lap!

We started school the first week in August this year. Here are the boys putting their flags together after reading about them. Silas is almost five and just starting to enjoy these little projects. Sammy would probably still prefer running around outside waving a flag, but he was a good sport in making a paper one.

This picture cracks me up. It is one of the only ones I have from the Brown County Fair. This is how Leila spent the whole time walking through the barns of animals. She is her mother's daughter =)

James and Theo are a day a part. Quite the duo!

James sister Ally with Gretta for Ally's 6th birthday. What a princess!

Silas before his much-needed haircut (sniff sniff...I love it long!)...

And after. If only he would sit still for longer than a mili-second...oh well, we get the idea!

Looking sharp Sam! Totally forgot to take a before picture. See the picture of our flag-making for an idea :P

While Auntie Linds and Uncle Josh and cousins were flying in an airplane back to China, Theo and I had an uneventful trip to Urgent Care confirming that he didn't actually have an ear infection, or a bladder infection, or strep. He was just a really fussy teething baby with a fever. Jeesh! 
Praying for a speedy and uneventful trip overseas for the Golacksons!