What have we been doing?

   Adding a few things to this blog has been on my "to-do" list.  But apparently we have been too busy for too long for me to sit down long enough to do "it"!  
   So, here it is, a month later...all the highlights of this month.

   We enjoyed a trip south...well, once we got there (after 2 hrs in stopped traffic)...to Grammie and Grandpa's.  Here are some shots of some rides...

Grammie agreed to round 2 of the teacups.  Mom did not!

One of Joe's favorites!

     Grammie and Grandpa treated us to a show...which the boys enjoyed a lot.  In fact, this was the replica Joe built out of Lincoln Logs the next morning.

   Jake loves having Grandpa read war books to him. 

    During one non-rainy stretch of time, Grammie, the boys and mom went out for a walk in the neighborhood.  Joe happily pulled (read as..."yanked") the wagon around while Jake collected creatures from the wet ground.  Once home, Jake made habitats for each...the slug, the snail, and the grubs.  Don't worry, though.  Grammie and Grandpa were spared the responsibility of keeping them alive until our next visit!

   Although it pretty much rained the entire time we were there, we did enjoy our trip...Joe especially liked the 2 rounds of birthday cake and ice cream.


  And, speaking of Joe, he lost tooth number two...as soon as he woke up in the morning. Mom was out on a run...so Jake helped get a bag and put the tooth and a note in the bag. Joe was glad to get it out!!!!

   And I had to take a picture of these peppers...the last harvest from Joe's 10 cent plants!  They have been quite the bounty for 10 cents!!!! 

Last weekend, Jake swam in a meet that our team hosted.  He hasn't practiced (except for 15 minutes the day before) since July.  So, we weren't expecting much.  But...we expected wrong!!! 

He went from 28.20 to 24.02 in the 25 fly.

He went from 26.82 to 21.13 in the 25 back.

He went from 29.93 to 28.28 in the 25 breast.

And he went from 44.13 to 40.49 in the 50 free.

  Josh and I think the "few inches" he has grown has already shown its advantage!  Jake was excited!

  I'll end with a funny Joe story. It's not unusual for Joe to state things matter of factly...yet in a wondering way.  Well, a couple weeks ago, I woke up around 11 pm and realized the bathroom light and the boy's bedroom light was on.  I jumped out of bed and checked the bathroom...only to find it empty.  So, I headed to the bedroom...both boys were in bed, sound asleep.  So, I headed back to bed in wonder.  

   Well, I asked the boys about it the next morning, but nobody seemed to know how or why the lights were on.  Until...later...when Joe was in the bathroom and suddenly stated..."I don't know why or how, but I have 2 pair of undies on!"    So...we aren't really sure what went on, but he definitely had on 2 pair of underwear...and didn't remember how in the world that happened!  What a laugh!!!!