August Phone Pictures

As summer ended, we needed lots of ways to stay entertained.  We tried making our own silly putty.  It failed, but it was fun, nonetheless.

Summer also brought epic messes as a means of entertainment.  If you can believe it, they purposefully pulled their beds like this and set up "forts".  In moments like this, I have to leave and chant over and over, "play is good for them."  Why does such great imaginative play have to be so messy?

Jared found a pair of 3-D glasses.  :)

As I pulled out the preschool stuff, the boys were thrilled to have even more stuff to make fun messes with.  (Luckily, they really are good at cleaning up as well.  :) )

A really blurry, kind of awful picture of a very fun game of Apples to Apples.  I love that the boys are getting big enough to play "real" games!  :)

Apparently I decided to take pictures of all their messes this month.  We had a lot more time inside since I couldn't swim after my vein procedures.  They really did well playing together.  :)

The tomato soup we made in Indiana was delicious!

It got cool enough one day to enjoy a little outside time (ya' know, as long as we were in the shade with a cool treat).  :)

I saw this puzzle and couldn't help but get it and do it in honor of back-to-school season.

The picture posted upside down, but isn't it great?!

I love their creativity.  Can you see their zoo?

Daddy is way more fun than mom.  I have never carried Jared through the grocery store.  :)

(Don't you love Alan's expression?) ;)

I read this book and loved it!  It was hard to get into it at first, but I completely fell in love with it!

During a tradition Sunday treat-making process, Jared asked if Dino could assist.  

Helping out made him thirsty, of course.

This is why Jared likes to help.  :)