Family, Friends, Fun

Sometimes when you get busy, you forget to photograph the "every day" happenings that often make really nice memories. As I was preparing to do a final post from the month of August, I found a few of just that type of picture. If there are typos here, I blame my daughter (currently sitting on my lap) who is doing so much reaching and grabbing these days that she keeps hitting buttons on the computer! And, the latest knews - as of August 31, is that she officially has a tooth popping through on the bottom! Therefore, everything goes in her mouth for a good chewing. :)

Bathtime, despite the fact that the first few experiences involved a lot of screaming, has now become a favorite, with lots of kicking and splashing and the occasional giggle.

I finally was able to get a picture of Ben reading to Linea. She loves to touch the books and look at the pictures, but sometimes I think she really just wants to get that book in her mouth. I love to see Ben play with her and read to her so this is one of my favorites!

A few weeks ago, we did a last minute tomato day. We went down to Apple Creek and canned tomato juice with mom. Here she is with her grandbaby.

And here is Linea, experiencing the satisfaction of canning your own goods!

Most of the time when I take Linea and Simon for a walk use the stroller, but occasionally, the backpack, or in this case, front pack, is more convenient. She absolutely LOVES to be in the pack where she can see everything and kick her little legs.

Tim and Marcia (aka Grandpa and Grandma Fuller) came for a very brief visit a few Saturdays ago. They were in Ohio for a party for Ben's Grandpa Miller, so they stopped by for a few hours. Linea took a little nap on her grandpa.

And she even got to try out our hammock:

One Saturday evening in August, Linea and I got to enjoy the company of a few of my friends from Wayne County. Here we are with Tara and her son, Quinn.

Sara also came and Quinn really seemed to enjoy her lap and her help getting into Linea's swing!

And let's not forget Kari. She and Tara are both adding little ones to their families at the end of September! Yay for babies!

And while they were here, we were successful in getting a cute picture of Linea and Quinn together.

We also got to enjoy the company of friends from college, Christine and Justin one evening.

Wow! I guess I didn't realize how much we did in August until I looked back at pictures! That was one busy month - no wonder it went so quickly!

Ben and I are excited - September and October are our favorite months of the year here in Ohio. So Happy September everyone!