August Adventures

Grammycita and Gramps D came up in August. We enjoyed all the standard activities with them, too. Gramps D was all worn out from his hard working summer at Uncle Regan's chicken farm. Unfortunately, it was a long, cold, wet summer in Alaska, which was a big change from triple digit Boise for Gramps D. Here are a few highlights from the visit.

Thanks for visiting Grammycita and Gramps D! Can't wait to see you again!

Don't be fooled, the eyes are closed! (Maybe we should've snuck some Rock Star into Gramps D's water!)

I miss those glorious manes already! Who cares if everybody thought we had two daughters.

It's August, so that means it was finally warm enough to wear the hoodies that Justin and Elle made for the kiddos. Thanks! They are awesome, adorned with authentic North Shore quotes. "Scrub it, kook!" "Here on the North Shore, we treat friends more better."

Taking advantage of a lovely blue sky day for a walk to Near Island Park.

It's no double rainbow, but it's pretty exciting. A rainbow fragment.

Couldn't resist taking a few more Gramps D action shots!

In all fairness, he did wake up frequently.

Gramps D was here for his birthday, so we helped him celebrate by making what quite possibly was the least delicious birthday cake of all time. Nothing says tasty like stevia cake! (Gramps D is not eating sugar. Sugar is usually a key ingredient in making cake tasty. Some would say it's indispensable. We can now safely affirm that it is indispensable.)

Nevertheless, Gramps D actually liked the cake! He has been avoiding sugar so long that the stevia cake seemed tasty to him. Thank goodness. It was in the unpalatable category for us sugar fiends. Happy Belated Birthday, Gramps D!

Thanks again for visiting, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

And here are a few random August shots of the buddies.

The hazard of getting kids new superhero undies is that they don't want to cover them up with clothes. It's hard to explain to a 3 year old that the word "under" is in underwear for a reason.

Yes. He is doing what you think. ("No. I want to do it outside style.")