While driving my car today....

... I overhear a great conversation in the back seat.

Howie: "John, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Johnny: "An elephant."

Howie laughs hysterically.

Howie: "No Johnny, you can't be an elephant.  Maybe you could be a Dad or something."

And this is how it is....

Howie loves a good task.  

When the kindergarten form asks, "What motivates your child?" 

I write, "He motivates himself."  He does.  He loves to have a project and create things.  

Johnny enjoys life at a different angle.  

And these pictures tell the story of our household...  

Howie rakes.

Johnny jumps.

 Howie rakes.

Johnny jumps.  

Yes, my friends, this cycle repeats all... day... long.  

My Little Pumpkins

We have a collection of pumpkins on our porch. 

It represents our family.  

It will be such bliss when we are all together soon.  

Grinnell Mill

The family enjoys another fun visit to Yellow Springs.  

If you live in the area, you need to know about this great place: http://www.grinnellmillbandb.com/  

It's one of the most reasonably priced and interesting places to stay.  

We enjoy the hiking and a few moments of the local farm before the thunder hits.  

Thanks to Jim and Randy for a great visit!  

Howie enjoys his crafts at the dining table.

 Cousin Love!

Johnny spent most of the weekend finding things.  

He enjoys seeing the world around him while Howie is content to forge ahead.

The gang on a rickety bridge... watch out for that missing plank.  Oh, and another...

Rocks + Water + Boy = Hours of Entertainment (every time)

A brief visit to the pumpkin patch gets Johnny talking about pumpkins for weeks afterwards.

Baseball Game

I had the honor of attending a Red's Game with Howie and Paw Paw.  

The Red's didn't have such a great day, but all of the other interesting things at the stadium kept us entertained.  Howie particularly enjoyed the clapping patterns and chants that they broadcasted across the entire arena.  This boy loves to hoot and holler with a crowd.  

He enjoyed a $10 Slushy (it's $1 at Target for the same thing!!) 

and we found some shade to watch the antics of the various mascots.  

With a family filling up with boys, I have a hunch that this isn't my last baseball game.  

Such fun!