And August 2012

The Olympics were a big deal to Jonah.  I had wanted to get into the Olympics this year, because it seems like I always miss most of them.  I moved a small TV into the kitchen area so that I could actually see a thing or two going on.  I still didn’t see much, but that is just because I refuse to be inside much during the summer and I don’t have a TV outside.  Well Jonah loved watching them and even more he loved re-creating his own Olympics.

This is him running through an obstacle course he set up all through the house.  I think he was trying to be the equestrian riders who had many obstacles to go through.


This was the famous volleyball course.  He decided the ironing board was much better put to use as a net.

Golfing into the heater vents wasn’t really an Olympic sport, but the boys all thought it was the greatest invention.

Until they lost too many balls!

Dinner at my Dad and Judi’s is a must do many times in the summer.




Jonah’s first time jumping off a diving board.

Swimming is a must many many times.  Why did it put that pic twice?  Oh well, I am not going to fix it.

Brando and I finally finished his cycling merit badge.  Over a year in the works we finally had the time for both of us to go on the 50 miler.  We rode out to the marina and back.  He did so great, no complaining, just a good good time.

I almost forgot about our whooping couch incident.  Jacob was the lucky person to get it from Luke.  We knew he had been exposed, and Jonah too, but we had to wait until he started coughing to get him tested.  Sure enough he coughed, I took him in, and we were all put on antibiotics.  Hopefully we didn't pass it on to anyone else!