July 22

Ummm…I have too much stuff. Aaron and I need three suitcases to get to California. At least I will have room for purchases. Well, we’re off today! All posts will be from vacation from now until August 16th!

July 21

I have always wondered what Aaron would do if I just kept him up and didn’t put him to bed. He has a lot of energy, he is a loud rowdy boy, wide open, as my hubby says. He didn’t take a nap today, and Ashley came home tonight, so Aaron was up late hanging out and watching some Last Airbender. About 11:20, Aaron was laying between Ash and I on the couch watching the show and asked for a pillow. Next thing we knew, he was out, but shifted in his sleep until he was halfway hanging off the couch. He is actually SOUND asleep in these pictures.

July 20

  While we had our chairs moved out of the kitchen so the floor could be swept and mopped (thanks, Courts) Aaron drew this great picture on his board. He said the mouth was shaped like a rhino. Most times when I am taking pictures he demands that I DO NOT take pictures of him. I try all kinds of low tricks, including lying, to try to get him in my lens. In this case, he did NOT want to be in a picture. Soooo…I told him in the first picture that I COULD see him, and that he would have to scoot a bit to the left to get out of the shot. 

That is how I got this second picture. HA! So I needed a flash to catch him, and I lost the image on the board, but look at that face! He thinks he is NOT showing in the picture! HA!

July 19

Aaron is playing on his laptop! In the bottom picture he is actually resting on me (see my plaid knee?) and really playing the learning games on it instead of just pressing buttons to hear the sounds.

July 18

Aaron and I are headed to California in a few days, and we will not see Chris or the girls for about two weeks. Chris has so much daily grading to do in summer school, but we are glad we have some time with him before we go. Chris and Aaron are concentrating hard on helping Manny get some things fixed at his tool bench.

Hey, someone’s calling, and they need help fixing something!

July 17

My new course started on July 5th, History and Culture of Central Asia. It is MUCH harder than I thought it would be so far. I had no idea how complex the history of the region is, and how confusing the study of that history is. My complete lack of background knowledge is not helping.

July 16

Cute little guys sorts out his Nemo fruit snacks.