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So that’s it right there: that image at the left is chronologically the last snapshot we have of Maggie. We’ll call it “Maggie’s Last Sit.” Behind her you can see her brother Hobbes -Eric and Amy’s dog – so she got to hang with a strong showing of her family of peeps right before she went down, which is pretty darn righteous Black Peter stuff right there. (I know: that’s awfully dramatic. Just let me get it out of my system and I’ll be done sooner, k? Thanks.) There are a few good shots of her in this latest round of images on Flickr. Here’s the set of images – it’s a huge pile of images. Let’s get to the chronological commentary:

Some of these images are from the first few days of July. The girls planted a garden – it’s amazing to see these images because it’s only a few weeks later and we’re already eating zuccini and the tomatoes are almost coming in. But here you can see bare ground and the girls “helping” Em do that garden thing. They are just crazy-go-nuts. Both of them are walking; Bella started at 9 months, Livvie seemed like she was “late” when she got around to walking just before 11 months – ha! But of course she’s just doing everything she’s going to do right when she’s supposed to. That’s Livvie up front and Bella digging in the dirt in the garden bed.

Of course, there are shenanigans aplenty with 3 kids to entertain. Here at left Em’s got Bella personifying the term “basket case.”It was like a zillion degrees outside and you can see how tired the girls are in these shots – dazed, thinking: “Can we go swimming again?” Well, yes you can: here at the right we’ve got the kiddie pool and the umbrella in the front yard, with Em feeding the girls ice… classic. It’s soo HOT, Mummy.

These shots of the girls in the tub working on their math – they’ve the variables x and y on their heads – are insane. Again: I know they’ll make me pay for this someday. So I’m going to milk it. This is the stuff that kills me, even at the risk of having the girls “kill” me about it when they’re 13. At least they can’t say we never took them anywhere: here at right Livvie and I are snacking on faux-salmon at the Discovery Museum. There are some sweet shots of the girls in their little bee outfits in this set too… Good times, UmJim.

And here we have Miss Bella of the Green Thumb, checking the ph of the soil her garden.
It’s her own unique style of checking the soil: apparently, it’s all about the taste. But relax: it’s all organic. I do believe she may actually be fertilizing things as this shot is taken. Again: relax… it’s all organic. This whole sequence is a laugh riot.

We also had a nice visit with the Schoen’s who came over right before Maggie went and all.
Their girls are getting huge! So great of them to come all the way from Piedmont. we had a fat dinner and threw all the kids in a pile and had some nice time to catch up. I think Olivia is going for the take down on Allie in this shot: go girl!

Anyways: there are LOTS of great images in this month’s set. Check it out: Here’s the set of images again. Perhaps my favorite image though, is this one of Jack on one of the hottest days yet this year, dog tired after”Water Day” at camp, and we’re playing army men in the garden while dinner cooks on the que: the perspective and the focus and the faux vista framing… it’s a boy’s life in the summertime… play hard! And look out for that T-Rex…

Peace Out Cub Scouts,
PAZ