August

August: in pictures

At Lori's pool, sporting the coolest sunglasses ever

At the Bass Pro Shops when Baca and Grandpa came to visit

Grandpa would never admit to it, but agrees that he might look pretty good on one of these :)

Thea KNOWS she looks good

Looking at the fish with Grandpa

This picture needs no words

I love that the prominent feature in this picture is a giraffe's
bum, but Charlie still manages to look  dashing

Pushing cousin Grace, an activity that was
probably more enjoyable for Charlie than for Grace

Can't you tell how self-confident this kid is? I never should
 have worried that Kindergarten would intimidate him...

At a party for visiting friends, all the kids lined up for a picture,
 the arm-raising and the decision to jump in were spontaneous.
Ready!

Set!

Go!

The water park at dusk,
an awesome time to take water pictures!

It's all smiles and laughter...until it's time to go home

First day of school! 

I told Charlie to go stand by his teacher, and boy did he!
 He stayed that close to her until, presumably, they got to their classroom.
Not one tear, frown, or even a look back over his shoulder at me.
( I might have shed a few tears for both of us)