Grandparents

Samuel had a great time with his Memere and Grandpa Bob last week. Here he is helping bake cookies:

Pretending to nap on the couch with Grandpa Bob:

Moose the dog also came along for the visit. He LOVED Bella and wanted to play with her non-stop. Bella, however, did not feel the same way and spent most of her time across the room from Moose, pretending to sleep, but keeping one eye on him at all times.

Here's Samuel helping get corn ready for dinner one night (husking? shucking? I don't know what this is called.) Surprisingly, he loved doing this. And it kept him busy the whole time I was making the rest of our dinner. I think we're going to eat corn every night from now on.

One day when Samuel was at school, Ernie and I took Barbara and Bob to tour DeBrand - a local chocolate company. When we lived in Colorado we went to Celestial Seasonings Tea, and Coors Brewery with various guests, but never a chocolate factory before. It was yummy!

And, finally, in case you are searching for that perfect accessory to complement the humidity and 85 degree summer weather, may we suggest...

winter boots.