August 2007 Family Photos
08/01....We open August with Thea and her friend Cammi.
08/01....Mike and Sam, sharing a videogame experience.
08/01....Abby and Thea at the Cracker Barrel.
08/02....Swimming lessons continue....4x/week.
08/02....Thea and her friend Gaby.
08/02....Sam!
08/02....Abs, working very hard.
08/02....Very, very hard.
08/02....Watching a movie with Mom.
08/02....Auntie Ann sends in photos from Gram's 79th. Here are Auntie Laura and cousin Danny.
08/02....Cousin Dave.
08/02....Grams, having fun.
08/02....Cousin Christopher
08/02....Grams, having more fun.
08/02....Uncle Dan and Aunt Danette.
08/02....Bill Gates started this way, no?
08/03....Happy Birthday to Mom!!!
08/03....Stealing the show.
08/03....On the edge of Wii immortality.
08/03...."Dad, you CHOKED!!!"
08/03....10 minutes later.
08/06....Mike and Abby dance at the Columbus Feis. Mike had a splendid afternoon with two 1sts and one second.
08/06....Abby gets ready to dance.
08/06....Godmother Sheryl snaps a photo.
08/06....Not too nervous.
08/06....The moment of truth.
08/06....Meanwhile, two stages away.
08/06....We spent a fair amount of time racing back and forth.
08/06....Thea enjoyed some rare downtime.
08/06....Meanwhile, Mike was up.
08/06....Godmother Sheryl helps pack up.
08/06....After it was over, Abs went home with her Godparents...for a week!
08/06....The rest of us went across the street to the Dublin Irish Festival.
08/06....Hmmm, this fella looks mighty familiar Aha, two years ago!
08/06....Mike danced five or six times at the festival, in front of thousands.
08/06....After he finished, Mike --in green-- sat in front with Mom to watch the rest of the show.
08/06....Steve and Mary stopped in to the festival on their way back from West Virginia.
08/06....The 9 p.m. performance was insanely crowded. We couldn't get near the stage.
08/06....Later, Mike, Dad and Steve and Mary pushed through 12,000 fans to see the Irish punk group Flogging Molly.
08/06....Sunday brought two more performances for Mike and his fellow troupers.
08/06....His last performance, Sunday evening, was in a smaller venue. 20 minutes later the weekend of dance was over, a vendor gave Mike a free tshirt and we headed home
08/09....Thea joins Abby for some vacation-time with Godmother Sheryl and Godfather Steve.
08/17....Sam reflects during summer's last swimming class.
08/17....After 40 lessons, Abby's last lap.
08/17....Thea is last one out.
08/17....Photo by Abby.
08/18....At the County Fair.
08/18....Sam and his friend Dominic have different reactions.
08/18....Sam in the middle.
08/18....Up close.
08/18....Mom.
08/18....When we caught up with Abby and her pal Michelle, Abby was obviously nervous.
08/18....One rotation later.
08/19....Tommy stopped by for dinner. and conversation.
08/19....That's Sam, 3rd blue from the right.
08/20....First Day of School!!
08/20....Sam was in a hurry.
08/20....Ready to go.
08/20....Mike's high school career begins.
08/20....Cousins Jamie and Jacob visit the Henry Ford Museum at Greenfield Village. Museum photo by Auntie Annie
08/20....A matter of perspective.
08/20....That was a long time ago!
08/21....While Sam, Thea and Mike are in school, Abby enjoys a few extra days of summer vacation.
08/23....Mary and Steve have bought a house and Steve sent in 2 photos. the first is of a doorknob!
08/23....They have some work to do!
08/24....Steve Hartley sends in 3 photos of their Chicago evening. one two three
08/27....Steve Hartley sends in 2 photos of Eric visiting Chicago. one two Note the pose in front of the first photo, a must-see tourist site?
08/27..Deadheading
08/27....Sunday Football Sam is the 4th blue from the left, out on the field.
08/27..They lost 12-0.
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