September 2008 Family Photos
09/02....We open September with Abby meeting the bus on her first day of school this morning!
09/02....Summer offically ends.
09/02....Eight hours later.
09/04....It is Steve's birthday as he and Mom hug outside of the Olive Garden.
09/04....Steve's housemates got him some green bling as a gift.
09/05....Thea tries out her new bike.
09/05....Hanging with Lady Liberty
09/05....Thea and Cammi working with marzipan in a most unlikely place.
09/05....September also brings the start of a new Irish Dance season.
09/05....Auntie Annie sends in this photo of Cousin Jamie in her 1st day of Middle School.
Unlike Michigan, Middle School here in Ohio starts in 7th grade, not 6th.
09/05....Mom and daughter.
09/05....Cousin Jake waits for the bus with company.
09/05....Auntie Annie also sends in this photo from earlier this summer.
09/07....Game Two begins!
09/07....Sam, in the white pants, played every down of the game.
09/07....The Firebirds move to 2-0, with a tough 6-0 victory!
This is the last play of the game and Sam made the tackle.
09/09....Marianne and her parents Nico and Tonny return from their tour of the South.
And Babci had to take them to see Steve at work.
09/09....Nico meets a Banana Split, Zanesville style
09/09....Visiting Tommy in Athens.
09/09....Dad's Indian pantry.
09/11....Abby dances for our Dutch friends.
09/11....Tonny tapes Abby.
09/11....Sam pauses to soak up some warmth.
09/11....It was "Special Person's Day" at Thea's school and Babci met Thea's teacher.
09/11....Crafting.
09/13....Abby finally gets her top braces.
09/13....Mom and Sam leave for 4 days in Phoenix!
Sam's defensive line coach was not pleased with this news. It means he misses a game.
We are back after our 5 day Hurricane-Ike fueled power failure! Photos to follow.
09/23....On a very windy Sunday the 14th we went to Babci's to sing Happy Birthday to Eric.
Abby helps Babci with a blown-away plant, while Eric examines 4 wasp bites he got when he tried to steady the plant.
09/23....Babci tries to get back indoors. winds were between 50-80 mph.
09/23....Babci leads the crooning.
09/23....Examining the many nuances of the verb "demur."
09/23....Abby objects to Babci's manner of telling her to "Shut the Door!"
09/23....We are interrupted.
09/23....Dad guffaws "I can't take this seriously. Look at this guy's name!"
09/23....On the ride home Dad reminded everyone how wise Mr. Turtle was.
09/23....And so we started our 5 day endurance test.
09/23....Getting ready for school.
09/23....What we used to get around. We never lit a candle.
09/23....Getting ready for school.
09/23....Dad even made pizza.
09/23....Sam, and Mom, returned from Phoenix late in Day Three to find the power still out.
09/23....Mom helps Thea in ways Dad couldn't.
09/23....Helping Abby before school.
09/23....Auntie Theresa's latest art got hung despite the outage.
09/23....Finally, near the end of our 5th day.
09/23....Minutes later Thea gets home from school and thinks the power is still out.
09/23....Upon hearing the news.
09/23....Sam makes a beeline for anything electronic.
09/23....Reconnecting.
09/23....Four hours after the power returned.
09/27....About to lose a molar.
09/27....Samantha and Steve visit.
09/27....Messing with Dad's phone.
09/27....Mike in the middle last week at the Shamrock Club in Columbus.
09/28....From outside.
09/30....We close the month with two football photos.
09/30....Fumble!!! Sam's team lost, 13-0, and are now 3-1.
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