Over a Month?

I can’t believe my last post was on the 1st of August. So much has happened in the last month and a half: I began preseason and have since gone into the regular season with the girls JV soccer team. School started. Alexis learned how to use a straw (we’re still working with her on that whole crawling and walking thing… she’s in no hurry). Jaimelee became a master. We knocked down three huge trees. I got to use a wood-chipper. Football started and San Diego made the knock out pool all the worthwhile for me. We once again sealed our “hick” title by making it to yet another county fair. We welcomed nephew Jack into the world. We got a visit (two feet from the house) from a pretty good sized black bear. It's no wonder that I'm sleeping so well at night.... hopefully next month won't be so busy.

Here are some photos from the last month:

Here's the newest Sports Illustrated swimsuit model (this bathing suit is really painted on)
Here's my JV soccer team. I thought it would be a good team bonding experience taking them downtown for lunch. They then convinced me to go shopping. Has anyone ever taken 22 girls shopping? Yeah, I'm nuts.

I'm so upset that I didn't get a picture of the bear. Here's what the little guy did to our bird feeder:
It was all fun and games petting the dirty sheep at the fair... until we found out that Alexis was majorly allergic. An hour after this picture was taken, Alexis was a wreck with puffy and watery eyes with a continuously flowing nose. You think it had something to do with her sucking her fingers after petting this guy?
This is my Christmas present this coming year from my wonderfully loving wife. Check out my skinny right leg. Atrophy is pretty cool.
The newest member of our family, nephew Jack.

Alexis has learned more than simply drinking from a straw in the last month and a half... oh yes, she's very talented. She has mastered the art of balancing wipes on her head. Yes, she's very special.

... but she's also pretty darn cute, too.

She found some new toys. There were other pictures with these new toys, but she had them in her mouth and didn't think those would be appropriate to put on the web.

Amanti is going to teach Bob's kid how to play second base, he now has to teach my kid how to ride a motorcycle. Vroom, Vroom, Amanti. Vroom, Vroom.

Jaimelee kidnapped Alexis on Sunday and tried to corrupt her by putting a Teddy Bruschi jersey on her. Tommy B broke his knee during this game, so I think that's the last time she'll be wearing a Pat's anything. She told me when she got back home how awful it was having to wear this jersey all day. She apologized and told me it would never happen again.

Is it possible to have two dumber pets than these two? In the last month Maddie has eaten a full diaper (the number two variety) and also has snacked on a couple of the things Alexis was playing with in the above picture. Yup, she's an idiot.

Jaimelee finally folded and agreed to have Alexis' get her first haircut. It was a success, but she still has hair hanging in her eyes. I think they charged by the 1/2 inch or something.