Birthdays and the first day of school

July and August is loaded up with birthdays for us!  (translate=expensive & fattening).  Always glad when it's over.  On Monday, our "baby" turned 13! 

Nice broom in the backround.  Grampa has a tradition of giving out 2 dollar bills.

Grandma and Grampa came over.

and the birthday girl requested french silk pie.  It was good.  And then, for the second year in a row, I started school early.  Today, we got out the math books.  Aaahh....routine.

Sam Got Glasses

This is Sam

He is my second son.

He likes to forge things.

Metal, that is.

Not counterfitting.

He likes to play with fire.

In a safe environment, of course.

Now he can see.