I don't know why, but I absolutely LOVE this picture of Madeline giving me some attitude.:)
Grandma V with her babies
Sam having a great time playing witht he kids in the play house
Look at those smiles, it doesn't get better than that.
Paul with a Portland Department of Transportation traffic cone.We came back from Costco and had to put all of our bulk stuff away and Paul was a huge help to daddy. I Love This Video!!!!
On Labor Day we went to our towns Nature Trails and picked Blackberries!
Paul preferred to poke himself in the eye with a stick.
Freshly picked berries
All washed and ready to eat...they were yummy on ice cream.
We went to visit our friends the Dubsky's and Paul fell in love with their dog Bridgette. She let him do what ever he wanted.
These pictures were taken in our back yard. The apple tree is shedding and Paul and Kerub are having alot of fun with it.
Paul got to help grandpa harvest his garden and scored this carrot.
He was extremely proud of this carrot.
He even felt it necessary to take his carrot swimming with him.
Grandma crawling in the yard on Paul's level.
Aren't sliding glass windows fun?!
This picture kills me, as kids we were never allowed to touch dad's hat and now he lets Paul take it off of his head. How unfair. :) I guess that privelidge comes with being the only grandson.
Grandma spoiled him by letting him eat all of her pasta salad off of her plate. He did eat it ALL!!!!
Our fair didn't have much in the way of baby rides in the carnival section, but Grandma did find a carousel to take him on. He doesn't look like he's having fun, but he kept saying "Weeee".
Here he is hugging a very furry exhibit. 
Mr. Independant wanting to push his own ride through the fair.
Paul letting a goat nibble on his hand.
Paul loves to hug everything and he got to hug this pigmy goat.
Petting a sheep. 
Gimmie, gimmie....
Last weekend we took Paul to the County Fair and entered him into the Cutest Baby contest. He's a ringer right??? There were nearly 200 other babies there and we didn't even get into the top 15. 
Paul made friends with the little girl that actually won the contest. 
This picture is just a taste of the cattle call style of judging that took place. I'm in the middle there, waiting to see if the judges will look our way.
Waiting....We did have fun though.
Baby Paul woke up with a fever yesterday and he just wasn't himself all day long. All he wanted to do was snuggle and rest on my shoulder and although I absolutely loved being the one to cuddle him back to health, there is just something sweet about seeing him get the same sweet medecine from his daddy.
Daddy tried to cheer him up a little, but it only worked for a second.
We tend to keep our house at a freezing temperature in the Summer, so I think that the word got out in the neighborhood and this cute Praying Mantis decided to take a break from the heat. He was on the wall just inside the front door.
Our other crazy critter is getting more crazy everyday. I'm not sure what it was that scared him, but he came to me shaking like a Chihauha and climbed into my lap like he belonged there. We tried to track down the noise that freaked him out, but couldn't find it. It's not a streatch to say that it could be in his mind. Poor old guy...getting a little senile.
