First, we caught Jackson's baseball game:

HeroBoy was fascinated:

The crowd was wild:

Gareth was near death, waiting for his coke at the intermission:

Bronwen grinned for the camera, in between cheers:

Next, we swam. Goggles are a must for Czarina:

Ava and the Duke hit the kiddie pool:

Bronwen practices her backstroke:

Amy chills on the raft:

HeroBoy enjoys a lap around the pool:

Another day, Czarina and HeroBoy play in the rain:

Then we're off to Vicksburg, where we meet up with cousin Adler:

Boys, meet Rascal:

Rascal, meet the boys:

Chipmunk sits on Nanny's lap and watches from a safe distance:

Another day, we have a playdate with second cousin Madelynn. HeroBoy is Scooby, in case you're wondering:

Adler goes as a pumpkin:

More fun on the front porch:

Cooling off inside, Batman enjoys Grandma's Antarctic air conditioner:

Katie gets a trim from Resident Stylist, Britt:

While Grandma gets some Chipmunk love: (now there's a sentence I never thought I'd write.)

One day, I make it over for coffee with my old college roommate, Keni. We turn into aliens when we get together.

And let's not forget VBS, where Ashley was teaching the 3 year olds:

Czarina doing the hand motions for a song (she's in pink):

And HeroBoy, goofing off as usual:

Whew. That's 'nuff for now.

Whose dog is that?

Trey and Katie's. Ya know, I'm not much of a dog person, but I coulda smuggled him home in my suitcase. He was precious!