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August 01, 2008

The tigers head out to Hessel Park on a field trip.

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One wet and tired little boy.

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August 02, 2008

Artmart has the best toys .. and they let us play with them too!

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Max's first hair cut. Time to tame those curls.

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Who is that little boy!

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They may have cut off all of my hair, but I still have my magical power of getting into trouble!

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Wheee!!!

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Hey .. my friend Langston is here!

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max, I think we both fit.

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A quick movie of Max:

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August 03, 2008

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Our first visit to the Little Gym open House

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This looks like a great place to hide ... Here I am!

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Look who we found at the super market ...Cooper Sweet!

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August 04, 2008

He'll be walking soon! Just watch out where you're going!

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Movies:

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It's always fun to play in mommy and daddy's room.

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Especially when we an all pile on daddy.

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This looks like a cool book.

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But they keep making me climb the stairs to read it: (movies)

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August 05, 2008

Off to the park with Elspeth

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And some movies of the kids (and adults) playing:

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August 06, 2008

Pool time for the cuddly cubs at Next Generation

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August 07, 2008

What a nice day for a walk in the park.

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Come on Max, let's sit on Daddy.

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August 08, 2008

The Tigers are off to the Planetarium

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August 09, 2008

This looks like a good place to play

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After a nice walk to the Urbana library, Miranda read Ethan a great book.

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August 11, 2008

Look ma, two hands!

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Movies:

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August 16, 2008

Bubble, bubbles everywhere! First we have to make the bubble solution.

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Here they come!

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Oma's Roses

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Off to the Champaign Art Fair in downtown. First we met Luigi and Kirsten at Aroma.

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Then Mommy and I went to the Children's Alley to do some arts and crafts.

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One of the booths had musical instruments we could all play

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Laughing baby (movie)

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August 17, 2008

A birthday party for daddy. Happy Birthday Daddy! Mommy made a great cookie cake and I helped blow out the candles.

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And Luigi help make the pizza.

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August 18, 2008

Do tigers swim? They do at Sholem pool!

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Daddy's birthday dinner

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A few silly presents from mommy and the boys.

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And some excellent dessert at Sunsinger

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August 20, 2008

Fire truck, fire truck ...

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Time to go upstairs for a bath. Max tackles the stairs.

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Let's both jump in with our clothes on!

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Our own little Elmo

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August 22, 2008

Look at me standing! Good thing I'm holding onto a toy to keep me upright!

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The tigers take off ... to the Institute of Aviation at Willard Airport.

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And Max gets to roll around with the cuddly cubs.

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And a great end to the evening on the big bouncy slide at the Urbana Sweet Corn Festival.

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And a stop into the photo booth at the Ford Exhibit

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August 23, 2008

Back to the Sweet Corn Festival with Grampa and Suzanne. Even though there were lots of people there, we bumped into lots of friends. Like Langston!

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Grampa came with me on the pony ride.

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Then it was onto the bouncy house with langston

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Then we found Ethan and Alex and their daddy Steve. Alex helped me on the big slide

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Afterwards, I got to eat dippin' dots!

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August 24, 2008

Backyard fun. Mommy and daddy got a new blowup pool for the backyard. Mommy and Grampa took lots of pictures

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Dinner time. Max is cooking tonight!

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Read to me ...

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August 25, 2008

Ethan's night at the Little Gym

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And both boys get a photo op in the tub

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Ethan shows Grampa how to play with trucks, while daddy reads to Max

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August 26, 2008

Riding along with the cuddly cubs

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Ethan, Grampa and Daddy head out into the great ocean on the big ship. OK, it was a small pond a little raft. But it was still lots of fun.

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Max made his way up the stairs...

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August 30, 2008

Jack's 4th Birthday Party with lots of Tiger friends.

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Mommy loves those tub pictures

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August 31, 2008

Rock on!

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