Last bits of summer

Summer has been winding down with a few last little trips. We went to Uncle Bill's wedding in Hood River and stopped on the way back to see where Mama Sue grew up in the foothills of the Columbia Gorge between Mosier and The Dalles. The boys spent the last couple weeks at the day care doing a lot of playing.

Lonya, in particular, has formed several clubs, of which he is either president or king. But the burdens of leadership have been hard on him. He has informed us that he is very busy all the time figuring out and leading activities for his clubs. Sometimes, he says, he doesn't even get to have as much fun as the other kids--he told me, "I don't always get to play because I'm too busy in my clubhouse doing pretend paperwork."

Sery, on the other hand has just been counting down the days till kindergarten. He graduated from his preschool and heads into school this fall.