Miscellaneous Pics

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I've been slacking on taking pictures lately, and I think we need new batteries for our camera because they die almost instantly after turning on the camera even when they have just been charged, but here are a few pics from not too long ago. On Labor Day weekend our Illinois friends the Lamberts came to visit with their 10-month old daughter Makayla, who continues to be the subject of much conversation in our house. Apparently Joshua was somewhat smitten. That was the occasion for the family photo in front of the Washington Monument. Soon we'll be able to construct an album purely of family portraits with that monument in the background! I don't have any pictures from the wedding I was in in Richmond two weeks ago because - of course! - the batteries were dead - but I do have some pics of the groom's cake which was a grand piano with real sheet music - all made of cake and icing - pretty amazing. Did you ever eat a cake where you could ask for a leg? The boys had a great time with their Grands that weekend...grandma and grandpa that is. And I don't think we have any pictures of their bonding experiences either! But we are so grateful to my parents for a wonderful weekend getaway. "What is that odd contraption that looks like a 14th-century medical or torture apparatus?" you wondered. Our friends the Brinsons have a Squeez-O device for making applesauce. Christine came over for a baking day and we put about a bushel of Jonathan apples to good use. The batteries - naturally! - died before I could take pictures of our picture-perfect row of apple pies and apple crisps, but here are some shots of Joshua helping - or not? - Mrs. Brinson make applesauce. As he would emphatically say, Mmm-Mmm!!!