Each hash = 10, pinecone were .05 each, and dad owed her $10 bucks by the end of it.

The whole crew

Baptism Day for Reid

McDonald's on our roadtrip

When cousins are two of a kind!

Another tooth down

Three-seater

Morning brownies

Dorothy made this painting today and her parents were very impressed

Dorothy at the "Art Bus"

Dorothy at the dinner party

Dorothy at the art exhibit

Summer Friends

Dorothy likes to play in the truck bed (and she's tickled that it's called a "bed")

In summer, we errand together (and happy 69th birthday, Big Daddy!)

 

Dorothy enjoyed a week at summer camp at a nature preserve despite our heat advisory

Sarah and the Maverick

Weekend ice cream playdate

Rearranging Dorothy's bedroom

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy appeared at 9 a.m. and announced, "I slept in 'cause I was sleepy."

Dorothy will, of course, eavesdrop or read over our shoulders.  Brian was explaining something on the news to Dorothy, and she interrupted him:  "I know.  I over-read something on Mama's phone."

Dorothy was playing a video game where various bouncing characters move through different landscapes.  "Help Derek trudge through the forest," the game instructed.  Dorothy pushed the button and he made soaring leaps through the terrain, rigged like all the other characters.  "He's not exactly trudging," Dorothy snarled.

Big Daddy once again expressed surprise that Dorothy, who is afraid of many things, likes A Series of Unfortunate Events, which they are both reading.  "I thought the worst part was when the aunt got eaten by giant leeches," he said.  "I still can't believe you like these books!"  "Well they weren't giant leeches," Dorothy corrected.