Cortney and Jon Ophoff's Family Site - Photo Albums

Photo Albums > August 2008 (83)

Washing off after some rock hauling. 8/1
Hey, can I get some of that? 8/1
Ahhhh, refreshing. 8/1
Imitating the amphibian we found. 8/1

As a side note, we assume he was a toad, but he sure looked like a frog to us.
Let me out, let me out. 8/4
Playgrounds are especially fun from this angle. 8/4
Practicing the cute pose for when he needs it most. 8/4
That next rung is kind of a reach. 8/4
Tree stumps are especially fun from this angle. 8/4

Do you see a pattern here?
...at the Independence Lake Splash Zone! 8/6
We made a big splash. 8/6
The best part about the water is sticking your head in. 8/6
We also ran around and around all the fountains. 8/6
Sharing a fountain with Tyler. 8/6
Running through the futuristic spray thingy. 8/6
We did that over, and over, and over, and... 8/6
Now three - Tyler, Cortney, and Calvin - in the futuristic spray thingy. 8/6
Hey, if I stand on this I can get everyone wet. 8/6
We were zucchinied while we were on vacation! 8/14
Looking up to the big kids at the splash park. 8/17
One of them is enjoying this more than the other... 8/17
Yup. That's the one. 8/17
He was supposed to pour that water in the water toy. 8/17
Filling buckets with sand. What else do you do at the beach? 8/17
A cool new shirt from Aunt Cookie and Uncle Michael. 8/17
The same cool new shirt, and his favorite new phrase is "arrrr" 8/17
Talking to sheep at the Chelsea Community Fair. 8/21
Petting the sheep at the Chelsea Community Fair. 8/21
Petting the goats at the Chelsea Fair. 8/21
Pigs are grunty and very cool. 8/21
Pigs, however, are not as soft as sheep. 8/21
Calvin really liked the farm fowl barn. 8/21
This rooster in particular was very talkative. 8/21
Watching the Ferris Wheel with reserved interest. 8/21
Now that's a little goofy.... 8/21
Petting a two day old chick. 8/21
Watching an egg in the process of hatching. 8/21
Hey no fair, those guys are standing on something... 8/21
This picture captions itself. 8/21
Check out the new big boy digs! 8/18
It's hard to beleive he's growing up this fast. 8/18
Very proud of his new big boy sleeping status. 8/18
Hiking on the hottest day of the month so far. Duh. 8/23
Finding moss. We also found toads and prints. 8/23
Dad's turn to carry the weight :o) 8/23
Post-hike picnic. 8/23
One last dip in Independence Lake. 8/24
Finding fish is hilarious for some reason. 8/24
Motor boating in his tube is also hilarious. 8/24
Better get out of the way, dad doesn't have his glasses on! 8/24
Run, run, run... he's constant motion in this place. 8/24
It's raining on me... 8/24
Last spring he wasn't tall enough to reach the mail box. 8/25
The slides sure are electrifying. 8/25
Something else he wasn't big enough to do last spring. 8/25
Holy moly, look at him now. 8/25
Going for a second pass... 8/27
Twenty minutes, one tree stump. Really. It was that fun. 8/27
Learning to count tree rings... 8/27
He absolutely loves this tree stump. 8/27
Ready for take off... 8/27
Without fear.... 8/27
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Out for a walk after the morning rain. 8/29
He's pretty proud of his "new" (hand-me-down) rain coat. 8/29
There's nothing as fun as a post-rain puddle jump... 8/29
Splashing can be dangerous... 8/29
Discovering rain drop ripples. 8/29
Hmmmm... tastes like water. 8/29
Realizing that he matches the goldenrod plants. So exciting. 8/29
Who's that handsome fella? 8/29
Laying the pretty leaves we collected out on wax paper. 8/30
Ironing the leaves sandwiched between towels and wax paper. 8/30
Waxy leaves (this was not a particularly successful project). 8/30
One last romp in the sprinkler at the end of summer? 8/30
Trying to catch the water. 8/30
Trying to drink the water he tried to catch. 8/30
Realizing the water is not all that easy to catch and drink. 8/30
This is a far easier way to drink water from the sprinkler. 8/30
Ahhhh, the joys of summer. 8/30
It's tailgating season again! 8/30
Maize and blue jello 8/30
A stadium in progress. 8/30