August 2003
We had lots of adventures this month! Gareth tried out swimming in a big pool for the first time ever and he loved it! First we sat on the top steps of Aunt Karen’s pool, but as we got braver we slid down more into the water. Gareth kicked up a storm and played ball with his cousin Noah. He had so much fun and was not a happy water baby when he had to get out after a full hour in the pool. <%popup(20031003-grandma.jpg|500|467|Cuddling with Grandma Berkey before swimming)%> | <%popup(20031003-swimming2.jpg|503|600|Testing out the water)%> | <%popup(20031003-swimming 1.jpg|450|620|Water Baby! )%> Gareth’s next big adventure of the month was his trip to Grange Fair. Last year Gareth wasn’t a huge fan of the fair, but this year he had much more fun. He enjoyed seeing all of the animals (and getting licked by the goats!) And he loved eating Nana’s snow cone. But his favorite part was playing ‘pick up the ducks’–Gareth won a very stylish cheetah hat at the game 
<%popup(20031003-ducks2.jpg|640|450|He got one! )%> | <%popup(20031003-cheetah.jpg|640|500|Gareth shows off his hat)%> At the end of the month, we tried to get Gareth and Keegan’s pictures taken for their Grandma Anne’s birthday. The trip to the photo studio was a bust, so Trav took two rolls of film of the boys hamming it up in our back yard. <%popup(20031003-innocent.jpg|640|456|Looking innocent)%> | <%popup(20031003-funny.jpg|640|509|Something's funny!)%> | <%popup(20031003-not sharing.jpg|640|517|This isn't going to work)%> | <%popup(20031003-ham.jpg|640|491|Cool dudes)%> | <%popup(20031003-silly boy.jpg|640|502|Gareth gets silly)%>