Augst in one picture

August was a busy month for us, Nathan and Maya visited their doctor and received shots. Matthew started his new pre-school in Naperville. Nathan started walking and had his first experience walking in the backyard. This was an special event, since he had to wear shoes to walk in the backyard. Recently, Maya has been sleeping longer than 2 hours at night, that is a big relief for Linnet. Nathan also learned some signs to tell us where he wants to go and whether if he wants more of something. I still think it's adorable when little kids start using sign language.
We visited downtown Geneva and enjoyed our first visit of Sonic (fast food restaurant). I think overall, we were satisfied customers. We had our first picnic with our three children and had a very nice long walk in the park by the river. The picture in the middle of the image above, is taken at this park, where Matthew and Nathan were excited to see so many cargo trains pass by, above the river some few miles to the south. It seems that I had their attention, but really, they were watching the trains pass by. On our return home, we visited the same Sonic restaurant and got some cold beverages. Matthew told us that he really enjoyed his orange slushy shake.
The picture that I am semi visible in, is a courtesy of my boy Matthew. I noticed without any official training, he has a neck for taking pretty darn good pictures. This picture however, is a bit fuzzy due to his little finger slipping over the lens of our camera.