7/30/10

and, we're back.

hello again.

its been a certain kind of 8 weeks here in stroesslerland. the kind of 8 weeks that makes you want to revive your blogging with a couple of pictures that make you giggle and sigh and shake your head.


this is Logan. shu's next youngest cousin.
aliases: Logie, Yogie, Yogan, #11, Wildman, Climber of Anything, Giver of Nicknames. (you can start calling me Mena, by the way. Uncle Spud? just call him Babe.)

he and shuball have an incredibly strong love/strong dislike relationship. they'll be laughing together one minute, slapping each other the next. its loads of fun to be in charge of these two. in general, we try to provide a man-to-man defense.

as in, 2 adults for these 2 knuckleheads alone.

zone defense is tough, requiring more precision, agility and focus than i've been able to muster these last 8 weeks :) logan's mom, katie, and The Nana are especially skilled in this department.

the first photo is of a zoo day. the two passed out next to each other in the super-wide zoo stroller. the rest of the cuz were in the monkey building.


this one is that same night (i think...) at Nana & Jaj's house. the power went out, so the kids were each equipped with a weapon flashlight. the two, in a kinder, gentler moment spent some time sitting in The Nana's lap together. i'm sure 8 minutes later one was crying. or yelling. or slapping. or... you get the picture.


can you see the cut on joshua's chin?

5 stitches after a fall over the handlebars of a tricycle onto the edge of an asphalt parking pad only 4 hours into a weekend-long camping excursion prompting a trip to a very small hospital in northwest ohio.