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Francis waits for the guests to arrive

Francis and Theo get ready to blow

Francis enjoying the cake

Francis amid presents

Theo & Francis at the tires. Francis dreams of these—literally I think

Doing the Francis dance

Just try to get a pose:

I asked the boys to hold hands and smile for the camera. This is the best I got!

Francis reading at bedtime:

The Big Treasury of Little Animals is the current nighttime favorite.

Francis on the slide, St Mary’s festival

St Mary’s Festival (and Francis) featured in Phila Inquirer: The Feast of the Assumption Festival is front and center on page B-1 of today’s Philadelphia Inquirer with great photos from staff photographer Akira Suwa. Captions: “Sunday was a day of summer fun at the 87th annual Feast of the Assumption Carnival at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Malaga, Franklin Township. Top, Francis Heiland, 4, of Hammonton, splashes down a water slide. Above, the train ride was a popular attraction. Bottom: Colleen Bingam and Andrew Pron of Cape May carry their midway prizes. The carnival also featured a chicken barbecue and musical performances, and the day was to be capped off with a fireworks display.

Here’s how it looked on the page spread:

Francis walking around St Mary’s:

No non-pouring trip to St Mary’s Church is complete without loops through the surrounding gardens.

Sleepy boy:

We woke Francis from his afternoon nap with the enticement of a park trip. Here he is, still not quite awake!

Sand Art from the Hammonton Arts Center kids craft:

We weren’t sure they were going to make it back home as we were on bike and detoured by way of the Lake Park playground. But they’re reasonably intact. When we left the Center they were full—the two-inch gap is all settling! The long one is Theo’s, the wider jeannie-bottle one is Francis’.

Wait a minute, we’re FISH!

Martin peers over Francis:

At the Red White and Blueberry Festival.