Pigtails!

Thunder Cake

Today’s the perfect day for Thunder Cake!

We read Thunder Cake a lot over vacation, so Caleb was very excited about making our own Thunder Cake this morning.  We’ll see how it tastes!  Licking the frosting was a hit!

Summer

Caleb

Sophia

Backbone State Park

As a trial camping trip, we hit Backbone State Park for the weekend.  One little boy was very excited about the tent. 

Another camper was very excited about his new toy—a GPS. 

Sophia enjoyed her cozy hiking seat.

And Caleb found many things to explore and enjoy.

The excitement over the tent and sleeping bag lent to a late night.  Unfortunately, our early bird was up with the sun. 

More hiking:

Looking for a geocache on a small side trail:

We also swam/waded in the lake, rented a canoe, and enjoyed a s’more before the thunderstorms hit the second night.  Overall, it was a fun trip, but camping with little kids is a lot of work, too.

My Days

I ran into a former co-worker the other day and was at a loss as to how to describe my life these days.  Maybe these pictures will help. 

We’ve been enjoying the outdoors: taking care of flowers, building a retaining wall, painting our front porch rail, swinging on the new swing set, picnicking with PB&J, splashing in the water at the splash pad (Sophia), and avoiding the water at the splash pad (Caleb). 

Tired of cheesy grins, Caleb began “eating” the leaves:

If he didn’t enjoy this so much, it’d be a great time-out spot-- 

Middle of the day hugs and smiles--

Random decisions to be gross while Sophia’s cuddling with Mommy--

Trumpeting, just like her older brother--

So what have I been up do lately?  Random, silly, and simple things.