Big E - Play Legos.

Little E - Copy Big E.

Big E - Tell Little E

"That's Amazing!"

Little E - Smile with Pride.

Little E is so impressed with his siblings. He doesn't want to do anything without his brother and sister. Big E is especially good at keeping him happy. And to repay him this kindness, Little E is good at destroying anything left where he can jump hop or climb to it...

He's a very curious little brother...

Build Your Own S'mores Bar.

I love Choices. My fridge is full of sauces, mustard and condiments.
Choices for S'mores. Now that is - Brilliant. Delicious. Sticky.





We had multiple flavors of "chocolate" chips.

(because they melt better than a big chunk of chocolate bar anyway)

and we had some choices for fresh fruit.

White Chocolate and Raspberry was very nice.
Banana and Butterscotch was super tasty too.
Teeny Tiny Peanut Butter Cups - Awesome.

Interestingly, all the kids wanted to try some of everything on their s'more. Now, why didn't I think of that?

Big E. A milestone.

The age of editing stories on the fly is over.
Reading a new book from the library, and suddenly "stupid or fat" or some other rude thing to say. Or sometimes I disagree with just one idea in story. Or sometimes I'm just lazy.

Big E can now read fast enough to correct my omssions in stories.
"Mom, that didn't say 'juice. It said 'Beer'."
Thanks, Calvin & Hobbes.

The end of an era.

happy campers

Baby E loves Everything about the outdoors.

the grass, the dirt, the sticks.

the sticks especially.

He's grown into a toddling little boy overnight.

Running after the big kids. Arms outstretched.

Talking and making baby signs.

"Ball." "Bird." "Boat."

He learned to sign :Thank You: this weekend.

Sat in his little camp chair, asked for s'mores, played badminton, chased balls of all sizes and types, paddled a boat with mommy, climbed all over daddy, explored the tent...

Baby in the Sink.

Sometimes we give our babies baths in the kitchen sink.

It's a beautiful cast iron double sink with drain boards on both sides. I remember my sister getting baths in it. (Unbelievably it was more than twenty years ago...) Sometime I'll have to dig up some photos of that.




Here is the newest bathing beauty.

Baby E was so serious, intent on transferring water with the measuring spoon.

I couldn't get him to even look my direction.

However - Daddy has surprising attention grabbing skills. And loud chicken noises too.