Birch Bay Camping
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as Camping, David, Esther, Luke, Outdoors
Last week we squeezed in a last-minute camping trip in Birch Bay. I had told the kids at the beginning of summer that we’d try to do this, and suddenly I realized that school was starting next week(tomorrow!), so we went Sunday night and Monday night, and we were close enough to home that Daddy could come and go from work and join us in the evenings. It was a fun time of forced relaxation for me and the kids had a blast riding their bikes around and around and AROUND the campsite loops.
Cute, sandy feet.
One of the highlights of the trip for me was being down at the water at 9:30am. It was absolutely gorgeous!
Hmmm…someone got up too early!
Dollar store glow-sticks and flashlights are the highlights for the kids!
Thunderstorm Party and Catch-Up
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as David, Enoch, Esther, food, Luke, Outdoors, Silly
What do you do with 3 nervous kids and a thunderstorm? Have a party of course! And chocolate!
I’ve always loved thunderstorms and I want our kids too as well. I think we’re on the right track.
I think Little D forgot all about the thunderstorm, though. He was too engrossed in his “thunder party”.
And here’s some catch-up photos from the last few weeks:
The “tree maze” at Grandpa and Grandma S’s farm. (the favorite place to play)
At the farm again, Luke trying to keep up with the others and literally eating David’s dust. 
Picking Mommy a strawberry.
Why do our children always want to eat whatever Daddy’s eating?
After a vaccine appointment.
playing in the fountains in the middle of town
Enoch is making up for lost time. In the last 2 weeks, he’s begun crawling with increasing speed, and is pulling himself up on all the furniture. He’s also been having a lot more bonks lately….just this morning he pulled a kitchen stool over onto himself. 
Why you shouldn’t tickle ants:
(I couldn’t figure out how to crop it and my techy-hubby isn’t here, so it’s kinda’ boring after the first minute)
My New Love
-laundry that smells like fresh air and sunshine
-no ironing
-doing an otherwise mundane chore, outside
-living room shaded from the afternoon sun
-did I mention no ironing?
-lowing our PSE bill(Sorry Dallas)
-pretending to be an old-fashioned country wife
And in case you are all bored to tears….. here’s some baby cuteness:
His pre-crawling contortions.
