Some friends told us about this lake 30mins from our house, so we decided to try it once we had some sunny days. Last Saturday was the perfect day to visit the lake. We packed a lunch (complete with Coke) and spend several hours swimming. Nice place with a great tree to jump into the water from.

Two weekends ago I did a sewing project with Ezra. We turned a favorite t-shirt of his into a “pillow.”

We have a 5:30AM (of before) club in our family. These boys can’t seem to sleep in…so one of us usually sits out on the porch with them until the others wake up for the day.

They pick. They sting. They bite. Beware. Our kids are always telling us about “fuzzy” caterpillars. I finally got some pictures of two different kinds. As in the USA – avoid!

Also – Isaiah found a preying mantis exoskeleton that had been shed. It’s a wild world!

This is the first time I’ve ever seen anything like this: Micah is almost 2 years old and finally his right bottom lateral incisor is coming in. Normally it’s one of the first 8 teeth to come in. But Micah’s molars came in before this little tooth started popping through. For months I’ve wondered if he even had a baby tooth there. But it’s finally appeared. Weird!

Check out those big blue eyes and long lashes! I keep telling him his nursing days should soon be over….but those eyes are hard to resist!

Micah is a very sweet and cute boy. He’s very good at imitating his siblings when they are unhappy or complain. He gets to tones just right. It’s hilarious, since he seems to be making fun of them. This month he’s really started talking and trying to use words. Too much cuteness. He loves his siblings and has also learned to tattle on them. He brings much laughter to our home. Thankful!

Last week we celebrated International Talk Like a Pirate Day. We were a bit late, due to other things in our schedule, but we still fit it in before the month was up. In the morning the kids rehearsed their play for the evening, and then we made hooks and watched some pirate videos.

In the evening we had hotdogs, mac&cheese, and beans. Afterwards we read some pirate books, did some pirate dancing, and then the kids performed a special play. In history several weeks ago we studied the Oregon Trail, and I found the old computer game onlin, The Oregon Trail, and the kids enjoyed playing it. We wrote a play based on the game and surprised Josh with it. To make things fair, all the kids “died” at once, instead of dying one-by-one along the trail. (If you’re familiar with the old game, you know what I’m talking about.) And that wraps up another Pirate Day.