Rain Rain...Please Stay

For a couple of weeks we had an unusual amount of rain for part of the country. It rained HARD for several days. I have to admit that I loved it! It definitely beats the 100+ temperatures we're used to having this time of year. And there was no sitting inside wishing for the rain to go away. We got outside and had some fun. There were puddles to be splashed in, boats to race in the streams on the edge of the road and much sidewalk chalk to color with. Sidewalk chalk really is the best when it's wet.




**This may be my new favorite picture of Reece**

Hiking--Not for the Faint of Heart

The other day we took the boys hiking around Lake Georgetown. We've been several times before, but this time we took a different route. The other times that we've gone we have been able to get to the water fairly easily, but this time we weren't able to. We just kept getting stuck trying to get down to it. However, Jerad did manage to find the largest group of Daddy Long Leg Spiders ever! Jerad walked a little further than rest of us (while we sat and cooled off with some water), then he came back and got the boys to take them to see the spiders. I stayed behind and I am so glad I did. I really think I might have completely come undone if I had seen what he was showing them. There is a picture at the bottom.


Yep, those are thousands of little spiders and there were three groups like this. Jerad threw a rock at them (of course) and they began to scurry towards the boys and which point they ran back to me and we left.

Butterflies

We ordered some caterpillars from Insect Lore so we could watch them turn into butterflies. The boys thought it was great. Personally I found it a little disturbing. They shake and look like they're in pain before they make their cocoons. Then when they finally come out of the cocoons it looks like they've gotten blood everywhere. I did some research and found out that they shake to ward off predators and the red stuff is actually left over stuff that helps them turn orange. But...I still think it's weird.

The boys really enjoyed watching them fly away.

Father's Day and First Swim

We celebrated Father's Day by going to church and then taking Jerad to lunch. The boys gave him a new stainless steel coffee mug because his other ones are old and broken. Then we took Eli for his first swim. He loved it! He loves being in the water with his brothers splashing and playing. I got him a rash guard at Target for $6 and it's great because I don't have to put sunscreen all over him. I've been looking for ones for the other boys, but can't find them in their size. It would be nice to worry about sunscreen on their back and stomachs as well. The hunt continues...

Happy Baby

I just have to say that I'm so blessed. Eli is the happiest baby. He smiles and laughs almost all the time. I can't believe he's almost 6 months old. Time is going so fast. He looks like the picture below most of the time. Happy and Laughing.

Funny Little Squirrel

So, we have this little squirrel that's been hanging around our back yard. On this particular day he was cooling down on our back porch. Here's the thing. He doesn't look like any other squirrel I've ever seen. The top half of him has black slick fur and the bottom half is brown fuzzy fur. He's the strangest little guy, but the boys and I have a good time watching him.