E's Concert

The kids tried out some new plates they just got...E liked that he could put cereal in one area and bread in the other.

Just a silly pic of E with a little fishy on his face.

Me.......holding a baby....while the kids were swimming.

Time for a break from swimming.

Wednesday

A had a friend over today while E was at music camp.....they made muffins.

A has expressed an interest in gymnastics so he had a trial class tonight.

He was loving it.

Park

We had a couple of hours to spend between music camp and TKD so we went to a park for a picnic.

Brothers are fun.

Great Stuff

Look at that beautiful big sky.....this was taken down near my hometown.

And this is my bestest foreverest friend.

My hometown.

The house I grew up in.

Here's some family I haven't seen in a long time!

My cuties with the cowboy hats I brought home for them.

Quiet time with Grampy.

Down feeding the ducks and fish.

We have been talking about our commitments for next year. I put all the options up on the board so we can all think about them. We will have a family meeting about them later this week. We need to trim the list!!

War Declared

So, just before J departed for her holiday, we suspected the presence of a mouse. The other morning (and later that night) there was some noise in the wall of my bedroom and it was loud enough to wake me both times. Intel reporting (internet research) assessed that it was likely a house mouse causing the disturbance. I determined that such an infiltration, if confirmed, would pose a cleer and presnt dangr to the safety and security of the Candian delegation to DC. Spec Frces (mouse trps) were deployed to conduct special reconasance and, if required, the use of deadlly force was authorized.

Here is a copy of the first Intel Reprt sent back to HQ.

DATE TIME GROUP: 241705R JUL 10

INTLIGENCE REPRT NMBER: 001

SBJECT: ENEMY PRESENCE CONFIRMED IN SECTOR NORTH EAST

AREA OF OPERTIONS: SECTOR NORTH EAST

REPRT: SOMETIME BETWEN THE HOURS OF 1200R AND 1700R, TASK FORCE SNAP TRAP 1 INTERCEPTED A MISCREANT PRESUMABLY TRAVELLING FROM SECTOR NORTH EAST TO SECTOR CENTRAL WALL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF ENGAGMENT, TF SNAP TRAP 1 ENGAGED THE ENEMY.

INTELL COMENT: MISCREANT SUSTAINED GRAVE INJURIES AND DIED ON SITE BEFORE HE COULD BE INTEROGATED. MISCREANT WAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS A HOUSE MOUSE REPEAT HOUSE MOUSE; CONFIRMING PREVIOUS INTELL ASSESSMNTS. WHILE THIS ENGAGMENT HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF ENMY FORCES, IT IS STILL TOO EARLY DETERMINE THE ENEMIES STRENGTH. IT REMAINS ASSESSED THAT THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER ENMY OPERATING IN SECTOR NORTH EAST WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER IN SECTOR GALLEY CUPBOARD. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE TWO MISCREANTS IS UNKNOWN, BUT IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE TWO ARE RELATED AND SHARING INFORMATION REGARDING COALITIONN FRCE RATIONS. MISCREANT REMAINS WERE RECOVERED BY HEADQURTERS (HQ) AND TASK FORCE SNAP TRAP 1 HAS RETURNED TO STATION. HQ IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO RID THE AREA OF OPERATIONNS OF MISCREANT ACTIVITY BEFORE THE COMMANDING GENERAL RETURNS FROM LEAVE ON OR ABOUT 251400R JUL 10. MISCREANT DID NOT POSSESS ANY IDENT, THEREFORE NME, RNK AND POSITION WERE NOT AVAILABLE. COMMENT ENDS.

Bfoot Boy Adventures

Sooooo....we went to a beach in Maryland today to look for shrks teeth. We had to drive an hour to get there, hike 20 mins on a trail and then hit the beach. On the path, we found the fireplace and foundation to an old home. Look at those handsome gentlmn.

Pics of the beach.

Some flowers on the shore.

Here's A. GPeter hung the cooler, just in case. ;)

Here's E, desperately attempting to catch a fsh with a butrfly net. Something tried to steal his shoes when he wasn't looking. Just kdng, I put it on his shoe, it was dead.

We were successful. Thank goodness I took the strainer fro the kitchn. The pasta mnight taste a little funny...hehe.

After a nap and some incredible chicken wraps for dinner, we put to the water and went for a night cruz. Two kids with wooden boats below.

Our headlight burnt out, so E and A are in the cabin handing me tools to change the light while underway (I'm on the bow). What a crew!

Kids enjoying the ride.

Tomorrow will be 102 deg F. So we'll see what unfolds. All that is planned right now is ice cream. Hope you all have a good weekend.

M

Blu Belts!

Well, Mom is away and its just the boys (incl Grmpy Peter). So, the blog posts have been lacking. Sorry. Anyway, the boys tested and have now been promoted to blu belt. They both did extremely well during their test, which included sparring. Here are some pics.

Why We're Always Late

We left the house this a.m. to head to church....we had intentions of arriving on time.

It's hard to see in this photo but we saw a cardinal.

And a plum tree.

And a cicada. There was no way we could have gotten there on time.

End of VBS

The kids had their end of VBS party last night. It was cute to see them perform and remember the songs.

Can you find my cowboy?

And my other cowboy?

Meet Max

Meet Max. I finshed him last night just before bed.

Here he is having breakfast with A.