We Went to the Beach AGAIN

 Case is a man of few words. 

He sat.

He rolled.

 He wore a bucket.

He ate some sand.

Faux Camping

We did everything besides stay the night.

We had a fire & cooked marshmallows & hot dogs.

We sat & bounced on our air mattress.

 We brought our dog.

 And then we went home and slept in our own beds after taking baths.

Three Reasons to Hate the Beach

 Sun.

 Sand.

Water.

This Time It's Different

I'm sure you've gotten a call or text by now.

This time we found out the baby's sex.

We aren't going to be surprised and we aren't keeping it a secret.

It's a girl.

We are also pretty sure that we are naming her Cora. 

We hopefully won't receive too many stories from concerned friends & family.

I'm sure that you once knew a Cora.

A mean one. 

An ugly one. 

One that sat in front of you in school and picked her nose. 

That's OK with us. 

We still like the name & aren't searching for new trial ones, either. 

She is measuring a couple of days big but both boys were pretty tall.

Dirty Diapers

Calan asked for a diaper and wipes.

Sure.

He then put Emmae's doll on the coffee table, stripped it down & wiped it up.

Calan Fell

All the way down our basement steps.

He has a scrape behind his ear. 

One eye is black.

And there is another long scratch on his collar bone.

I Just

took my prenatal vitamins while eating a bowl of Fruit Loops. Does that mean something is canceled out?

&

At church this weekend while checking in Camille & Calan we were asked if they were twins.
Seriously?
It never crossed my mind that this question would arise.

Just A Bucket

 On the mulch.

 In the driveway.

On the rocks.

Moving. Moving. Moving.

& if you lift the bucket you find a babe.

Elkhart Gardens

 Last night Geo & Jaycee took us to a new spot. It was downtown Elkhart but seemed like it was in the middle of nowhere. We walked along the paths found fish in the water. 

 Case even did some walking on his own.

I'm not sure why but when you tell Emmae to smile she covers her eyes.

As Fast As I Could Peel

This food is a good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12 and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Protein and Selenium
"Many people focus too much on what not to eat, but research now consistently recommends that there is something important to eat - protein... high-quality protein in particular. All-natural, high-quality protein, like the type found in eggs, provides active kids and adults sustained energy for their busy days. One of the easiest ways to get high-quality protein is to include an egg a day into your balanced eating plan." -the incredible edible egg. 

Eleven

That's how many GREAT grandkids were in the back of the truck on Easter morning.

Just Like a Cat

He ends right-side-up.

Easter Morning

sunshine

Hanging on.

Kicking.

Laughing.

Crying.

Crawling.

Leash holding.

Digging.

Collecting.

tree trimming

This limb needed to come down.

Geo & Cody felt like they could handle the job.

Calan couldn't stay on the ground with all the action going on. If you look at the first pic you can see how high the ladder actually is.

Once it was down, the kids taught Cody how to cut it up.

Case supervised.

Calan had to show daddy how to stack them next to the house.

Dr. Appointment with Calan