This is a "catch up" post of what the kids have been up to over the last month or so.
Elijah enjoys "riding" bike. He actually just runs all over the yard pushing Ethan or Amelia's bikes, going up ramps and through the yard. It looks like a lot of work to me but he enjoys it.
Maybe we'll find him a bike with training wheels on a garage sale this summer. But knowing Elijah he won't want it, he'll just stick with pushing around someone else's bike.
Anton went through the "belly button phase" a month ago he was constantly lifting up his shirt and pointing to his button. He would also lift up anyone else's shirt and poke them if given the opportunity!
Boys need haircuts often and it adds up! We thought we would give shaving Anton's hair a try and he surprisingly did very well. Marks engine noises and references to picking corn sure helped the situation!
This is an avocado tree that we're growing. It's over a foot tall with 8 inch leaves! I found the idea to grow the seed in a old gardening craft book my mother-in-law gave us a couple years ago. The kids always enjoy experiments and crafts so this was perfect. There's just something temping about planting that huge avocado pit!
Amelia found a caterpillar a while back and stuck it in a salsa jar to live with her in her room. Of course she forgot about it and it ended up lost under her bed. The positive about the situation was that when she found it the caterpillar had spun into a cocoon! It was damaged and I didn't think it would hatch but sure enough the little guy made it and Amelia was very pleased to find her very own moth! The bad news is that when she went to release it outside it flew and landed right on the deck in front of the door and Elijah stepped on it. It damaged his wing and caused internal injuries but it did live until the next day. As far as Amelia is concerned his wing got better and he flew away. :)
Ethan had a little track meet the other day. He is getting faster and faster every year!
Anton is getting pretty good at sneaking out of the house if the doors aren't closed properly. Most likely the sand box is were you'll find him.
If I'm not able to watch the kids in ride in the coalmine I'll let them putz around the yard on the TTR. They have so much fun! Mostly they like to put the back tire in holes and give it gas to make grass go flying and wreck the yard, but at least they aren't fighting!
The kids actually got out of school for heat the other day. So they thought since it was "summer" they had to play in the water. Here they are making a mud hole to play in.
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