Morning Reading

Mowing with Sam

How Not to Work in the Garage

in a skirt (see dirt). on top of the workbench. barefoot.

Napping with Baby Animals

Serious Business

Patrick and Spot

Bike Ride

Patrick and Sam

Isaac and very rare Mom photo

Cheese Cracker Addict

Sam calls me over excitedly, "Mommy, Mommy! Look!" I come into the kitchen and he runs to the stool and grabs a giant handful of Cheez-its. "Look Mommy! I sneaky!" And he was, before he announced it to the house. Super funny.

Sam Builds

And then yells, "Mommy, I made Dog Bone!"

Helping Dad

Boat Ride at the Lake

Ah, Freedom

After cleaning up lunch today I walked outside to have Paddy run up to me yelling, "Mommy, Sam pooped in the pine tree, but don't worry, we buried it."

Now I heard something hillarious going on outside but I didn't think it was recreational pooping. Isaac chimed in, "We buried it because we thought it was funny!" Ewww. Great. I walked back and found abandoned pants and underwear under a tree. "Where's Sam?" I asked the twins. "He's hiding somewhere. He's naked," came the reply. Yup, so he was. "I pooped pine tree," Sam told me, peeking out from the spruce. I grabbed clothes and came back out to find my little monkey swinging freely. Summer is wonderful  :)

Summer

Two Harbors

Two harbors lighthouse

Flowers and the lake

Watching the American Spirit

Afternoon at the Lake

The View Above Our Bed

This is what Mike found one evening after Isaac napped in our room. He made excellent use of the hooks on the wall.

Party Hats

"We're going to have a party Mommy, I have to get dressed up,"  Patrick yells to me, "so I have to find an animal for a bucket hat!"  Apparently Patrick's version of getting dressed up really only involves an animal hat?

Picnic Time!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Storm Clouds at Home

Up North in the Woods

With grandma on their nature 'treasure hunt'.

Ahhh. So quiet.

Windy day on the shore.