Back at the Lake

The Nature Center

Grandma and Aunt Jan at Phelps Grove Park. No hugs hurt. I cheated and touched her finger. Went through a lot of albums while I was home and saw a picture of my sister's 6th birthday at the exact same pavilion.

Fishing is the worst.
Step 1: Pinch worm in pieces with your fingers.
Step 2: Impale it with a sharp barb multiple times.
Step 3: Drown it.
Step 4: Anticipate it being eaten by a predator.
Step 5: Pierce said predator with same barb.
Step 6: Extract hook from white bumpy part deep inside the mouth while fish bleeds and gasps.
Step 7: Feel altruistic releasing fish back into lake and casting again.

 

Crawdads at the creek.

 

Survivor contestants. Daron wins. Silas looking remorseful for voting against his mother. Where are our Buffs?

Attic treasures by Grandma Cain. Favorite grand kid gets biggest frame.

 

4th of July with the Wehrmans.

June

Round Top end of the year parade.

Forever lining up toys.

 

Had a sleepover with Silas in our living room pillow pit. Spent the night talking about our favorite chapters in Sideways Stories from Wayside School. A keeper of a memory.

River walk

Father's Day shirts for Dad. Pickle pops.

 

Rory's Birthday

We had such a fun and chill time celebrating Rory's birthday. It might be my favorite party yet. If I didn't have to clean so much as a result of my recent sloth, it would have been perfect. I am not sure Rory ever really embraced that it was his birthday and he certainly can't hold up three fingers, but he is sure going to make a great three-year-old!

 

 

 

The weather is rarely accommodating for our celebrating but this year was like a miracle in that Sunday was hot enough for the water slide and Monday (actual birthday) was in the 60's for a day at the zoo. There was practically no one there and all the animals were out and frisky. Rory liked the crocodile. I love how God makes everyone think their kids are the best. I certainly do.