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Race to the Lake
I am a true mid-westerner now. I mean, you can call a lakefront, surrounded by gritty sand, a beach, right? I grew up minutes from beautiful Kelly’s Beach in Kouchibouguac, (Whatever spellcheck, I’ve known how to spell Kouchibouguac since I was five!) New Brunswick, Canada. The Atlantic Ocean people! So, using the word “beach” to refer to a lake is a bit of a stretch for me…but, well…I surrender. When it’s over 100 degrees with tropical humidity the “beach” is a lovely place to be. I even swim in it. Kind of.
The boys have done swimming lessons at the lake each evening for the past two weeks. Lots of fun and they’ve learned so much!
Seasonal Pets
Tis the season to bring home any little critter you can find. We’ve had a turtle, some kidnapped baby birds – which I ordered my eldest to “Put back!” – lots of earthworms, and my favorite, little green inch worms…
They’re very photogenic.
And here is the story of the critter that got away…
The other day I came outside to find Noah almost 15 feet up a tree, precariously teetering on a flimsy branch and poking a stick down a knothole in an attempt to capture the baby squirrel within. Crazy little boy! As I approached the tree to tell him to “get down before he broke his neck,” the poor baby squirrel came scurrying out of it’s hole and ran furiously around the tree trunk a couple times, almost setting Noah off balance. Elijah and Zeke, standing at the base of the tree, thought this was hilarious. I, on the other hand, did not. All I could picture was Noah plummeting to his death.
Boys. I’m sure they must have 3 or 4 guardian angels as opposed to the one that a little girl probably has!
I’ve told Noah to stick to catching inchworms as pets.
The Forgotten Hats
So! This past Saturday we had real family photos taken by the amazingly talented NoemiPhotography. It was loads of fun and so overdue; our last family photo was taken (excluding setting up our camera on a tripod) when Zeke was a baby at Sears Portrait studio! Wow. We can’t wait to see them and share them with you.
But you know what I did? I got so preoccupied with the girls’ hair that I forgot the boys’ hats. These hats…
Arg! I bought them especially for the photo shoot too. *sigh* So, to alleviate how bummed I feel about my forgetfulness, I had to capture their handsomeness in their hats myself.
The Birthday That Was…
The littlest guy in the Horsman home turned six this past Thursday, if you can believe it. I cannot. It seems like just a moment ago that he was this little bundle…
Anyhow…let’s move on before I bawl my eyes out.
The Birthday Party.
The weather forecast indicated that Friday, April 29th was to be “just beautiful,” with highs in the mid-60s and light winds. Since Friday was sandwiched between two or three rainy days on either side, I figured that it would be my best bet for an outdoor birthday party. I did take note of the “increasing clouds into the afternoon and evening, with a 20 percent chance of precipitation,” part of the forecast, but I threw caution to the wind and sent out the evite, inviting more than 20 of Noah’s friends. Ha!
Ha! indeed. Friday was indeed “just beautiful,”…Until about three o’clock when grey clouds took over the sky. “Surely the rain will hold off ’till after our party.” thought I, naively. Just as the last few party guests arrived, though, those grey clouds started sprinkling on us. Dave hollered out, “Everybody inside!” and I almost fainted as I watched 15 kids start running towards our door. (You’ll understand if you’ve ever been in my home. It’s barely big enough for the seven of us!)
“Dave!” I cried in dismay, “NO! No, please…please, tell them to go down to the playroom!” (We have a nice big, community playroom in the basement of our building.)
He hollered out yet again, and the herd averted their course towards the door which led to our basement. Phewf! I was much relieved, but still, what were we to do with 15 rambunctious 4-6 year olds, whom we were about to make even more rambunctious by feeding chocolate cupcakes? I wanted to hide.
We survived the ordeal though, and the kids had a blast, which I guess is all that matters, right?
My biggest disappointment was the fact that I’d be forced to take pictures inside, with no natural light, and with a flash. Booo! That makes for mediocre photos, for sure.
Oh well. Here are a few of my mediocre photos… (Can you tell what’s going on in the last photo? He he he…)
Getting Reacquainted With The Slide
Sitting and sliding down on your bum? (Or rather, “butt,” as my children insist it is called.) That’s for amateurs.
The Sockinator
“Whoa! Noah! You are soooo, soooo good at putting on your socks!” (Says she who has daily conflicts with socks…and shirts, and pants and shoes. Three year olds are fun, aren’t they?)
“Yeah, Phoebe…I know…”
