Brothers in the Afternoon...

teething Will?


Will trying to tell us something...Micaiah said today "I wonder if Will is frustrated because we don't understand him?"

a little brotherly love...

communicating...

Joshua and Will sharing a moment...

sweet Joshua...

12 years and 4 kids later...

The sunset at dinner...

Our attempt at using the self timer at night...

not the greatest quality but it still helps capture the moment.

"Home Sweet Home"...

During our hike with friends today, Micaiah whispered to me..."I've got to go to the bathroom."

"Micaiah, we are not close to a bathroom. Can you hold it?"

"Yes."

A few minutes later he says..."I can't hold it any longer. I need to go."

"Ok, lets find a place in the woods."

"Yeah, we can wipe with a leaf."

"I've got wipes bud...lets go."

So he does his business, we clean up appropriately and move on with our hike. When we get home hours later...he says from the bathroom as I'm changing Will's diaper...

"Nonny, I like going poopy here at the house better than anywhere else. Maybe I should make a sign for the door that says "HOME SWEET HOME!"

The New Addition at the Lake...

Eli's Busy Week...

We had to do some teaching about exactly where the underwear go on Monday...

but ever since then he has been quite busy...

marking his territory...

and making a statement that he is no longer a baby like Will but a "big boy" like the rest of them...and they have praised and encouraged him along the way!

Snapshots of the past week or so...

May your...

4th of July be refreshing!

photo: taken by our neighbor Steve (he obviously knows something about photography)