"Can I help?"

When you get bigger, Sabrina, then you can help Mama do this. But for now, you have to go to bed.

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Helpful painters

Clara and Sabrina came to Katie and Paul's house to help paint their foundation this morning. Giving a 3 year old and her 5 year old sister paint brushes to help out on a house is usually not wise. We found that asking them to paint inside the basement window well worked great.

In this photo Emily's the supervisor.
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Fireside chat

 Christopher, Clara and I went on a campout with the scouts this weekend.  Here the two are enjoying a moment by the fire.  My allergies kicked up overnight making the next day less pleasant, but I'm grateful for the moments we had together. 

Harvest Meal

Last night for Father's Day we ate the turkey that was harvested on April 15th. And that prompted a question... Could we have an entire meal made with ingredients from hunting success and our garden?

We're working on the menu now. I suspect it will include deer chili and zucchini chocolate bread.

Here Molly is tending to the garden. We're just glad she's not eating much dirt anymore. (Sorry if the image is on its side.)
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Cub Scout Campout

We had a great time on the campout this past weekend with Christopher's Cub Scout Pack.  We learned how you can make breakfast, lunch, dinner and even dessert using a foil pack.  Christopher and Clara were in great spirits throughout the weekend.  I'm hopeful that will continue as we enter Vacation Bible School Week.  Annette and I have another name for VBS week, but we won't get into that just yet. 

Here's a photo from Saturday night by the fire ring.  Good times!

 Another photo near the fire ring on Saturday night.

Breakfast was eggs, hash brown and sausage - all in a foil pack.  (We learned the difference between a flat pack and a tent pack ... and yes, there is a difference.)

Camping Adventures

Clara, Christopher and Adam have spent the last 2 nights camping with the Cub Scouts. Clara was a workhorse with gathering firewood and Christopher makes a mean 'Smore.

They've gone to bed late for the past two nights and have been playing very hard during the day. These puppies are tired and having a hard time getting up in the morning - but who can blame 'em!
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Laundry Basket Time

Every kid needs a little bit of time with the laundry basket.  Here's a photo of Molly showing Lucy the ropes...

Will it float?

While Annette rested in the afternoon, Adam employed a little bit of creativity with the kids on Memorial Day.  Using the recycle bin, a roll of masking tape and Molly's new pool, he created a game for Christopher and Clara.  The object of the game was to build something using the recycled materials that would float in Molly's pool.  Later we added weight to see how many rocks the new boat could hold.  Christopher is proud to report, "I got the most with four rocks."

Workin' at the Car Wash

Clara and Sabrina decided on Memorial Day that they would use Molly's new pool to wash some of their "cars."