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  This is the other “modified” phrase E3 uses that I would like to remember forever.  Life Savers candies are called “light sabers” and the butter rum flavor is “bubblegum.”  I had a roll of them in the drawer and she came to me and asked for a “bubblegum light saber.”  It just makes my […]

It seems like my kids have used very few “modified” words, so when they do have one, I would like to be able to remember it years from now. E3 calls tattoos “taptoes,” and as she loves temporary tattoos, she gets to say that fairly often. This was one she got at the Harry Potter […]

We had been waiting for this day for a long time. The seventh Harry Potter book was released, and of course the parties are just part of the whole Harry Potter experience now. K had been planning on taking E1 and E2 all along, but I talked him into taking all of us. (I really […]

 One of the state parks close to us does hands-on pioneer demonstrations on Saturday afternoons throughout the summer.  When I saw the next one was on blacksmithing, gunsmithing and woodworking, K was really excited to take the kids. We really had fun and learned a lot!  The kids used a crosscut saw and a lathe turned with a […]

  E4 has just started pulling up!  Look out sisters and brother, nothing is out of reach now!

  After her bath, E4 was playing on the floor under the window and the sun was setting, making her glow.  I loved the way that glow showed up in the picture! She loves to look at books on her back with her feet holding the book steady.

  E2 is interested in electricity right now, and his snap circuit set gets quite a bit of use.  This particular experiment demonstrates the conductive properties of water- it sets off the alarm when the wires are put in a glass of water.

  E4 has just discovered a new talent- blowing raspberries!  She does it very well- and often.

  E1 has been flying through books this summer.  Reading is a normal activity for our family anyway, but she’s taken it to a whole new level.  It hasn’t even been a month since we signed up for Summer Reading at the library, and I bet she’s read at least 20 books.

  This is a gorgeous letter holder my sister gave me a few years ago.  I think of her every time I see it. 🙂 Our mail is delivered to a group lockbox a few houses down, instead of a traditional mailbox at our house.  It is an entire family trek to go check the […]