Caleb Tobias

Well I wanted to write this out somewhere for myself to remember it, and I figured this would be as good a place as any, and less likely to get lost than paper.

I took the kids school supply shopping today in the big city and we had a grand adventure. Afterwards, I guess Caleb was feeling nostalgic at the thought of kindergarten coming up and he started telling me of his love for me. He said something along the lines of, "I love you so much!   But one brick less than God. I love God infinity, and you one block less than that.  You have to love God the most, but then I love you."  He went and and on. Then I asked him what a 'block' was, if it was like a LEGO. He said that a block had a clear top and bottom and sides and it was filled with love. He also said if he invented the number after infinity, it would be called 'Mixel-99.'  

What a sweetheart. And here's our haul. 

And Eleonora modeling Caleb's new kicks. 

Love my Caleb!

Flowers

Eleonora is in her flower-sniffing stage. 

I remember Josiah being this size and sniffing flowers at my sisters' TWC homecoming. 

This girl loves to smile and make faces at the camera. 

(Our flower garden got a little weedy while we were busy at camp. I've been having fun getting it back under control.)

There's even some sort of rogue squash plant climbing the stairs behind Eleonora. 

And now we're off on a school supply shopping adventure!

Kingsport

We took another quick trip to Kingsport to celebrate my sweet Grandmother's birthday. 

I didn't take many pictures on my phone, but I'm enjoying the ones I did get. 

And a selfie for good measure. 

We love you the best, Grandmother!

A Wall

Work is progressing on the log cabin slowly but surely. These guys built a wall in the lean-to last week. This will separate the workshop area from a storage area that could also be a bathroom someday. 

Play Day

Yesterday we had a break between crafts long enough for a visit to the Splash Pad and playground. 

Wacky Wednesday

Is this too embarrassing?

Because it is also too cute - at least to me. 

Look what Eleonora's been up to when she visits her cousin Lydia's house. This girl is getting so big!

Campers

Here are the happy campers on the way out the door yesterday morning.

At supper last night, we were teaching Jonathan to rate a meal on a scale of 1-10 (you're welcome, Shannon and Dave - ha!), and he gave the supper a 10 and added that he loved camp 1,000. 

I love Jonathan and Josiah going to camp together just like Shannon and I did for years and years. Here we are as 6 and 7 year olds in 1989.  I would call us first generation campers, but 3 of our 4 parents grew up going to a little Bible camp too.  

And 1990. So funny. I love Jennifer over there by herself. Reminds me of something Caleb might do. 

I could go on and on with the old camp pictures, but I'll leave it right here for now.  Happy camping!

Long Time, No See

Hello, long lost blogging buddies. 

We had a fantastic first week of Day Camp. There was lots of water rushing through the creek, making for perfect dam-building conditions. 

Jenn and I had a late-night, kid-less adventure to Walmart resulting in this fun wedding shower gift. (See my constant companion, Caleb's, toes to the right of the screen.)

Josiah's Poppa picked him up in Anna Kate's baby carrier. 

Here he is showing off his new and improved smile with his cute toothlessly-matching friend at church. 

Cousin Jonathan has arrived to spend the week with us for Day Camp 2. We are excited!

He has already helped to pick some tomatoes, but I must say, the act of plucking a tomato from the vine seems to make him uncommonly nervous. But he is a good time, I tell you!  The boys climbed up in the treehouse to wave goodbye to Jonathan's family and Jonathan yelled, "Goodbye, travelers!  I love you!  See you on Friday!  Whoo!"

And now they are slumbering. Stay tuned for more updates. Over and out.