Weedeating

After watching Pop Pop use the weed-wacker the other day, it has been all Arthur can think about. Today he went around the room with a foam stick, humming for almost an hour. We wondered if he would go hoarse (or run out of gas). And then at nap time, Nana heard him start weedeating again, in his sleep!

Hanging Out in the Kitchen

Recently we've been trying to finish toddler-proofing our kitchen so that the kids can be in there while we make dinner. Here they are, after taking a break from playing on the back porch.

Don't Try This at Home

The kids always try to get into the laundry room. As a forbidden room, it contains all sorts of wonders that they are eager to get into, such as the trashcan, the dirty laundry, the dirty cloth diaper container, etc. They either try to sneak in after us before we are able to shut the door, or if it is left slightly ajar, they sneak in and slam the door behind them. Today it didn't take Betty but a few seconds to find the one truly dangerous item in the room. *Sigh*

Our Baby Birds

We've been watching a nest of baby blue jays in the backyard of Nana and Pop Pop's house for quite a while. Every day the three baby birds (triplets!) grew larger and larger. That is, until the other day, when one of the baby birds fell out of its nest, landing at Betty's feet. Everyone ran to grab the triplets, and Sophie the dog, as the upset parent birds dive-bombed the lot of us (striking Erin in the head!), shrieking loudly in concern over the baby bird. Eventually all three baby birds were out of the nest, and their practice flights took them out of the backyard. Ever since then though, the girls have been playing "baby bird" - which usually involves them flying around with their arms out before falling to the ground in a seated position. We're hoping that they aren't waiting for Arthur to bring them worms.

More Memorial Day Fun

Yesterday we finally allowed the kids to do something they've been begging to do for weeks - ride down Nana and Pop Pop's driveway in their "motorcycle." We had finally found a cheap helmet at a garage sale, so Erin thought it'd be safe enough for them to try it. All of the triplets had fun taking turns racing down the hill.

Of course, this means we need to get two more helmets.

Cabin Days

We finally made it to one of the Cabin Days at the Ingles farm, though for our kids it should have been called "Lamb Days." For while we were busy learning about shearing sheep, making clothing from flax, and creating split rails, the triplets ran around for an hour making friends with a pair of lambs.

Duck Pond Photo Shoot

With the help of Grandma Toni and Grandpa Carter, we had a couple of great photo shoots at the Duck Pond yesterday. While on the tree, though, Betty kept playing with her dress and pulling it up. So I had everyone pull their dresses and shirts up, before putting them back down again. That fixed the problem. Oh, and the hug between Betty and Coraline was spontaneous (Arthur was then told to hug Betty).