Another picture on the turtle at the zoo.

The kids were demanding another picture on the turtle. It turned out really nice.

Random pictures

I keep catching Sophie on my sofa. I guess she figures at her age she can do whatever she wants. She doesn't even flinch when I catch her.

Having fun on the farm.

The weather has been perfect for them on the farm. The Bertrand farm is 125 years old. They offer a week of farm camp for kids all summer long.

Jack and Lily go to Farm Camp

The kids are wrapping up their first week of Farm Camp. Lily wasn't so sure about it, she said there was going to be too much poop there. True, but now she loves it. I can't even get Jack out of there. I think he was meant to live on a farm. They have been able to pick corn, feed the chickens and bring home eggs, hold kittens, make blueberry muffins, and swing on tire swings. Oh, and they made butter. I wouldn't mind going to farm camp.

Lily gets her ears pierced!!!

Well, I finally caved and let Lily get her ears pierced. She has been bugging me about since she could learn to talk. Every little girl she sees, the first thing she says is "Look mom, they have their ears pierced." So, thinking I was one step ahead of my then 3 year old daughter, I told her that if she stopped biting her fingernails and toenails, yes toenails, she could have her ears pierced. Well, little did I know how determined she was, she did stop because after a year of not clipping her nails she shows me some long talons needed of trimming. I did procrastinate for about 3-4 months thinking she will relapse or forget, NOT LILY. So I told her last minute today that we were going to do it. After explaining it will hurt,thinking she would reconsider was not a factor for her. She sat right up there, sat still,(wish she would do that at home) and let her shoot away. She didn't cry, at first, and after the lady was done, she said she could cry, and Lily didn't wait a second. It didn't last long, because she was pushing away the tears to look at herself. Such a brave little girl. I can't get her away from a mirror now.

Jack and Lily's first baseball game!!

South Bend Clinic had their employee picnic at the Silver Hawks stadium (minor league team). We made it for 3 innings. The weather was cool which helped, and so did the hotdogs, dippin dots, and popcorn.