Here Fishy Fishy

The boys have anxiously been waiting to go fishing again. It's cute- they never catch anything, but they still enjoy it and are optimistic every time. They waited patiently while Ev fixed their poles. Trevor gets a real hook now. Braden fished with his little rubber tire attached to his Lightening McQueen fishing pole. We didn't catch anything this time, either, but we learned some things.





We learned that fish do not like Cheetos. Neither do ducks. We learned that fish don't like worms. They looked at them, followed them, but had no interest in eating them. We thought the fish would be licking their chops. Maybe they were long lost friends. Oh well. We don't need any silly little fish to have a good time.

Story Time

Ev and I have started reading a new book together. It's one of those things that we really enjoy, but don't do nearly enough. Back when we were poor Newlyweds and had no TV he read several books aloud to me- usually something that he had already read, enjoyed and wanted to share with me. This book is the same- he started it and wanted me to join in. So he started over, and we're steadily working our way through the nearly 1300 pages. I keep wondering: why haven't we done this for so long?

Mt. Hannauea

Here is our first big science project for school. Okay, okay...technically it's not our project. It's not really our project in any way at all. The volcano was crafted by a friend at church, who invited us to watch the eruption. But we did talk about the scientific principles behind how the volcano works. So it totally counts.

Making Music

We've all been dusting off our musical skills recently. Ev has been wanting to pick up the trumpet again for a while, and now he really has the time and opportunity. Trevor is practicing his embrasure, as well, and puts out some pretty good sounds! We love hearing Dad play each evening as he plays through his repertoire of old fight songs, marches and our hymnal. The kids love it when he goes through bugle calls. That's fine- just as long as he doesn't wake us up with reveille.