Gratefully, Ryan or I haven't been prowling the nights lately, but now that school's out and summer's here, the tune around our home has changed.
We hosted the last remaining stragglers at the Dalia residence for five days last week. Mom and Dad visited with them, and we had lots of fun. Madeline and Ella would both like to have additional siblings Emmie and Alisa's age, or have Emmie and Alisa as their siblings.
We visited the National Eagle Museum, and learned lots about those Majestic beauties that we see all the time now in MN. The eagles they host are injured eagles who would not survive in the wild, those who would have died but for the caring eyes and hands of passersby. I was inspired to care about all God's little critters.
Max waiting to go inside after his fruit snacks
Wow- this is awesome- the kids were entertained here until we corralled them all inside
Seth
We learned a lot and had a lot of fun. While they were here, I also took all the kids minus Max and Sam to the pool. Everyone had a buddy to increase the chances of no one drowning, and I mostly tried to keep up with Seth. I made it down the water slide several times and really enjoyed it.
We also celebrated Madeline's birthday. In the end, she wasn't very happy with the party, she was disappointed with the nature scavenger hunt that I was so excited about. She was mad that I didn't do a pinata with lots of candy. We learned several things about Madeline during and after the party. I hope we can help this girl learn to experience joy with all the imperfections in life, and help her learn to be happy with herself.
Sammy Boy
What a change from the normal school schedule. We've had lots of fun. We enjoyed mom and dad's visit. What great kids the last 6 are. I was impressed with all of them. We were sad to see them go, though we did find a parting gift from Gabby on the wall downstairs in the form of her name and a drawing.
When will children learn not to write their name next to a drawing on the wall?
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