Clear Lake camping

Koh: We went camping Saturday and found a beautiful campsite on a lake and my favorite part was Dad teaching me to walk on water.   I liked using our private family hole-in-the-ground toilet, too.  

Abe liked lighting the fire with a match even though he got burned.

We even found a banana tree and ate the bananas.

Our first 80th Birthday Party - Nana Jo's!

We don't get to visit our Nana Jo very much, so we all went this summer to see her and Aunt Susan for her 80th birthday bash.   Boy was it fun, especially since we had Jillian to play with so much.  Do you know we did all these things WE NEVER DID BEFORE:

• Played on a WII and and iPad
• Stayed up till after 10pm and slept all night in a girl's room (cousin Jillian)
• Ate candy, cotton candy and ice cream instead of fruit every day
• Went to Delaware
• (Koh) Pee'ed on a really big snake in the river - scaring everyone, especially our mom
• Caught fireflys and cicada shells
• Had campfire s'mores for lunch

We really like the big beaches and lots of SAND and warm water.   Click here to see all our pics and movies.

Warm water, warm air, I'm so happy I'm dizzy

Abe: Here's what we're doing right now on a Maryland beach (Atlantic Ocean. . . think warm water, warm air).

Barf bucket blog

Koh: (gutteral sounds)
"Daddy, it's colored red from the strawberries"

(buuuuuuuuuiiiik, get your buiuiuuiiick sounds)
"Daddy, can you smell that?"
(sweet apple juice aroma)

"Daddy, can you help me?"
(sounds of soft caressing my back)

I got sick today and threw up a lot of times, in the toilet and in the barf bucket, and I missed school and stayed in bed a lot.

I didn't think it was that bad, and I only cried once.   I've just been feeling sick and my yucky food has been coming up the past two mornings.    I just lean over and fill this bucket, then Daddy empties it.

When I'm done I smile 'cause I feel a lot better.   Daddy told me it's good practice for college, whatever that means.

Chicken washing - that's OK, right?

Koh: Mom and dad don't watch us like they used to, especially in our back yard.  We play a lot on the chicken farm tier and today we decided to wash the chickens.  Abe held 'em and I poured water all over them.   Dad came and snapped this picture while he laughed.

Chickens need baths too, right Dad?