Wolf or Owl?

We were at the local High School for Alison's choir performance, and Jake found this mural of a wolf fascinating, but he wasn't quite brave enough to stand by it for a picture, so Eli did it for him. Now Jake loves to find the picture on my phone and ask me (as he does about everything, all day long), "What's that?!" When I tell him it's a wolf he'll say, "No it's an owl. Ah-Woo!" 

One day we had this conversation at the grocery store and then he and I started howling, because howling is fun, and we passed a little girl with her mom and the little girl started howling too! Jake and I were so proud to have started a howl! (And if you've seen Zootopia as much as we have, you know that term is a nod to that movie!)

Mystery Machine

Jake and I saw a real mystery machine! We could hardly believe our luck!

Tuesday Clothes

These are Alison and Logan's Tuesday outfits; they are their favorite shirts so they always wear them the day after I do their laundry!

New Room

Grandma drove us home from Colorado since Daddy flew home earlier than us, and to repay her kindness I worked her like a slave for three of the four days she was here (the other day she got a break since it was Sunday!), and we redecorated Eli and Jake's room. 

While we were gone, Jason got us started by taking down their huge bunk bed and patching the walls. Mom and I then primed the dark brown walls, painted the room a lovely blue, re-purposed the shelves from their falling-down bookshelves into wall shelves, built Eli's headboard, and hung the curtains, shelves, and bulletin boards. It was a huge project that I could never have finished so quickly (or sanely) without her. I love their beautiful new cleaner, simpler, more spacious-feeling room and love that it makes me think of my mom when I see it.

Last

Ok, a few random pictures from Colorado to wrap up.

Uncle JD's family got a new puppy, Maddie, who already has everyone wrapped around her little paw.

As always the swings were in high demand.

The ball hanging from the tree was new to us, and fun to try.

Grandma has the best toys!

We went to the library and loved this huge hot air balloon inside!

The movie Solo was a hit.

Playing at parks with cousins is the best.

We had a great trip!

Fishing?

We tried fishing, but it ended up being more of a tangle-the-poles-beyond-repair kind of outing. At least the company was good and the scenery was pretty!

Swimming

Whether at Aunt Emily's pool, Grandma's pool, or the reservoir we did a lot of swimming and had a lot of fun doing so!