Fencing is a spectator sport.

They snuck around the wall and found a seat, because who can resist watching kids fence??

Super E!

Elijah's not one to be left out, and I'm sure that it can be hard being the youngest of 5. So he must wear goggles while the other kids are at swim lessons (and any other time he finds a pair or thinks about it.) He doesn't at all mind that they're pink and light teal.  And he absolutely loves this car.  So this is how he spends his time as the swim school, goggles on, crusting around on his grilling car. And before classes start, his big brother is happy to give him some gas. 
(Side note, in his mind, the monkey slippers are shoes.  And if you've ever tried to reason with a 2 year old, you know how futile that is. He gets a lot of compliments and smiles, especially from the older folks.)

Green slime to drink?

Today's tea time was tea-less and spinach-filled as we made green slime smoothies.  Nothing warms the heart of a mother of a multiple-food-allergies-picky-eater-child more than watching him suck down a smoothie full of spinach. Love the green mustache!

Bye bye now, Mom?

Well, the temp is all the way up to 8°F. I'm not sure I can say it's too cold anymore-even if it still is awfully cold!

Best friends

Micah, singing: selah you're my best friend!  You'll never be my worst friend, ever again!

Selah, singing: Mikey is my best friend.   I love him so very, very much. He is very smart and kind. And so am I.  When we work together, we get something cool!

~Sarah

Colder than a cold chipmunk!

Selah and Micah love to start the bath... and run it all hot.  So the water is concerningly hot and Elijah can't handle it.  Every time they do this, we drain half the water and add cold-you'd think they would learn that it doesn't work! (Or we'd learn not to let them start it! )

Then they always complain that they're freezing.  Tonight, Micah says, "I'm freezing!!" And Selah chimes in, "I'm colder than a cold chipmunk!" She continues to amuse me, and make me wonder where stuff like that comes from.