Car Seat Zen

Tate is very jealous of the big kid car seats.  So when he saw one in the hallway, he jumped on the opportunity to try it out.  He brought "Moosey" along for the ride.  Zen!

Butterfly Puddler

Tate made a butterfly puddler at camp a few weeks ago:

Garlic Festival

Look what I pulled from the garden three weeks ago:  garlic!

All of my sources said to leave the garlic in a shady, dry area to cure.  What I did not anticipate was the monsoon weather that hit Boston.  Once the weather dried out long enough to retrieve the garlic, I snatched it up and stored it in the garage (no attic to speak of).  We'll see how it turns out!

Bonus points to the reader who can guess where this "shady" and "dry" spot is located!

Fishin' Phenom

These two have been racking up the fishing awards.  Look how many more they caught this summer!

Karate: Take Two

Tate had a second chance to try his hand at karate this summer:

Drama Queen

These photos were so cute that they made the big cut and were used in the weekly camp email, The Smoke Signal.

Here's to our star!

And here's a good anecdote that's sorta related:

Ashley asks me if they had floss when I was little.  Of course!  I say.  They had floss when grandma and papa were little, and their parents probably had floss when they were little, too.

Strange look from Ashley.  Really?  She says.

Yes, I say.  People have been cleaning their teeth for a while now.

No!  She says.  Not floss fpr your teeth!  The dance move called "floss"!

Boy, did that age me ;)

My little dance and drama queen -- up to date on all of the latest moves.

Tribe Photos

I know you were waiting for it -- the next installment of tribe photos.  Here are the 2018 Nipmucs (girls) and Mohawks (boys): 

Happy Birthday!

The blog is late but we celebrated on time.  Check out how we marked this year's milestone birthday for Daddy:

Homeschooling, Lesson #33: Currant Etiquette

In today's class we learn the most efficient way to eat currants.

Daddy and Ashley graciously offer everyone a lesson:

Chest Hair

This one is adorable.  Some kids want to grow up and be exactly like their parents.

Tate?  He wants Daddy's chest.  Chest hair.  Listen closely:

Carnivals, Karate and Calamity - oh my!

But that's not all -- Tate also had a chance to

play carnival games and eat popcorn

try his hand at karate

calamity -- dry ice experiments!

wow!  what's happening?!?!?!