Growing Everyday

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During the summer, I like to put the kids to work. No, really they just enjoy playing in the sun with water. So I let them wash the car and anything else they care to find to wash. I get time to watch them play and they get to soak each other.

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Beka and Jared love to go on nature walks. They have loved to do this since the were very little and just toddling about. Beka enjoys looking for bugs, insects, and rocks. Jared enjoys splashing in mud, water, and generally being outside. It is a great opportunity for the whole family to enjoy something together. Fortunately, Indiana has some wonderful parks, trails, and nature centers for us to enjoy. We go exploring at at the Creek more than the others because it has a creek for the kids to splash in.

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"Who is that trip tramping over my bridge?",said the trolls under the bridge.
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Beka likes to sing to the creek. "the creek is so swweeett and soft…it flooows….ooohhh the crreeeeekkkkkk" Anymore she is beginning to sing all the time about anything.

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This park also has a playground, but this trip the kids were more interested in climbing and exploring the inside of a big bush/tree.

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(The pictures are actually a mixture of photos from two separate trips to the park. I just combined them to make one post)

Just some random pictures of Beka and Jared playing with shaving cream and oobleck.

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I have posted before about our new pet hamster. The kids absolutely adore it. Most days Jared gets up and tells Blanket good morning before starting his day. Anyway, we were bored one day and decided to make Blanket a maze out of blocks. He did a great job going through it. Beka and Jared were amazed.

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