Don't water the baldies.

Samuel wanted his hair to look like Isaac's and when we were done it was like looking at a little Isaac. Samuel didn't like how long it took to get all of his hair off with the clippers, so while he was taking a bath when we were done he told me he wasn't going to take anymore baths so that his hair wouldn't grow. It took me awhile to get it.......

he thinks that bath water is to his hair what the sprinkler water is to our garden plants!

Anxious for his summer head

A Samuel Fix

Samuel was looking mighty preppy for chapel day at school. He looked cute and he knew it. :-)

Saluting.

The boys' new toy.

Of course it's a box, what else would it be? Someone gave us a used lawnmower when we moved into this house 8(!) years ago and it died this year. The new mower came in a big ol' hefty box. The boys had a plan.

It included lots of grass in the bottom of the box.

A chariot of sorts. This became quite the project and they didn't finish until dark. Pictures of the final product to come.

Bathtub Babes

Macro is hard.

I went around the yard with my macro lens this afternoon. It's been a long time since I've used it and I'd forgotten how difficult it is to control the focus. Here is the edge of a Hen and Chicks leaf.

School Music Program

The older boys had a patriotic themed music program at school Friday night. Spencer got such a severe case of nerves that he had a major meltdown and wouldn't go on stage. :-(

Isaac doing his speaking part.

Spencer so miraculously recovered after his class was done with their speaking and singing parts that I was annoyed and made him go onstage for the very last song that the whole school sang together. Here is proof that he was up there. His eyes are puffy from crying so much. I'm so mean.

After the program and Spencer is ready to run off and play with his friends.