Sunburns

So when we went on our canoe trip a few days ago, Daniel got some major sunburn. The weird thing is, it was on his ankles and knees. The spots that were not lotioned up. It looks really weird, but it has now swollen, and he has a hard time walking. He can't wear shoes, and it hurts to wear long pants.

So next time you lotion up, make sure you get every part of your body. It makes me so sad to see him like this, but all I can do is give him pain killers and aloe :(

Sleep-overs

One of our favorite things to do is have sleep overs. We bring all our bedding into the living room, and watch a movie or two, and sleep in the next morning. Well, this time we decided to build a fort to sleep under.

So I recommend that everyone take the time to build a fort and have a sleepover. It's the best way to bring out the child in you.

Poppy

Okay, so a year ago we decided to get a pet. Since there were no children in our family, we thought we needed something. We can't have any large animals in our apartment, so that cut down the choices. Fish are boring, birds are noisy, so what could we possibly get. At that time I was working at a preschool, and I thought it would be fun to get a pet that I could take to work with me for the children to enjoy. So we went to the pet store and decided on a rat. The children loved it.

We got him at 3 weeks old, and named him Poppy. For the longest time we thought it was female, but soon realized we were wrong. Now a year later, he has grown full size, and is part of our family. YEAH !!!
I'm sure there are some that might be grossed out, but what choice did we have?

Canoe Trip

We were invited to go canoeing with some of Daniel's cousins the other day. It was supposed to be only and hour and a half trip, but after 3 hours we still hadn't come to the end. It was a gorgeous day, and the scenery was beautiful, but it was really hard going for that long. Oh, it was also my first time, and with every movement, I freaked out.

Loading up to go. It was a little bigger then we thought it would be.

We did see some amazing animals though: a moose walking along the river,

a bold eagle eating a fish it just caught,

a hawk sitting on a rock, and some interesting swallows nests against the rock side.

Thank goodness we made it okay without any injuries. There is even a chance we might go back again.

I Love You

I just thought this was the cutest thing. Daniel came home the other day from a randomn trip, and handed me the camera. This is what I found. You have to use your imagination to see what it says. It was the sweetest thing.

How can you ever be mad at someone who does things like this?