Noah comes to town!

Our cousin Noah spent a couple of days with us recently! His big sister, Kaitlyn, headed off to camp with her mom! It sounded like she had such a good time. She told me about eating in the cafeteria, swimming in the pool and sleeping on a bunk bed! All pretty exciting things for her first time at summer camp! Hopefully, Emma will go with her next year! When Jen dropped Noah off, he immediately ran upstairs to check out Gabe's toys. And I don't know how he does it, but he can find a new toy in about 30 seconds! He ran downstairs to show Jen what he had found. As Jen was telling him by and heading out of the door, he suddenly called out to her. We both turned, thinking he was probably a little upset about her leaving. But he just wanted to tell her how much he loved the new toy :) He loves spending the night with his cousins! We had a fun couple of day! We went swimming both days. And the kids had a blast!

Here is Noah!

Gabe, Noah and Emma

I wanted to go to the Dollar Tree to load up on workbooks for the kids. Emma has been asking to do "homework" all the time! She has been playing school with her Nana lately and loves it. So, the kids and I packed up and headed to the store. It is so funny, but my kids get sooooo excited when I take them to Dollar Tree and say, "Pick out whatever you want!" Of course, everything costs a dollar, but they don't know that! So, they each picked out a couple of toys. And I was able to find several workbooks for Gabe and Emma.

I tried to persuade Emma to pick out something else, but she insisted on this UGLY porcelain dog. It is covered in some type of fur. And can you see his red eyes? This poor dog looks like it has had a hard life! She brought it home, wrapped him in a blanket and gave him a bottle. Maybe she felt sorry for him in the store and thought she could nurse him back to health. So now, this mangy dog goes everywhere with us! If we are in a store and she doesn't want to carry him anymore, she sticks him in my purse. But she has to make sure his sad looking head is sticking out so everyone can see him!