Somewhere along the course of our hike at Gooseberry, The Banana managed to take over her daddy's two dollar digital camera that I found at a thrift store last spring.  She was adamant about capturing images of the waterfalls from every possible angle.  Her enthusiasm inspired the big brother to…

Mr. SP was a busy, busy hiker on our trip to Gooseberry State Park.  We first hiked down to Agate Beach, where he climbed on rocks, and jumped between rocks.  He exchanged his tennis shoes for water shoes, and spent a long time hauling driftwood into the waves up to…

The Banana, Mr. SP, Dr. Peds and I just got back from a half-day trip up the North Shore to Gooseberry State Park.  We had a terrific, relaxing afternoon.  Stay tuned for more pictures.  

Sarah has been camping in the badlands of North Dakota for the last week with her grandmother, Auntie Dot, Uncle Don, some cousins, and a troop of horses.  A few days ago Mr. Sneaky Pants and I were sitting at the table outside on the deck, and he looked at…

"You know, Mom, I can really be remarkable."  

Our Fourth of July day started off early with a walk halfway down the street to a bike decorating party at a neighbor's house.  If you are a regular reader, you might recall that each year our neighborhood blocks our street off from one end to the other, and all…

The Banana, Mr. Sneaky Pants and I went down to the canal this afternoon to see if we could spot any pirates aboard this tall, historic sailing vessel that came into port to celebrate Independence Day.  At one point it had all of its sails open in the crisp east…

This little guy has BIG plans that involve sleeping in his tent in the backyard tonight with a pillow, sleeping bag, a stack of books and a flashlight.  He's especially excited to listen for croaking frogs.   The Banana set up her own tent right next door to her big…

Yesterday evening we were excited to have Auntie Amy Iowa and Uncle Bryan stop by.  Their three daughters and Sarah are all off to the Badlands of North Dakota to ride horses with Auntie Dot, Gramma Kathy and Uncle Don, so Auntie Amy Iowa and Uncle Bryan stopped by on…

A few weeks ago Mr. SP found this vintage Fisher Price toy camera at our neighbor's garage sale.  He spent 75 cents, his own three quarters, and brought it home.  In comparison to his own real digital camera (eight years old and 1.1 pegapixels) the toy camera lost its luster…