Look Closely...

 

April

Rob has been wanting camping gear for some time, and once he finally bought it he couldn't wait to try it out.  We set the tent up in the backyard for a "practice run" with the kids.  They had a great time helping.

 

 

We let them have treats, and we played Uno before bed.

They were snug as a bug in a rug!

We decided to put paver stones around some of our trees.  It was quite a labor intensive project.  This ring is by far the smallest, so we don't have any flowers around this tree.

With the "forest" behind our fence, we have been getting a lot of roots in our yard.  Rob took it into his own hands to do something about them.

Kate was not as excited about playing in the dirt.  She made us pretty pictures instead.

Max found a worm and named her "Mrs. Beth" after our local librarian.

He was thrilled to use his hoe to get rid of the tree shoots.

We also found a caterpillar!  So exciting!

 

We have heard about Petit Jean State Park, but had not made it out there until a couple weeks ago.  We went with a bunch of friends.  It was really beautiful.

Max and Kate found some silk worms on the hike.

The final destination on the hike is this stunning waterfall.  Here is the Graham family.

Some of the kids (and Sam) went behind the waterfall.  All of the mothers about had a heart attack watching the boys scramble along the slippery rock at high speeds.

The kids were not wanting to pose for a picture.  At least this photo captures personality!

It really was pretty to watch.

Hartzell family.

McMurry family.

We love having so many good friends in Little Rock.