Aunt Kate Is Here!

Aunt Kate is here! (That's how we were able to get this nice picture of the four Raleigh House Ekkers!) As our loyal readers know, it's like living with fairies when Aunt Kate is here. She arrived yesterday, late morning, but there was still time to make it feel like she'd been here since the 6am kickoff. She went to lunch and the library with the boys after they picked her up. Then, she walked to the park with Julie and Joe, who rode his bike, all the way there and back (though Our Hero was pretty tired on the way back). She also had a tea party with Joe and Clara.

This morning, Clara woke up feverish--101.5! She threw up a little bit, and just wanted to flop on top of Julie, where Birdie promptly fell back asleep. Julie eventually tried to transfer Birdie back to her crib, but Birdie said no to that, and yes to pancakes, and by breakfast's end, she'd rallied enough that we thought we'd venture out to get Joe his very own knife (which which to cut his waffles and pancakes), and to the park. You can see our adventures at the park here.

Now Birdie is asleep (she was pretty tuckered out); Ted and Kate are napping; Joe is cutting up some paper with scissors; and Julie is about to go tell Kate and Joe it's time to go on their next surprise (to Joe) adventure--to a paint your own pottery place.