A Bunch of Things

1. Nathan turned 13 in October. So, we have a teenager now. Nothing has changed. I'll keep you posted.



He really likes birds. The thing is he really likes birds! For his birthday he received some John James Audubon books and new binoculars with a harness to facilitate this passion of his. He dressed up as a birdwatcher/ornithologist for Halloween, but the truth is he looks like this a lot.

2. We love our Michigan bridge--The Mackinac Bridge. Brigham especially loves it and talks about it all the time, plus recreates it with our wooden railroad toys and his toy cars. We got to visit recently and I thought it was cool that I could get a picture of this old lighthouse and the bridge (and fog!) together.



3. This is a bird Brigham made out of playdough all by himself. I was impressed!



4. Since Joseph was home yesterday, I had him remove the window air conditioner, which is always a perfect opportunity to do some cleaning (DON'T begin to believe I like this). Anyway, while I was pulling out furniture to vacuum and dust, I found this little drawing on the wall and decided that it is one of my prized possessions. I couldn't clean it off! Sariah did it a couple of years ago.


5. This has to be the fattest squirrel I've ever seen. Is that a beer belly? And a belly button???