18 months!

Today Caleb was finally old enough to go to nursery! I am so excited to get a couple of weeks to go to my church classes and actually sit down and be able to pay attention to what's going on. They also split the nursery today, so Emily wasn't with Caleb the whole time, but as far as I know he did fine. Joseph and I are always so glad that our kids are pretty independent and are usually comfortable without us nearby. This also causes some trouble, since they tend to run away and not worry if we're not behind them.
Speaking of my baby boy, here he is. Filling in for baby girl, who will soon be the one in this seat. I was just making sure I remembered how to rock a car seat and keep a baby happy.

After church we pulled out some paint for the kids. Joseph found a huge leaf yesterday so we planned to do a leaf print...
The kids were more interested in painting their faces though.
Good thing Crayola paints are non-toxic and totally washable.
They did have fun though. They were pretty slap-happy by this point; Sundays do that to us.

Caleb had to take a call. Isn't he cute in that huge shirt? Like a little legless Ewok.

Here's where we got our big leaf from. We went on a little nature walk yesterday.

Little Miss Emily is totally at home outdoors. Doesn't she look like an experienced woodswoman here?

She saw this vine and immediately asked to swing on it. She's seen Tarzan a few too many times, I think.

I see this and think Hansel and Gretel. Their mean parents have left them in the woods to find their way home. Good thing Emily is an expert outdoorsman! She left a trail of breadcrumbs and then killed the birds and ate them. After making sure Caleb was fed, of course. She takes care of him.