Fort building on a rainy Saturday:

I got a good laugh out of what Silas chose to pack for last weekend's trip to Provo. In addition to his clothes, Silas packed a sewing kit, tape measure, ruler, notebook, car, and my personal favorite--a pamphlet of the Constitution.

I made lamb shank a little while ago and apparently Silas liked it so much that he got a straw and tried to suck the marrow out of the bone.

We had a lovely Easter last Sunday. The boys played Coup, had an Easter egg hunt, ate great food, and enjoyed having Jace's family around.

This week Gideon got to dissect a frog during his science class. Apparently he did an amazing job of it. His science teacher (his aunt Kodie) is pretty sure that he should grow up to be a surgeon now.

Yesterday Gideon woke up and immediately started doing one of his chores. As he worked, he told me: "Mom, I just thought up a philosophy: maybe I can do hard things sometimes." About thirty seconds later he said, "Mom, I thought up another philosophy: I'm better at doing easy things."