Cleaning my room is fun to do, to do, to do...

...to do. Um, yeah. That's how the song goes, but I'm not sure it's true! ;) Those of you with kids in nursery probably know this song is merely meant to convince kids that various things can be fun to do...singing, cleaning, etc.

Anyway, the point is that I have a lot TO DO. And that song is stuck in my head. I'm posting my "to do" list because somehow making it public is a better motivator than that silly song!

clean room
clean kitchen and all those dishes
laundry
potty training (because he's just TOO into the little potty/underwear and why keep putting it off?)
mail some stuff
finish those pjs (x2 because Katelyn asked for them for her birthday and I didn't get them done and because I deserve a new pair)
bake some oatmeal cookies for Superman (using all those raisins Kiffer got in his basket and won't eat)
edit photos (Easter, tamale making, etc)
post those photos

Okay, maybe it doesn't look like much...but it sure feels like a LOT! (Sewing and potty training can be time consuming.)

First Real Hike

Kiffer went on his first "real" hike on Monday. (meaning he actually walked part of it himself) We're so proud! He hiked about 1 mile of the 3 miles on his own...uphill for a good portion of that. At the top he kept saying, "sit down?". We thought it was funny until we realized just how far he'd actually walked...and that he really was tired! The animal crackers helped...and he got to ride the whole way down.

*Lower Table Rock: view of Mt. McLoughlin and Upper Table Rock

It's Beachy

Over Superman's break we enjoyed a couple days in Winchester Bay: crabbing, walking in the sand (or running as the case may be), kite flying, watching the shucking of oysters, eating clam chowder, and roasting marshmallows on the beach. The weather was "iffy", but it was a great couple of days!

Kiffer REALLY enjoyed the sand and the "shoshen" (ocean). He now talks quite a bit about "dabs" (crabs) and how they are swimming (when we threw them back for being too small) and have eyes (that wiggle!). He was VERY upset about all the "boken" shells. Oregon isn't known for having fabulous undamaged seashells...it's the norm for me to keep the mostly whole shells and not worry too much about the minor damages. Kiffer disagrees.

*Winchester Bay is VERY "beachy"...