the last week of having daddy home

Aran took off a little bit as he will be hunting a lot in the next month. we did a lot of fun family stuff. ofcourse we went to the children's museum. we got a membership for the year and it is the best money spent.. Aran really takes over when he is home and especially this weekend before the busy month.

aran is concentrating hard on paddling, the faster you paddle, the brighter the lights. i guess Lilja on his shoulders does not help;) 

tinker toys.. Lilja loves them

Aran got a new tent for hunting.. A three person tent, but for my standers still pretty little. This year Aran will go by himself.. next year we will start camping with Lilja and see how she does. At least she loves this tent. So much, she wanted a picnic in it for dinner.

she was showing me how she would sleep with daddy when she goes camping..

Lilja and I went to starbucks with her bike. the little hills down town really help her balance. she is so serious when she rides.. and a big chatterbox!

two of my new favorites!!

smiley girly girl!!

playing with the dogs in the pond

throwing sticks!! and finding "fishing poles"

this is what I found on my path up the hill in the morning,, steaming and all. I did turn around.. just in case.. If you do not know who makes this, it was a HUGE bear.. well, not sure if it was huge.. but I am imagining it looking at me behind a big tree.. a 10 foot tall bear!!