We made it!

Well we finally made it to Michigan! It feels so strange to be back. By the time Connor and I got here on Tuesday, Mike and Tom had the apartment unpacked and all ready to go. I almost cried I was so happy. Thank you guys! So far we have been really busy going here and there and seeing friends. This weekend we are planning a trip to Mississippi and we heard that it's supposed to be over 100 degrees. Oh boy.

I thought I'd leave you with a few pictures of Connor that Mike took while he was here...Have a wonderful week!

Hurricane Ridge

On Wednesday we took a day trip up to Hurricane Ridge and spent the afternoon hiking up Hurricane Hill. The ranger told us it was only 1.6 miles so we figured that would be the perfect hike for us. The path itself is paved so it is very easy to walk on but it is quite steep in some areas. The view from the top, however, is unmatched. Why would you want to live anywhere else?

Nature-Deficit Disorder

Here is this vast, savage, howling mother of ours,

Nature, lying all around, with such beauty, and such affection for her children,

as the leopard; and yet we are so early weaned

from her breast to society, to that culture which is exclusively

an interaction of man on man.

-Henry David Thoreau

I've started a book called "Last Child in the Woods, Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv. I found it on a recent trip the three of us made up to Mt. Rainier and I haven't been able to put it down. Louv's thesis is based on a child's development and how that development relates to their direct exposure to nature. With our current advances in technology the children of today are finding fewer reasons to discover the world that lies beyond their front door. I'm only part of the way through the book but I would recommend it to any parent or want to be parent out there. Great stuff!

Toofers!

The last few days have been really exciting! Connor had two of his bottom teeth push through yesterday! He has been really fussy so it is nice to know why. He is also sitting up for long periods of time on his own. I can't believe how fast he is growing!

Connor's first Fourth of July went really well too. He slept through all of the fireworks! Thank you God!

Yum! Sweet potatoes and squash...