6-leaf clover

 Amelie's been making clover chains all summer (and more, I think) where she'll braid long chains out of clover when she's outside. 

During one of her many forays into the clover that's overtaken the yard, she found not a 4-leaf clover, but a 6-leaf one! It must be extra lucky. 

And then here she is posing with one of her longer chains. It almost stretches the width of the deck! 

Grindstone Nature Area

 Yesterday, I took James and Leah out to Grindstone Nature Area. Amelie elected to stay home and read in the peace and quiet (with Sam as he's working from home).

James likes to look for minnows and take off his shoes for some reason. 

It was bright! You can see that this was before Leah got too terribly messy. 

Just look at that halo of hair. 

Getting dirtier by the minute. 

Striking a pose: 

James said, "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET ACROSS?!" 

And I said, "Well, Leah did," and he figured it out. 

Mold fossils from the rocky beach: 

We got Taco Bell freezes for $1 happy hour on the way home and James said that we needed to get Amelie one too even though she didn't come with us to the park - how magnanimous. 

Fireworks

Sam bought some sparklers and snappers for the kids. Here he is with the lighter.

This was from two different nights - if you were wondering if Amelie changed clothes (which would not be unheard of).

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