I took the two little boys out for a walk in the back woods this morning. It is so quiet there. Laurence kept saying, "Lets go into the creepy woods!" It was so exciting for them. Wookie was running back and forth chasing any noise she heard. When it started to rain the kids didn't want to go back to the house, so we put our hoods on and stayed. Charlie had a small Superman figure he would not let go of, even when he would stumble into the wet grass. He loves Superman.

It was really nice having the older kids home during the day yesterday. They played games and did chores together. They loved swimming in the evening. We all did. It had been a long time.