And then it was summer time...


...with summer legs, summer arms, and summer ears.


Ah the good ol' days of summer... As a kid, I'd always call my legs "summer legs", once they were all scratched up and plenty full of welts from romping through the fields, woods, and swamps.

The kid's spent the day at the house on Thursday and were eaten alive.

These pictures were taken the next day (yesterday). I couldn't get a good shot (straight on) of Aapo. He, of course, wasn't a willing subject at the moment (Nikayda actually was, for once - despite what the picture looks like. :) Lol.) but his right ear is sticking out. A lot. He had a few welts behind it. Never seen such a thing but Sara said one of Cindy & Berts' kids had the same thing before.

For some reason, my kids seem to be more susceptible to the reaction from bug bites. (Esp. Nikayda and Carter). When Nikayda was about Cart's age, her face would swell up pretty bad if she had more than two bites on it! Has anyone else noticed this with their kids? Seems like it happens more when they're younger. Nikayda doesn't get so swollen anymore. But Cart gets red rings around every bite! I even thought he may have been bitten by a tick the other day, until I realized they all were like that! :)

Note: You may have begun to notice that my kitchen chairs are always laying down (Nikayda's picture). If they aren't, Carter climbs on top of the table.