The boys have been having a great time the past couple of days & nights "camping out" in their rooms. The Harbaughs came by to visit on Saturday evening & brought gifts for Emerie & the boys. The boys got a new 2-kid tent, complete with sleeping bag & folding chair. Well, it didn't take long before Josiah was asking if we could set it up that night in their room. Andrea & I remembered that we had bought a play camping set where the pieces (cooking stove, nature sounds box, canteen, etc.) could be put together to make a working lantern. Check out a few pics in the "Camping Out" album [not currently active] in the gallery. We had a little trouble getting them to sleep, but they had a great time! Josiah, Micah & I went to the our church's men's fishing event up at the Ediger farm on Saturday. There were about 12 men and a couple of boys fishing all day on one of the ponds. Josiah wasn't much interested in fishing that day. Micah was the exact opposite. Although he didn't have a hook on his pole (we're still trying to teach him the basics of casting, etc. before we release him with a lethal weapon!) but that didn't stop him from wanting to stand on the bank and fish for a good part of the day. The boys also ran around & played with one of the other boys that were there, and we took a boat out a couple of times to try our luck in the middle of the pond. I think I might have been the only one out there to not catch anything at all. We had a good time, though. Josiah began complaining about his ear hurting while we were there & has since developed a pretty good cough (that woke all of us up in the middle of the night last night). He's going to the doctor today. Looks like the same ear infection that his brother had last week.

Emerie is doing good. She had developed a little cold last week, but is only a little 'sniffly' now. Hopefully that will clear up in the next day or two. The cold wasn't bad enough to even warrant any medicine according to the doctor.