Snails and hearing voices

There is much to blog about, but this will have to do.  

Today the boys collected over 30 snails in our backyard.  They made them a nice home and spent a good part of the day researching about snails online.  Gabe had typed into goolge:  how to compare a boy snail to a girl snail.  It's crazy how accessible knowledge is these days.

And, I over heard a conversation that went something like this:

G:  I like snails.

E:  Yeah, snails are really nice, I'm not scared of them.

G:  Snails aren't scary. (then a pause)  Except one time, I heard them talk.

Gabe is one hilarious kid.  I would love to spend one day in his head.  I had a funny flashback today of when Gabe was about three and still taking naps.  He would wake up from  nap and make animals sounds instead just yelling for me.  So, I would be down in the kitchen and all of the sudden I would hear "Caw, Caw" or "Moo, Moo".  He is definitely one of a  kind.

4th of July 5k

I did it!  I ran in my first 5k ever!  And, I did o.k.   In fact, I did a little better than I thought I would.  I had a great running partner who is also a good friend.  Claire, thanks for running with me.  It's probably way prideful to boast about this accomplishment, but when you are my age and you've delivered four children, you really have to boast about everything you can.  It was a great way to celebrate America's B-day.