Constructive Teen

Boookie helped the Mayor construct racks and shelves for the garden shed.

That's some top-notch shed organization!

Treehouse Staging

Ela has been practicing her artistic skills with decorating her treehouse for summer.

Well, Mow Me Over!

We welcomed the last day of formal school by getting a new electric lawnmower. The hobbitlings wasted no time weaponizing the packaging.

Summer Thunder

Basement Progress

We've made some substantial improvements to the basement over the past couple months. Here is the downstairs bathroom before we got restarted on drywall mudding.

And here is the downstairs room formerly known as Spare Oom, prior to drywall mudding.

Here's the finished downstairs bathroom

And here's the finished room formerly known as Spare Oom. Its new name is The Conservabrary, and it shall henceforth be the domain of the Hobbit Wife.

Happy Twelfth Birthday, Ela!

Yesterday our Ela turned twelve!

We had a low-key celebration of our favorite girl.

We love you, Ela!

Happy Fifth Birthday, Eejee!

Over the last week, Eejee turned five! We had somewhat of a rolling celebration, with much of it happening a couple days early, when we all went to go play with otters at a local petting zoo. Here is Eejee with two Asian small-clawed river otters, "Archie" and "Jughead."

Seimi and Eejee petting South America capybara, Patagonian mara, Pierce County pygmy goats, and other creatures of exotic and pedantic origin.

Eejee petting the otters

Otters waking up from a brief nap after eating fish.

Hobbitlings and otters

The Hobbit Wife enjoying the otters

Here's a video of the otters enjoying a shellfish snack.

We came home and had a small party for Eejee

Eejee inspecting his birthday cake

 

Eejee opening a present...

Playmobil Viking ship!

Ninja Grammy struck our house the morning of Eejee's birthday, leaving a mylar balloon as evidence of her raid.

The day after his birthday, Cousin M came to grace Michael Delving with his adorable presence!

Oh, yeah - in addition to The Adorable Mr. M, we also got to see Uncle Andrew, Uncle Nick, Aunt Jan May and Grammy at our house!

Eejee opening his present from Aunt Teresa, Uncle Nick, and Mr. M. Super stoked he was to discover this was not ONE but TWENTY bucks!

Mr. M opening his present...

Hobbitling cloak!

All the hobbitling cousins with their matching hobbit cloaks!