Hey, I forgot to write that last week we went to the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, Il. Its small, but has a lot of cool artifacts to see, and very child friendly. At each station there is something the kids can touch or do-like weaving or pounding corn or drum beating. THere is even a wigwam upstairs they can sit in. I found out that a wigwam is a structure with bark for its exterior, and a teepee has animal hides, usually buffalo.
Three days a week during the summer, at least, they offer a free craft for the kids. THe day we went they got to make pinch pots or coil pots using clay. Zibby preferred to make an abstract design and push corn kernals and shells into it.
What was super cool is that the musuem ladies didnt push her to do the project “correctly”, they just encouraged her to do her own thing. I tried to make my own little pot, but Zibby kept taking my clay. Oh well.
Last week we also completed our matching tops to wear to the Kaage family reunion picnic. My friend Tina came over and helped (ALOT) on friday. Our girls were amazing and pretty much let us work all day long. Sure, we had to feed them often and change the channel on the tv occasionally, but they were super great. Yay!
Everyone at the picnic admired us. Zibby got a pile of swag from Auntie Genevive-a talking angel teddy bear, a light up frisbee thing, necklaces, bracelets…and it was nice to see everyone again. It was oppressively hot and muggy, so I kept going indoors to chill. We have been in a real heat spell the last few days. Being 9 months pregnant in August is not my cleverest move. I’ve got 4 wks till my due date. I have a few items still to get from my Homebirth Checklist, and we want to figure out how the birth tub works 
I am feeling very nesty and want to get the baby clothes in the dresser, the diapers up from storage, everything washed and ready to go.
Today Zibby and I have to run a bunch of errands. We went house hunting yesterday and saw 10 houses. By the end she was realllly done. So, today is a light day. Here are two last cute photos…Zibby in her Breastfeeding logo shirt, and her stuffed animals, Flippy and Donut eating dinner
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Hi there!
I just discovered your blog- you have an amazingly beautiful child, and congratulations to you on the one about to join your family!
I just started my homeschool blog, so I am scoping out the territory and enjoying some really great scenery. Thank you!
Tara
Love the matching tops.
Fantastic fabric on those matching tops!
What do you still need for your homebirth? Since we tried two of them and have not succeeded, I have a big box of stuff in the attic (yes, I know you’re surprised to hear it, hee hee) that might be of service. I can’t remember now what’s up there, but let me know what you need, and I just might have it.