Hiking

It was gorgeous this weekend! We spent a good chunk of Saturday at the pool, which was awesome! Wm had a blast again and it is now a big fan of the pool and swimming. We had to carb load with pancakes from Jack & Benny's before the exertion of swimming. Then we had friends over for a cookout after we got back from the pool. So, nothing was accomplished with the house, but we had a great day!

Sunday, we went hiking and it was super fun! Other than the mosquitoes and Wm refusing to wear proper footwear so he whined the whole time. He also said he HATES the following things: nature, trees, ticks, mud, mosquitoes, the outdoors, hiking, and sandals. Wm goes, "What is that smell?" and Steve answered, "Nature." Wm's response: "Nature stinks and I hate it." Flip, however, LOVES nature. Love love loves it. He frolicked in a stream, ran top speed, tripped spectacularly over a root and went flying through the air, got up and looked somewhat confused, and then continued his run, unfazed. I told Steve he finally has his outdoor adventure buddy! Unfortunately, said buddy does not care at all about cleanliness and is a bit of a pill about getting cleaned off before getting into the car. As a consequence, my car will never be clean again (and Flip is not allowed it Steve's car because Steve is not a "YOLO" kind of guy).

Hiking adventures!

Wm sulking on the hiking adventure

After hiking, Steve went to play soccer (insanity) while I dusted the house - and discovered that cleaning a house twice the size I'm used to is a CHORE. Then Wm beat me resoundingly at Rummy 500. I won the first round, but the little nerd watched what I did...then did it better. After I actually got a math problem right that Steve messed up, I yelled, "I'm great at math!" Steve goes, "pffft...I am GREAT at math." Wm, nonchalant, says, "I'm better at math than both of you." And walked away. Mic drop.

I will close with a video of the BFF's being cute. Really, it's mostly Flip trying to nap and Luna trying to get him to hang out with her...and failing. But, they are super cute together! Meanwhile, Schroeder remains convinced Flip will murder him and just hisses and tries to scratch out his eyes. But, here is what happens if you're a cat and you're nice to Flip (spoiler: it's nothing)...