Snapping Turtle

We saw this giant snapping turtle in the road in front of the barn. Calvin was fascinated and also a little freaked out. Isabel practiced taking a flying leap. And on the trip to the top of Crane Mountain I practiced staying upright while my knees turned to jello every time they got a little too close to the edge of the cliffs for my comfort.

Calvin has taken to calling me a scaredy-cat and takes great delight in watching me trying to control myself when the kids do something brave and daring that pushes all my mommy buttons. They are growing up, yes, but they are a long way from having much sense yet, so I'm gonna trust what those knees tell me until they are out on their own in another ten years or so... And even long after that, I expect that I'll be taking messages from those jello cups also known as knees.