Bacadas

After dinner Tommy took the kids outside to play while I cleaned up the kitchen. After playing in our neighbors rock path and running races up and down the sidewalk, Steven found a bacada casing on the ground. This is one word he has a tough time pronouncing - I wish I caught him talking about the cicada on video.

At first he only wanted to touch the back of the cicada's casing with one finger. Later he let down his guard and carried a couple around. Lyla's crushing grip on the first one we found might have pushed Steven - he didn't want his little sister to be holding one and not him!

It is so much fun to watch Steven and Lyla explore the world around them. Their reactions are so innocent and they try so hard to be a part of everything. I love that they are adventuresome especially in the great outdoors and even when it is a million degrees outside!