Poor Ants

Arlo has been doing pretty well lately, besides the whole body rash that is. During the heat a couple of weeks ago, he got a rash. We don't know the exact cause but think it's tied to one or all of the following: heat, sunscreen, pollen, strawberries. He had large quantities of those. Now, the rash seems to have receeded except around the back of neck, back of knees etc. He's going to the doctor Thursday for a look see. Other than that, no problems.

We have been spending lots of time outdoors and he seems to enjoy it. There are lots of playgrounds to visit and we also to the Arboretum. Today we went and looked at the azaleas which are in full bloom. He likes to say Bzzzz when we around them because he hears the bees. He is also into bugs and ants. He used to let them walk by unharmed, but has started to smear them. He'll let just about any bug crawl on his arm, but if it falls off, he might just smash it. I saw the first big banana slug last night and I wonder what he'll do with one of those. We'll try not to have him get too messy.