aaahhhh, summer days

we had our first glimpse of summer today. anya went to school in the morning and once she got home at 11 we spent the rest of the day out side. the kids did some bouncing, we went for a bike ride (anya rode with no training wheels, probably over 1 mile) and we got some sun. it was a beautiful day until i was washing anya's hair and found a tick!
let me tell you, that was an experience. i dont deal well with bugs and neither does anya. that little bugger bit anya right at her hair line on the back of her head. i tried to pull it out without her knowing but it didnt want to come out. so then i called some friends who have experience with ticks to get some advice, but no one answered. when i told anya it was a tick, she freaked out and then asia did too. finally i got it to come out, head and all. thank goodness. now anya keeps saying she sees ticks everywhere. i dont blame her, i had a bad experience a couple years ago too. i guess it is time for nightly tick checks. argh. i hope ohio doesnt have ticks too.