Tick season is here...

The boys had a great time, exploring the "jungle" under our apples trees out back. But later that evening my husband and I, tweezers in hand, were holding down our squirming three year old, trying to get a closer look at what might have been a deer tick behind his left ear. He scratched it off before we could get to it. Of course they wear long pants on walks and we check for ticks every evening. But it might be time to start spraying their clothing and letting it dry before they get dressed with insect repellent (containing permethrin, not DEET), especially before our next camping trip!