When Life Hands You Lemons

Eat them.

Anna didn't like them quite as much.
This is what happens when the parents break out the margaritas before putting the kids to bed. Bad. Bad. Bad.

Pictures

I went through my August picture folder this morning and picked out a few previously unpublished photos. Hope you enjoy them.
This goat loved Mark. He followed us all over his enclosure. All he wanted was a good pat. Mark obliged him of course.

Doesn't she look guilty.


A quiet moment spent reading one of our favorite books.

Don't let them fool you. It was a truce. You don't play with my toy and I won't touch your toy.....much.

I found a leprechaun in the yard the other day.

Don't you just hate nosy neighbors.

The Next Olympic Event

We have a hobby at our house. We lay on our pets. Both of the kids have always done it. The pets even seem to enjoy it.
First we must make sure the intended pet is perfectly fluffed. Pretty easy if you are talking about Tux. He was born fluffed.

Then we must perfectly position the head so it is just right. The abdomen is the best; yielding but firm.


Sometimes we switch it up and both lay on a single pet. That is always fun for whatever pet it's turn it is.

Occasionally when the kids are in bed and there is no one else around, the pets will just lay with each other.

Sometimes the pets lay back. Always good for a laugh. The cat weighs in at 200 lbs. So when he lays on you, you know it.


I may have to call up my friends on the Olympic committee. My kids would win more gold than Michael.

Picture Day

Just a few pictures today. We had a fun but relatively boring day yesterday. We just hung our with our favorite people. Here are a few pictures of our day.
For anyone who doesn't know, this is Daisy. She is the world's best dog. She loves to lay with the kids and just be petted. She puts up with far more than I would ever expect. She actually enjoys most of it. I love that dog.

Between rain storms yesterday, we did get outside to play a little.

Look at her there. She isn't even thinking about how she is standing all by herself. Maybe someday she will even walk.
Have a great Tuesday!!

Picture Day

I had to clean off my camera's memory card yesterday. I found a few gems that I haven't posted before. So here we go.
We love to play in our yard.

This is not a great picture of Jason but Anna looks so happy up there.

This digger was given to Mark by some friends whose son outgrew it. It is one of his favorite outdoor toys.

Anna eats dirt and sticks and leaves. She loves bugs too. I figure it is extra protein so I let her eat them.

And finally, as I previously stated, I love to watch my kids sleep. Here is why, they are beautiful little sleepers.

I love how she sleeps with her butt sticking out.

Have a great Tuesday!!

Busy Day

We are having a crazy busy day today. So I am just posting a a couple of pictures to get you through they day.
My, oh so cool, little man.

Anna is so proud of herself. She is a walker. She is such a stinker though. Everytime I come near her with the video camera, she won't do it.

Just to prove I take picture of things other than kids. This hummingbird and her buddies visit me daily. I love to watch them buzz around and argue over the food. They are great fun to watch. If you don't have a feeder I would highly recommend one.

Over the River and Through the Woods

Before I start, my dear mom over at dlyn took most of these pictures.(I took the van ones and the ones at Melissa and Brian's. She took the rest.) She said I could use them so long as I plug her blog. Go look at it so she will let me use them again. She is an exceptional budding photographer. Very up and coming. Seriously go look. Her gardens are lovely too.

As most of you know we went to Mom and Dad's house last week for a few days. I thought you would like to see a few pictures of our adventures.
Here we are in the van on our merry way.
Jason thought it would be a good idea to drive with his eyes closed. It wasn't.
I am a little surprised Jason doesn't make me pack my camera in the back of the van somewhere. He is a really good sport, mostly.

Mark is all about safety. He puts these on just about every time we get in the van. I think he is worried about flying debris because Jason is driving with his eyes closed.

Anna was completely unconcerned. She slept through it all.

First, we went to Brian and Melissa's house to see the new baby. He is beautiful; all new and pink. He smells wonderful. I have a thing for the way babies smell. It is heaven on a head to me. I love it. Anyway, we had a great time spending a couple of hours with some very weary parents. I hope they remember we came over. Otherwise these pictures are going to come as a great surprise.


All of the big kids together. I can't believe I am counting Anna in with the big kids. Where does time go?

Then we went to Mom and Dads. Grandpa came home from work. Always a thrill. His grand kids love him so much.
BTW, they are not kidding about their gardens. It is a jungle at their house this year. When we pulled past the edge of the woods and saw everything it was unbelievable. Dad was working in the garden and we could hardly see him until he waded out. Unfortunately I took no pictures. Dumb, I know.
Anyway, back to our trip. Mark thought about crying. Not sure why, but Mom had to take a picture. Don't you just love how he sticks out his bottom lip when he is upset. He has done it since the day he was born.

Anna is so pretty isn't she.

Jason and I picked mountains of blueberries. My Grandmother has had blueberry bushes for over thirty years. They are enormous. Every summer she screams to every family member in the land to come pick blueberries. There are about three weeks in August she swims in a sea of blueberries. And let me tell you, they are the best, sweetest, juiciest, yummiest blueberries you ever lapped a lip over. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Mark made some really funny faces up and the sky. Mom was trying to go for gazing off in the distance and this is what she got.



Anyway that is our trip in a nutshell. We had a great time as we always do

A Few Pictures

First, a couple of pictures of Anna Banana. She is such a funny girl. Everything about her is beautiful except for maybe that scream cry she does. That is pretty awful. She only does it when something isn't going her way though. That is actually a lot of the time lately.



This picture reminds me of the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz. (That is the one and only reason I posted it. I just wanted to tell you that.)

This one reminds me of the troll under the bridge in that fairy tale. You know the one, "You may pass if you can answer three questions..." I will give the keys to the kingdom to the person who can name that fairy tale. And no, I am not talking about the SUV commercial from a few years ago. Come on, someone has to know the one I am talking about.

And here is that same little boy acting oh so sweet.

Have a great weekend!!

A Misfortune

We were at the park last night and Mark informed me he longer has Boy. I asked him what happened. He told me Boy popped.
"Popped!!" I said.

"Yes, popped" was the reply.

"What happened?" I inquired.

"He went up and up and up. Then he popped."

"Oh. Sounds messy." I replied.

Not ones to wallow in self pity. Boy was immediately replaced. We now have Green Boy.

I ask Mark, "Is Green Boy green?"

"No, he is blue."

I should have known.

Here are a couple of pictures of our adventures. Unfortunately I am dumb and don't take my camera every where we go. All we had was Jason's camera phone. I will take better pictures next time.

See how he has his hands folded in front of him. I think he is thinking naughty thoughts.

Anna is too little for most of the playground equipment. She absolutely loved this tunnel though.


I love this picture.

A few Pictures

Cupcakes are yummy.

During Anna's morning nap Mark and I usually try to do something educational but fun. The other day we did puzzles. He was so proud of himself he even let me take his picture.

This was taken right before bedtime the other night. Anna had a very busy day. She was so tired.

I love how they look when they are asleep. So peaceful.

Recently Mark likes to play a new game. He will come up to one of us out of the blue and ask, "Wanna be a digger?" Here is Daddy being a digger.
First Mark has to start the digger. For some reason the start button is in the belly button.I think it was poor planning on the part of the engineer but what do I know.

After the digger is running, Mark uses buttons to control the buckets/legs of the digger. The digger is only supposed to do what Mark wants. If the digger/Daddy gets out of hand Mark reprimands the digger. (Unfortunately for the digger/Daddy Mark likes the buckets/legs up in the air for long periods of time. Poor digger/Daddy.)

For about a week I have had my bird feeder up. This is my first visitor. She is the only one who has found it so far.