We visited my mom today, and enjoyed a lazy day just hanging around the house. Little Boy immediately went hunting for my dad, who showed up later to have lunch with us. He was immediately christened with peanut butter and jelly by Little Boy’s big bear hug of greeting. The kids discovered my great-grandma’s jewelry,…

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I showed Big Boy and Little Girl a little about using my camera this morning. Here are some photos they took, with a little photo editing by me. I’m really impressed! Big Boy loves angles. This one of Little Boy is going on the wall! Little Girl got this one of Big Boy. I played…

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The whole yard is contained! The dog loves the freedom of being off-tether, and I love the freedom to just send the kids out to play. Scott, with the help of a neighbor, hung the two gates Thursday evening. We had them custom made and they turned out WAY better than if we’d tried to…

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I lost my camera (actually, I think it was stolen, but who knows?), and took advantage of the opportunity to upgrade to a digital SLR camera with a manual lens. I’m delighted with the close-ups it takes. Here’s a good example, our first tomato. Little Girl with the pug we’ve been caring for this spring.…

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Mamaw made a mermaid cake for our big 4-year-old. Her big gift was this princess castle/doll house. (The boys are enjoying playing with it too.) Creating Play-Doh ice cream Little Boy learning not to eat the Play-Doh.

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