Springtime!

It seems springtime has finally arrived in Indiana!  

Some of our first flowers of spring!

Baby Girl loves to watch the birds and help Daddy fill the feeder.

We have other visitor's outside our window too . . . the squirrels we try and keep away, 

but can you spot our other guest?

He blends in so well, I am not sure if Baby Girl really saw him or not.

Day 233-239

Day 233, Sunday, August 22nd

Well, no picture again . . . Baby Girl was not feeling well all weekend :(. 

Day 234, Monday, August 23rd

This is a common site now - J doing homework!  Notice the ice pack on his legs for his shins.  He is participating in cross-country along with adjusting to school - busy boy!

Day 235, Tuesday, August 24th

Baby Girl "helping" M empty the dishwasher. 

Day 236, Wednesday, August 25th

We had a visitor for the afternoon - my best friend's daughter!  I'm excited that these two are going to be growing up together! 

Day 237, Thursday, August 26th

Baby Girl was finally feeling good enough to get out of the house!  And boy, was it needed!  What a gorgeous day to enjoy the park!

Sometimes, they are so cooperative - look at them posing for this pic!

She loves the swing!

One blessing that has come out of J being at school, L and M's relationship has really blossomed!  I love watching them play together!

Ending the day with Karate dodge-ball!

Day 238, Friday, August 27th

The garden has been full of butterflies this week!  The boys have spent a few afternoons out catching them - here is my catch!

Day 239, Saturday, August 28th

See - sometimes they can be so uncooperative!  It sure was nice having J home all day today!

Day 185-91

Day 185, Sunday, July 4th

We didn't do much for the holiday, just hung out and relaxed.  Baby Girl loves to play in her pool . . .

until she tries to get out of it . . .Daddy thought it was funny that she ended up with a face full of grass!

Day 186, Monday, July 5th

What a long weekend is good for - getting some projects started around the house.  The plants will come this fall.  And the big patch of grasses and flowers to the right will come out sometime. 

Day 187, Tuesday, July 6th

I have Hydrangea envy!  These beauties are from my in-laws.  I planted 6 a couple of years ago and they are no longer around . . . can't help but wonder if they could have looked like this!

Day 188, Wednesday, July 7th

It's been hot around here the last couple of days - time to hit the pool! 

Day 189, Thursday, July 8th

Karate belt test for L today!  He went from blue with a white stripe to . . .

all blue!  Way to go!

Day 190, Friday, July 9th

The boys spent the afternoon and night with their cousins . . . which means somebody was missing them!

Day 191, Saturday, July 10th

Time for a birthday party!  Baby girl is turning 1!  And of course, that means cake with lots of pink icing!

Day 150-156

Day 150, Sunday, May 30th
The garden is officially planted!  Yeah!  I had some wonderful friends come over on Thursday and we made short work of it.  There are still a few things left to plant, mulching to be done and (since we've had some wonderful rain) weeding to begin!

Day 151, Monday, May 31st
We went to the Memorial Day Parade in downtown Mishawaka.  They did a great job - no candy(!), only a few sirens and so much more I don't have room to list it all.  If I am going to go to a parade this is the one!  The weather started out a little rainy, then a 10 minute downpour and then the sun finally came out!
Ready, Aim . . .

Fire!

All that and Baby Girl slept through it!

Day 153, Wednesday, June 2nd
We went the the Shipshewana Flea Market to get some plants for my planters!  So excited!  Last year, due to being pregnant, I never got around to planting flowers in them.  I was definitely ready - now I'll just have to clean out the weeds that are growing abunduntly in them!

Why you don't let a 6 year old take Silly Putty in the vehicle for a 45 minute drive!  This shirt is still lying next to the washer . . .

Day 155, Friday, June 4th
Baby Girl playing with the little Tupperware dishes!  I actually did not teach her to do this! 

She kept smiling for the camera after I took the picture!  Here I finally got it!  I think that is a smile?!

Day 156, Saturday, June 5th

A good pot of soup at the end of a rainy day.  Chicken Tortilla is a fav of ours!

Day 136-142

Day 136, Sunday, May 16th

Baby Girl at our small group cook-out!  She loves being outside, especially if there is food involved! 

Day 137, Monday, May 17th

My Aunt Mary and Bobby were in town for a visit.  Aunt Mary and Bobby were here last year at this time; I was pregnant and my sister had just found out she was expecting too!  I remember her husband asking how it was to be pregnant by myself (with each of my pregnancies one of my sister's has been pregnant with me) and hinting that it was no longer true!  How much changes in a year!

Day 138, Tuesday, May 18th

What better to do on a rainy day than watch a movie.  This one - Veggie Tales, Lord of the Beans!  Ha!  You can always count on Veggie Tales for a good spoof!

Day 139, Wednesday, May 19th

The sun is back out!  And it's that time of year again - to hang out the clothes!  There is just something about hanging clothes out on the line - very theraputic!

Day 139, Thursday, May 20th

I guess it's phone book time of year again too!  This is our second one this week - with a little present to go with it! 

Day 140, Friday, May 21th

We've had this little visitor in our yard the last few days.  Isn't he cute?!

 

I call him "Toby's tormentor"!  He sits outside our backdoor and drives our dog nuts! 

Day 142, Saturday, May 22nd

The view across the street tonight!

Day 115 - Day 121

Day 115-Sunday, April 25th

Papa got his pheasants. M made sure we knew that we had to be very quiet or they might "get all freaked out".

Day 116-Monday, April 26th

Dan and J went back to release the pheasants for Papa.  The goal is for them to 1) survive, 2)nest and raise their young, 3) so my dad not to have to purchase them next year.  We've already seen one dead, and two have ventured into our yard thereby driving our dog nuts!  Dan did a great job with these pictures.

Day 117-Tuesday, April 27

A couple of weeks ago I was browsing another Project 365 from Sara's and came across a beautiful picture of a wisteria (sorry, I can't remember where or I'd link it!).  Here is my wisteria. 

Since living here for almost 8 years, we've had one - 1 - uno, year that it bloomed like it was supposed to! All the others it has looked like this.  If you've ever seen one in full bloom, you know it does NOT look like mine!  Very pathetic!  What, oh what, can I do to help it?!

Day 118-Wednesday, April 28th

Yes, this is our dog in a baby bouncy seat!  I had put it away after Baby Girl was finished with it.  I got it back out because we were having some company with a little(r) one.  We were in the kitchen working on school when J calls me in, "Mom, you've got to see this!"

Yes, he thinks he is the baby!

Day 119-Thursday, April 29th

Brie baked in a pastry puff crust!  Yummy!  I don't think the picture does it justice!

Day 120-Friday, April 30th

A great day for a picnic and Baby Girl's first trip to the park!

Day 121-Saturday, May 1st

I can hardly believe it is May already!  That means we will be planting the garden soon.  Here are some of the seedlings we started for our garden!  These are the tomatoes.   I think we have 5 or 6 different varieties and approx. 136 seedlings!  And I was concerned that none of them would come up!?  That's gonna be alot of tomatoes!