Happy Days

Here is a happy girl. She loves to be in the front yard. The bad thing is that she can't hear worth anything. She will just take off until she realizes she is too far away. You have to use hand signals and Ruby helps guide her. Isn't she cute though?
Ruby doesn't look to pleased, but she was happy here. She always looks like she is sitting like a human. She is just the cutest thing!
Here are some flowers from my front yard. The bright pink gerber daisies are still working on coming up through the middle. It is so much better in person!
Here is one of my hanging baskets up close. They are so pretty and everyone stops to ask me where I got them at. That white flower is only one plant the lady told me. It's huge! They are so pretty.

Daddy's got a new pair of shoes

Unfortunately, Jon bought the pair of shoes for himself that I have been forbidding him to buy. I always thought that Crocks looked fine on kids, but I really don't enjoy seeing adults wear them! I know they say they are comfortable, but why can't they be cuter? I secretly just like to give him a lot of crap.
Check out his face. I think he thought his face wasn't going to be in the picture. Funny shoe model!
Jon on the porch with the big flower basket.
What a cute pair. Soaking up the sunshine.
Awe! What is with Ruby's eyes? Freaky face.

Carlile / Yard

This is Carlile. He is a little tom cat that adopted us at the beginning of this year. He finally lets us pet him now, but he isn't super friendly. Jon named him and he lives outside on our front porch. He is a little scroungy, but he seems happy now! He is pretty cute for a scabby boy!
Here are a few photos of my front yard this year. It is fun to see how big and different the plants can be from year to year. Jon got the grass all dialed in so it looks a lot better this year.
I had to replace a few plats this year and trim most of the bushes back, but I think it turned out pretty good. I should take an after picture in the fall to see how different it looks then.

Here is my garden in the back yard. It's small, but a perfect size for my small yard. My peas and spinach have really taken off the best so far. Beans have been the biggest dud so far. I can't wait to eat tomatoes and beans and lettuce! Yum, yum, give me some!

A couple of family weekends

Awe! What a cute little couple. I thought they looked so cute, I just had to share. This was at Ryker's birthday party. I waited for quite awhile for Kate to post her pictures from it and it hasn't happened, so here are mine. I haven't been very good at taking pictures lately, so consider yourselves very lucky a snapped a few here. I need to be better.

I am quite the photographer though! Just look at my great canvas and all I had to do to make her look fabulous was add a hat. Now she is a masterpiece.
Here is my dad wearing a necklace I made that is really long on me, but a choker on him. He looks like a native american in that necklace. I always thought/wished I was part indian!
Kate and Joey decorating the cake. Kate made a cute pirate cake that was yummy!
A couple cute gals!
Here is a scurvy pirate I came across at the party. She was busy making farting noises with her flarp.
Here is mom with Daxie. He was kind of grumpy.
This princess was at my house the weekend before. Kate and I went to some garage sales and we found this little gem. Reese looks so cute in it. It would have been so fun to have a dress like that to play in when I was little. No wonder my wedding dress was a princess dress. It was so fun to wear!
I had bought Reese a new night gown and cape for her birthday. She took her hair out of her ponytail buns so she would really look like a princess. I think she nailed it!

She looks great. Like a real princess.

Jobi Gelder, Super Star!

Jobi did spring basketball this year and had a great time. We will be doing fall and spring basketball from now on. It was fun to watch him play and then have a break and start playing again. There wasn't enough time to get sick of it! So here are some pictures of the spring basketball. He played really good. He is going to be a star!





I love his perfect form.
Tallest on the team and most of the kids he was playing were in 4th grade!



He had a great coach too.

Colorado

Thanks for all the love for Wagner! I know everyone loves him.

We are in Colorado this week visiting friends and seeing old places we use to go. We are having fun so far and we are staying with my friend Lisa and her family. She just remodeled her house and added on and it is truly amazing. I will have to take some pictures. We are headed up to Woodland Park today to visit old friends and to see our old stomping grounds. It should be fun, but it is a little colder up there. It is like 14 degrees or more warmer at Lisa's house. That's what you get at 9,000 ft elevation!

I will try to take some photos.

Goodbye to Our Good Boy

Here are a few pictures to honor our best boy dog, Wagner. We have to put him to sleep tonight at 6:00 and the time is going by way to fast today. He has a neurological problem that is making his back legs not communicate to his brain. It is so sad to watch. So here are a few pictures in his memory.










He has been the best dog and 12 years has gone by way to fast. Everyone who spends time with him always tell us how much they love him. He will be missed terribly. We love you, Big Nose.