Little Visitors

These little visitors

hang out in our backyard!

 I don't know why but I

find them fascinating!

 They're so tiny and so fast

and I have tried over and over

to get some good pictures

of them. I've done

OKAY.... but not really GOOD!

But, now, getting

their picture is easy!

 My husband

a.k.a. Grandpa around here

came up with a

wonderful idea!

See!

He set the camera up

on a tripod and I can operate it with a

remote from the back door.

So there is no more flying away

when I run out with a camera!

Am I married to a genius or what?

Look How Big!

Not too long ago,

our little ducks were small

enough for the girls

to hold on their laps

and play with.

Now look at them!

 I think they grow a

little every day!

We're not letting the girls

hold them now because we

want them to know that they are

supposed to run from people.

Especially, little people.

Kids can be rough, so it would

be best if they kept a

safe distance....

especially once they move

to the pond!

Where's Brilyn?

There she is!

 

And she's having a good time!



A Fancy Tea Party

 Grace wanted a Fancy Tea Party!

 So we shopped for, baked and prepared

fancy treats!

 A few friends came over.

 And Grace served them tea

while they helped themselves

to snacks!

 Aren't the little ones pretty?

 And doesn't the table look nice?

I'm not sure Caelie knew that

Grace was capable of

pouring tea.

I think she expected a major

accident!

And I'm not sure that

Grace knew that Caelie was quite

capable of drinking her tea.

Here, she is showing Caelie how

it's done.... properly!

After all, a proper lady would not

drink her tea any other way!

Making Tulip Cake Pops

Making Tulip Cake Pops

is so simple a child can do it!



For these, we used real flower stems.

We picked them up at the florist when we

were shopping for chocolate.

They often cut off the blooms for corsages

and things and throw away the stems,

so stems should be available

at any flower shop!

I rinsed and dried the stems.

Then we put a big wad of home made

play dough in a tea pot to

hold them in place.

(you could use florist clay or Styrofoam)

 And then Grace pushed a Tulip

onto each stem!

Here are the results!

Now, it looks like we're ready for

A Fancy Tea Party!

Olivia and Grace at the Chocolate Shop

 

After Brilyn and I discovered this

secret chocolate shop,

I had to share it with Olivia

and Grace. So, we went shopping

for chocolate, too!

 

 Here is the chocolate

Olivia picked out!

Fancy chocolate is something

every child should get to

experience at least once! Can you

imagine being faced with so

many choices?

Here is what Grace picked out!

 

Now we're almost set to have

another tea party!

Hosting A Tea Party

 Grace woke up and prepared a tea party

for some very special little guest.

She got it all set up while she

was still in her pajamas!

 And her guest arrived!

 Aren't they cute?

She poured fresh water into each of

their cups, yet, they still insisted

on drinking out of the same one!

Their manners need work!

But, odds are they will find their way

to the pond before they are

trained to be proper!

We are hoping they will decide to

stay at the pond and eat

whatever crumbs they are fed by

neighborhood children.

But first - they have to get big enough

to insure that they do not become

snake or turtle food!