Pretty Feet

 Grandpa bought us some new nail polish

so the girls were excited to

try it out. It dries faster - but not

quite fast enough to prevent a toddler

from smudging it. However, we got

decent results.

 Gracie's pretty feet!

Olivia's pretty feet!

 

Both girls wanted flowers - which is good, because

flowers are made simply by making dots.

I'm not sure I'm artsy enough for anything

more complicated!

Wildflowers

We've had such crazy

weather this spring that my

garden is not sure what

to make of it.

It's growing - but it's no where

near where it should be.

The WILDFLOWERS are just

now coming out in full strength,

so maybe that's a good sign.

 This is an Indian Paintbrush!

 It grows in single spurts or in

little clusters like this.

They're all over Oklahoma!

And I'm not sure what this is,

but they are all over here, too!

There is a field full of them just down

the road!

Guess What?

 This is my son, Billy and his

beautiful wife, Alyssa!

 They've been married just over a year

and now they're expecting!

 We've known for a while,

but I wasn't announcing the news

until after I saw it on facebook.

 But now... the news is out!

We won't know if the baby will be

a boy or a girl for awhile!

BUT - that makes two grandbabies

on the way!

Asher (Brandy and Andrew's baby) should

be here some time in August!

And Billy and Alyssa's Little One

should be here in November!

It looks like 2013 is going to be a

year of blessings for us.

And we couldn't be happier!

 



Releasing the Ducks!

 The time had come to release the ducks,

so we loaded them up and took them

to our little neighborhood pond.

They should be safe there as there

is no threat from predators.

(Not that we know of, anyway)

 When the kennel was opened they tried climbing

deeper inside rather than coming out

as we expected.

Brilyn tried to coax her duck out!

Grandpa ended up having to

give the kennel a little shake and

dump them out.

 Then Caelie and Brilyn chased them

towards the water.

They didn't seem to want to

get in, so Caelie threw one.

 I'm not so sure they knew what to think.

They waddled up the hill toward

dry land. We then herded them

towards the water.

And once they realized it was

okay, they seemed to enjoy themselves.

Just look at them!

They seemed excited to finally have

room to swim!

 

And we've checked on them and fed them

daily and they are still alive and well.

Now - we have a real Duck Pond!

Is This Not The Cutest Little Announcement?

I had this little guy in the studio

for pictures. His Momma wanted Dr. Seuss

Pictures. These books were her and her

husband's books as children and the

little horse belonged to one of them, too.

Now - I guess they all belong to him!

Anyway - they bought the digital file and

used it to have the birth announcement made

at an Etsy Shop called Sugar Pickle Design!

I just thought it was adorable, so

I had to share!

 

 

Visiting a Canola Field

Brandy and Brilyn

went with me to Binger

to visit my Mom and Dad!

On the way over we saw

several large Canola Fields,

but Brilyn was sleeping

so we didn't stop!

BUT - On the way home

Brilyn was wide awake!

So, we asked the farmer who owned

the field if we could get in it

and take a few pictures.

He was happy to let us. Isn't

that a lovely crop!

If I were a farmer I think I would

like growing something

beautiful like this!

Training the Ducks!

 Brilyn is working hard!

 She's training the ducks.

 She's doing a good job, too!

She's training them to RUN!

RUN, RUN, RUN!

Run little ducks!

You are supposed to run away

from kids!