The POOL is OPEN!

 It finally warmed up enough that

we could open the pool

for Mother's Day weekend.

 Grace was soooooo ready!

Plus, Caelie was here to swim with her.

And we all know two kids in the pool

are more fun than one!

 Caelie tested out the slide, which is now

fully installed.

 It looks like it's working just fine.

 She went under and popped right back up

and swam to the side like

a champion!

And then, she ran in and got some

goggles so she could do it all over again!

Movie Night? OR Hamster Wheel?

 Caelie came over and we had planned

on a movie night!

But - the girls just could not settle down

for a movie. So, I taught them the

democratic process of VOTING!

 MOVIE NIGHT or HAMSTER WHEEL?

 The girls chose HAMSTER WHEEL

by a unanimous vote, so we went out

after dark and played!

 They had so much fun!

Even Olivia can crawl like

a hamster in a wheel.

For an inflatable toy, this thing

was pretty fun!



Grace and Olivia Visit the Ducks!

 I brought Grace and Olivia back with

me when I returned home and they immediately

wanted to go see their ducks.

 We counted the ducks....

ONE.... TWO..... Oh, No!

We're missing a white one?

We have no clue where it went, but there is

no feather trail indicating that

coyote or fox got it.

And we THOUGHT we were missing

Brilyn's duck, too.... but nope....

It just found a boyfriend and eloped!

It's now on the other side of the pond.

Olivia Riding Popcorn

 Olivia rode Popcorn, too!

She held on tight and kept her balance

just fine.

 Her Momma wanted to walk along beside

her and hold on to her to make sure

she didn't fall off - but Olivia didn't

REALLY need any help!

Just look at her!

She's a BIG girl now!

But, I'm sure she'll always be her

Momma's baby.

We Momma's try so hard to keep them

little.... yet, in the blink of an

eye they seem to grow up over night.

But - Olivia is a little cuddle bug.

No matter how big she gets, I hope

she never outgrows snuggling.

She's the snuggliest little girl I think

I've ever met, and I hope that never

ever changes.

Riding Popcorn!

 While we were at the ranch

both girls got to ride Popcorn!

 Doesn't Gracie look happy up there

on that horse?

I think she needs one!

She rode and she rode and she

rode. I think she and Popcorn

became good friends. She will

probably have to start scheduling

regular visits with him, now.

Two Little Cowgirls!

 I went to Texas to visit a ranch

with Grace and Olivia!

 They met a really nice pony

named Popcorn!

 He was so nice, he actually

tried to give Grace a little kiss!

And Olivia gave him one!

Isn't that the sweetest looking pony?

 

Brilyn and the Ducks!

 I took Brilyn down to the pond

to feed the ducks and we found them

resting on the bank with a few

new little duck friends.

The wood ducks quickly flew away!

 And when Brilyn got too close

for comfort... our ducks

swam away!

But, we poured them some

feed and they had gotten out of

the water and were eating it

by the time we made our

way back to the Razor.