grapefruit bunny

  I woke one morning last week and found that the grapefruit bunny apparently visited our home during the night. I spotted the first evidence of his visit; a single piece of fruit on the kitchen counter.

When I went outside I found a nest of grapefruit resting neatly in my pink lawn chair.

Then I discovered a trail of grapefruit leading to the grapefruit mother ship....

33 days

T and E went home with their mom and dad after 33 days at "grandma's house". It been very quiet and clean 'round here the last two days.

water babies

Yes Betsy, you are right in thinking that much of our play includes water...with the temps well into the nineties most days water play is necessary to be outside without melting. Yesterday we spent most of the afternoon in and out of the "pool".

savers

On my way to visit the dentist this week I stopped by my favorite second hand store. While wandering through the scattered toy aisle I happened upon a little Radio Flyer trike for only 7 dollars (minus my 30% off coupon). We had found a scooter for T the week before but E was still wheel-less. I snatched up the three wheeled-bargain then realized I would need to look for something for T. She and her mom have been baking together in my kitchen so when I saw the cupcake apron (marked 14 cents....someone in the back must have been having a creative day) I knew I had a winner.

E is still a little cautious with his bike and T is still trying to remember the word apron (she calls it ribbon when she can't come up with the word) but both are delighted with their gifts.

silly lily

Lily's been short on lovin' the past few weeks....
to make it up to her I bought her a doggie freezer bone.
I put chicken broth inside, froze it overnight and she had a nice cool treat today.

desert blooms

Yesterday morning the kid's mother was here for get out of bed-time. I took advantage of the opportunity to walk around the yard and look for pretty blooms to photography. I found the pomegranate bush out front...




...the Palo Verde blooming in the dog fence...



and a delicate violet bloom in the greenhouse.

head 'n shoulders

I grabbed my camera yesterday morning when E sat down where the morning sun was creating at natural backlight. He was playing with a new toy his daddy sent. The talented puppy sat almost unnoticed for a week or more until a few days ago when E discovered how to manipulate the push button in the paw to skip forward to the song he likes. Now the puppy is toted around the house filling the air with the knee and toe tapping tunes.