Lately, we have...

 Worn the traditional Fiesta head gear.

 Watched for horses at the Battle of Flowers parade.

 Flown a kite (with great joy and running).

 Patted a most awesome lizard

 who was caught in our garden netting and then set him free.

 Watched the bean plants start to climb.

 Hunted for eggs in work gloves like Daddy's.
(The easter bunny worked overtime to find those.)

 Hunted for eggs again with our friends.

 Rode a carousel.

 Climbed a giant net.

And played in water to cope with the start of the summer heat.

I love this time of year even though it means lots of grading for both of us and late night writing for me. Almost summer.

{This Moment}

{this moment} from Soulemama- A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. 

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

 

More, more pumpkins

While running errands this weekend, we drove past a pumpkin patch. Guess who insisted we stop to get a "Really, REALLY, really big pumpkin."

Yes, it was Chuck.

O October, how I love thee

Just when you've started to develop an unforgivable grudge against Texas for hot weather, it gives you October.

Hot enough for a brief swim, cold enough for a sweater in the morning. 

At last.

Scenes from a Weekend

If you show a boy a giant bug...

He's going to need a muffin the size of his head...

and then he might need to assemble 4 puzzles.

Hoping you had a lovely weekend.

It's raining hens

What do you do with a toddler when it rains all weekend? 

Dance in the rain.

And we're done.

Well. That was a week that doesn't need to be repeated. A brief moment of peace and coloring. 

Tomorrow, a dump truck with 4 cubic yards of dirt arrives in our yard. Joey is jazzed.

Backyard Nature

Every night we hear the chorus of cicada.  That's how we know it is a Texas Summer.

 

The racing lizards tell us that it is the near desert climate of San Antonio.

{This Moment}

{this moment}  from Soulemama - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. 

Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!

{This Moment}

{this moment} from Soulemama

A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Wishing everyone a lovely weekend! Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!

 

 

{This Moment}

{this moment}  from Soulemama- A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Athabasca Glacier, Lake Louise Gondola, Lake Moraine and BEARS!