a photo mom

Play Day

My best friend Melissa and her daughter Samantha are in from Omaha this weekend. We decided to enjoy the beautiful day with a trip to the park for playtime and a picnic. The kids had a blast running, climbing, sliding and chasing the Geese.

I actually let my best friend use my precious camera to allow me a chance to be in a few pictures. I generally enjoy being behind the camera. But realize that my kids may look back on their pictures and wonder where I was since I'm usually behind a camera.

Anyway, here are a few more from today along with a slide show. Enjoy and have a GREAT weekend!

Edited to add that the video clip was supposed to have music with it. The song was "Here comes the sun".

I vacuum!

I hope it's not just his age, but Garrett LOVES to vacuum. If he sees the vacuum he will stop what he is doing and run to it and say a hundred times "vacuum". I wish I had gotten a photo of his face when I asked him, "do you want to help me vacuum?". You would have thought I offered him candy.

His sisters on the other hand will run in the opposite direction. Claire freaks out when we get the vacuum out and burst into tears if someone isn't holding her. But for whatever reason the little man loves to vacuum. I hope this is true a few years from now.

Finally...

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made

and forgot to put a soul into.

Henry Ward Beecher

I think spring has made it's way to Kansas City! Yeah!! The poor tulips in our yard. They have already weathered cold temps, frost and 2 hail storms. The leaves look a little worn out, but the blooms are finally coming out quite beautifully.

This tulip picture is one of the tulips that were planted 6 years ago. They are few in numbers now, but still as beautiful as the first year they were planted.