Gods Beauty

Happy Birthday Swing

Unfinished
This is my birthday present from my Mom and Dad.
After a week of internet searching I called this company.
http://myworld.ebay.com/la_cypress_swings
I was told that orders were behind. I decided to continue searching. After searching hi and lo over the internet and in person at last I made a decision. Calling this same company back I had a wonderful conversation with the nicest lady. I told her that I was willing to wait in order to get the quality it appeared their swings had. She advised me that the wait would be close to a 3 weeks wait. I made my order and received this beautiful swing a little over 1 week later! It does not disappoint and is everything I wanted!

These Crepe Myrtle branches that hung over the porch. Each time we swung back the swing knocked blossoms off.

The kids love it as you can tell. Luckily we all fit right now, though the way they are growing we may have to get a swing for each end of the porch.

Finished
This is my quiet spot for a good book, magazine and a cup off coffee. My favorite is during the rain. I simply love it!

June Extras

These were taken in our friends The Cummin's Yard.

Bluebird House

Bluebird Eggs

Tayler with two porch toads.

After quite a bit of rain these mushrooms formed a half circle in our yard. Joshua wanted to pick them all before I cut grass.

Swimming Lesson Highlights Of 2011

Dude got to play in the kiddie pool while Brenden and Tayler had their lessons the first week. The next week the other two played while Joshua had his lessons, it worked out well. (lessons were at the public Kiwanis Pool this year)They turned the mushroom fountain on early one day and he had the best time.

Just splashing around. This is Joshua's mischievous grin.

First time he put his face in the water. Practicing in the kiddie pool, determined after seeing Brenden and Tayler he was going to learn how to swim!

Off the high diving board for the first time.
Poor guy saw Brenden run at full speed once and jump off and thought it might be a good idea. Didn't work so well for him, he did a belly buster that took his breath. He toughed it out and finished his lesson.
He is a brave little dude!

And here it is! He has made me beyond proud! I can't tell you what relief it is for me to have them swimming, it has been goal of mine and will help me rest easier. Dude has lots of practicing to do but compared to not wanting to put his face in the water last year this is amazing!

Our Diving Girl.

Flying Pie.

Brenden has learned more swimming strokes than I ever knew existed.

Back Stroke

Brenden looks like he is doing a Superman jump.

So super proud of these two! They owned the deep water this year!

Alexander Nibbles Update

Look how I have grown!

Me and my friend MayFlyer

I enjoy coming in at night for a bit to cool off.

Visiting with Joshua

Here I am with my new leash, guess they don't want me to get away when I munch grass and get exercise.

Here I am in my boxing chilling out.

Look at this amazing house my dad made me, and the kids stained it so it will look nice for a long time.

Frogs Galore

Meet Boot Frog
Coming home from swimming lessons Joshua found this frog in his yellow boot taking a nap.

Josh's window frog

He would come to the window by Josh's  chair to eat bugs often singing while he hung out. The poor guy was hiding under the lawn mower when I went to cut the other day. He seemed fine, didn't even get cut. I am guessing the ordeal gave him a shock he couldn't recover from. He is know in heaven among other frogs and will be missed. I learned to move the mower before I turn the blades on from now on!

Frog Portrait
I found this one behind the hose hanging out by the boys bedroom window. One of the largest I have seen.

Brenden was holding the frog and it jumped off his lap. I was lucky to capture their look of surprise.

Taken in my hands to show how big this guy is.

A frog to save!
The day before this we arrived at swimming lessons and found a poor frog that had drowned. I told Joshua to throw it over the fence(he already had it in his hand). He later asked me why the frog had to die. I told him that God needed a good frog in heaven. He told me the frog wasn't in heaven it was in the yard behind the fence. I then told him about spirits and that the frogs' spirit was in heaven with God. The very next day we got there just in time to save this one! He was so happy and excited!

Joshua wanted to see him swim, but the poor frog was just to tired. He swam to the bottom and just stayed.

Finally able to rest at last.

We walked around the pool fence, and left him in a park under this tree.