Walk in the park with my two favorite kiddies ,,,,,

We even got lost and roamed around for at least an hour before we found our car.

Ben says it was the LONGEST walk of his life ....( his mother would have to agree).

Miss Aly took it all in stride though .....

She kinda looks like she knows where she is going, doesn't she ?

Guess who has a new home and other pics ....

Guess who has a new home ??

The chickens ....

Yippee!

JP built a beautiful little chicken coop for them.

I'm sure they will be very very happy .....

Bring on the eggs ,,,,,

JP admiring his work ...

A work in progress ..

A happy hen

Aly in her nest ....


Papa came for a visit and Miss Aly was happy to see him !!

Bugsy having fun with the hose. Isn't that what summer is all about ?

Guests are always welcome

Gardens in the works !

Someone in THIS house got a brand new summer haircut yesterday ....

Yes, all those long golden locks are gone .....

Even Aly Cat thought the new do looked great.

Our almost hairless golden retriever !

A big hug for my dog !!

Big brothers are the BEST and Alyana is quite smitten with her big brother .....




Can't you see why ??

Today we had an end of the school year Icecream Sundae Party.

Ben and a few of his pals got together today to smoother icecream with sweet sticky syrups, gummy bears, nerds, chocolate and whip cream and bananas.

Topped off with a cherry ( of course)...

Miss Aly was there for a bit but it cut into her nap time so she stayed for a moment and then decided it was sweeter to slip into dreamland.

It was lots of fun ....

Aly got together with some of her favorite people today.

Her China sisters!

As always it was terrific seeing the girls all together again ( as well as Julia)!!

Sorry we missed you Carrie and Mary Ellen.

Aly and I hope to see you all again soon ....



PS: Krista, I Love LOVE LOVE this new programme.

We had the BEST day ....

We jumped in the boat and cruised the river.

It was Aly's first time in the boat .

It was also the first time that she tripped and fell face first into the cool water.
Needless to say, she was not a happy camper.

Ben and Dad had a few casts with the rod and Bugs learned to drive Dad's boat.

Here are some pics ....

I took a lot, please consider yourself warned ....

Happy Daddy's Day !

It's a beautiful sunny day out there today and we are planning to drink in the sunshine with our most favorite , smart, kind, funny, handsome and down right AWESOME Dad.

JP-we took a vote today ( Bugsy, AlyCat and I ) and we decided that you are the BEST DAD of all the Dad's in the whole wide world ( Ben's words).







Ben says the best thing about you is that you care about him, you love him and you make really really yummy pancakes ( his words again).

Mom says , after ALL this time ...you are still " The One" :)

and ....

well, Alyana ....

let's just say that she has been practicing a celebration song for you on her new piano.

I promise, it will bring a tear to your eye ;)

Did I mention that she sings JUST like her Mom ???




We hope you have a terrific day !!

Love From Your Biggest Fans
XOXOXOXO

FFFF Challenge from Donna's Double Happiness Blog.

This week's topic is: LOVE

Here is our contribution to the photo challenge.

Excuse me ......

Hi Everyone,

It's Alyana posting today 'cause my mommy is too embarassed to come to the computer.

You see she made a boo boo yesterday when she posted the slide show

" Someone turned 18 months today ..."

Hmmmmmmmm ......I wonder who that was ??

'cause guess what ??

It sure wasn't me ....

Yes, that's right ....I'm 17 months old

It's ok Mom, I know I keep you pretty busy so I can understand the mistake ...

Just don't let it happen again , k ???

Love your Alycat ( 17 months old and 1 day )

Someone turned 18 months old today ..........

We have added yet another member to our family and this one hands down is Alyana and Ben's most favorite.

Please meet Rosabelle ( Ben's came up with the name and I think it suits her very very well).

Rosabelle hasn't met the chicken yet .....

Hmmmm .....I wonder what they will think of her ??

Yummy Grapes .....

Gee, these grapes look yummy

I think I will have a little taste .....

Better make sure noone is looking ....

Yummy ....

......so ....so ..... SO Good !!!

a girl can't stop at just one ....

and

when they are all gone ......

Well, I'll just blame it on the dog .....

He looks kinda guilty anyway ;)

Besides, who would blame an innocent little face like this anyway ???

Ben started playing soccer this week (for the first time).

Here he is in his uniform. I think he looks pretty darned handsome in it.

His soccer coach is pretty easy on the eyes too. In fact, I think I kinda got the "hots" for him.

Check him out ....

Notice anything familiar with this guy ???

I'll give you a hint, I went to China with him ;