Garden Goodies.....

It was an exciting night, when John brought in a bucketful of garden goodies.......mmmm, fresh green beans, sugar snap peas and a couple of cherry tomatoes.... good stuff!!

and here's a tired pup, who just can't keep up with all of the activities in our busy household....

Luker's Haircut....

You know it's time for Luke to have a haircut when he starts growing "horns" on top of his head....so, out to the driveway we go..... it's just a simple buzz cut using #2 all around.....no need to go to the salon and pay mega bucks for this simple style...

Mom, of course, had to be a jokester and give Luke a "grandpa" cut, just to make Luke freak out a little bit....
and here's the final product.....all nice and short, and "horn-free!"
Disclaimer : I, in no way, take responsibility for the plethora of stains on this child's shirt. For heaven's sake, you can tell that he had mac and cheese for lunch and a blueberry smoothie for snack...it's all right there on the shirt. Gee Whiz!!

Wordless Wednesday-- Anna( and friend) at Vacation Bible School

Doggie Dreamland....

This is Bella (yellow lab) speaking.....

" Mom took us to the park today...and we both played with our boyfriend, Bentley. He's a handsomely strong black Labrador. We just LOVE him. We played frisbee, chased each other, shared a water dish, ate grass and just slobbered all over one another... it was a GREAT afternoon...but now we're tired, and we need a nap...... for goodness sakes, I'm too tired to even chew on my rawhide...."

RELAX

I had a "Not so fun" procedure done on Thursday afternoon....a muscle biopsy. Here I am after the procedure, with LOTs of help and attention from both doggies and Andrew....and Gma and Gpa brought dinner over, so the "You are special" plate is sitting in my lap....too funny.

Anyway, I sent John, Luke and Anna up north so I could hang out at home and rest- Andrew and Ben stayed home with me, but were absent from the house most of the weekend. But, we still had a few punks riding bikes in the driveway...
and this thing didn't get ANY attention again this weekend.....too cold!!
but I DID have a chance to make this for dessert on Sunday....mmmmm....banana pudding dessert with Nilla wafers.......YUM!

The County Fair

Wednesday night we headed to our county fair...it was a beautiful night! We loaded up the kids and met Gma and Gpa there too!

We saw lots of bony cow buns.....
Gma Sue LOVED the baby potbelly pig.....
The big boys couldn't believe how big some of the horses were......
and Gpa Phil enjoyed the night with his buddy, Anna.....

A fun night for all!!

A surprise for Luke...

How cool is this??? His very own poster!!

Wordless Wednesday- Summertime

The Hawk....

The past few days this guy has been hanging out close to our house.... on Saturday morning he was on top of our garage. I have feeling that he is hungry and my little dog looks like a rabbit to him.....uh-oh....

Friends and Fun

Our weekend was full of PEOPLE and lots of laughs...... I reunited with my friend, Donnel, who used to be a "backdoor" neighbor about 12 years ago. I was reminded how much I miss seeing her....

Anyway, her son graduated from high school so we were celebrating his achievement....
We played jarts and baseball and bounced on the trampoline....and listened to Josh's band.....
These girls were the "groupies."
We had friends over on Sunday....just for the fun of it all.......

This is my neighbor, Billy, he's 3 1/2 years old.
He's my buddy.
He has a new bike.
He rode over to show me what a big boy he is...


He likes my swingset too.....isn't he fun?? Oh, the innocence....
When he grows up and has friends over let's hope that he will not eat this for lunch ....

5 frozen pizzas
5 pound bag of tater tots
1 bag of jalapeno Doritoes

YUCK!!!!

The Walk

These are the girls at Luke's ballgame.....(Anna is on the right). Maggie, in the pink dress, has a dog, Rocko....he's a golden-doodle. Minnie and he are best buds.....she thinks she is JUST as big as he is..... please don't tell her......

Wordless Wednesday...Ladybug Toes

Circus Parade

Please enjoy these photos from the circus parade......



Yes, this is the tradition for the youngsters that are waiting for the parade to start. You pick a spot in the street and draw a circle with chalk....this is your space....

Then, you wait to see if any animal poops in your circle.....there are no prizes or treats...just the thrill of the "poo". Here's how it ended up.....

John was the BIG winner!!!!

Party, Picnic and Parade

Our wonderfully busy weekend started on Friday night when we traveled to the next subdivision to celebrate our friend, Tonie's birthday. We sat out on their deck, surrounded by fun friends, a delicious sampling of Mexican food....grilled quesadillas and topped off with key lime pie! (not to mention Kenny Chesney serenading us) For a night that it was predicted to storm...it was awesome!!! Thanks, Tonie, Howie, Howie and Jonnie!!

Saturday found us at a picnic at a friend's house on Bark Lake. It was nice to sit out under a shade tree and look at the lake....while talking to friends. Anna and Luke even took time out from the "trampoline" to do a little of this......yes, Andrew and Ben were there too.

Here's a shot of the lake....it was so beautiful...

Sunday we headed for church and then John and the boys went to the Circus Parade in downtown Milwaukee. They saw beautiful wagons and animals...
and yes, they saw Ernest Borgnine, who always rides in the parade....he's 92 years old now!!