Shopping

Aren't these the cutest toes ever. Baby toes are so sweet. Abe always crosses his ankles when he is just hanging out.



Carly and Brayden thought it was great walking through the tires when we were at Costco. So yes of course I had to get pictures



In the parking lot at Costco

silly kids

Scott was getting ready to go to a weekend with the National Guard and Brayden put on his vest and hat. He was so cute and thought he was so cool. A little scarry for me. Hope he never has to fit into these for real.



Here is Carly just after she had to have her front tooth pulled. She did so good. I went to Boise because she said she would be able to have it pulled if I was there to be with her. She was a little scared, but did wonderful. Sad she has to go through so much and not very old.



Here is little Abe just being cute. And I don't feel I am partial.

Complex and Simple

Haven't a clue what this flower is, but I really liked it. It was at the zoo in Boise.



A picture Curt took and I liked it so I thought I would share it.

Spring Flowers

I just love spring and summer when all the flowers are blooming and the trees have blossoms. These two pictures of tulips are my later ones. It's great because the pink come out with the daffodils, then when the are gone my yellow/pink and purple ones come out.





Who just doesn't love apple blossoms? Their soft delicate petals and soothing sweet fragrance as you walk by the tree. And when you start to see the blossoms you know that the birds are back and I could just spend all day watching both.



This is my flowering plum tree. The blossoms are so little and delicate that at first you can't really tell that they are there. Then as more come out and they start to cluster the tree is a mass of little pink flowers. I open my front windows and the fragrance drifts in and you feel like you are being taken on soft billowy clouds.

Where is time going?

Well I was amazed that it had been so long since I had posted anything. Things around here have been a little crazy. Can't even say why, but the days are going so fast I fell of the merry go round and still can't catch up. Spent a week in Boise and loved it. I was going to post some of the cute pictures I took, but got told very firmly that was not allowed by Nicole because she wanted to post stuff on her blog. Well there is one hitch to her plans, I have all the pictures. But I am trying a new thing in my old ways, I decided I needed to be nicer and try to be a better mom, so I am going to send her the pictures and let her post them. But here is fair warning, if she misses some of the photo's I really like they are just some how appearing on my blog. Can't wait till July, everyone has said they are coming home. Yea, fireworks, cookouts, sand mountian and if it warms up ever water fun. We will even get to have a birthday party because Carly will be turning 4 in July. I love it!!!

Amazing feathers

I was looking out the window and a bird was in the tree that I don't remember seeing before. I was so fascinated by it. I looked it up and found that he was called a western tanager. Since I saw this one there have been several more. They love this apple tree and the plum tree out front. The colors are so bright and very eye catching.



This one is a little hard to see, but I was amazed at how much red was on his head. I don't get a lot done with these little birds around because I spend to much time watching and snapping photos.



At first I thought this again was a new bird, but come to find out it is the female western tanager. She looks a little smaller than she really is because her tail is hidden in the leaves of the tree.



I really liked the way this tanager picture came out. He looks a little wild because the wind was really blowing and it was pretty chilly that day, so he is all fluffed out trying to stay warm.

Residence's at the Zoo

This last week while I was in Boise we went on different outings. It was great. One of our outings was to the zoo. I have gone several times with Cole, but the tortoise was always in a corner inside of his shell and we didn't ever get to see it. We were pretty excited when we got to its location and there he was, looking up at everyone. I have always loved turtle's and to me the tortoise is just as cool.



The leopards were great. Again they are always hard to see or are hidden away. But today this guy was right out on a log so you could get a really good look at him. I loved how he was so relaxed on the log sleeping and his hind legs just dangling. The kids were ready to keep moving and I just wanted to stay and watch him, oh well.



As we were coming up a pathway there was the most loud noise and one you just can't describe. One I had really never heard, then we came up to the area and it was this male zebra. He was so funny, just baying and carrying on. It was feeding time and he I guess thought it was his turn and no one was coming fast enough. He did stop for a little while so I was able to get some good pictures of him. Most of the time he is inside and hard to see. So this was great!



At the Boise zoo there is a building the children can go into and it is a hands on discovery center. Well in one of the exhibits there was this ringed neck turtle dove. Oh the memories that brought back. My sister had some she was raising and they were so cool she gave me two. Curt built a cage and we put it down stairs. Now this was not a small cage, it was pretty good sized so they could fly around a little. Well we found out one day that they were a mating pair. We saw an egg on their platform. It so exciting when the egg hatched, and we got to watch it grow. Once in a while we would get them out and they would fly around the room. The neatest memory was when the female laid two eggs and both hatched and we had twins. They were so cute. The one sad part was after a while we realized that I was allergic to them and had to sell them. It was hard to let them go; every morning they would coo to say good morning. That was the most soothing sound. I would just sit and listen to them. Well anyway, it was great to see the bird and reminisce about the past.

Pillows in the sky

It has been so pretty here the last little while. In between the rain there have been some really cool cloud formations. Here are two I took that I really like. I just love how soft and fluffy the top of the clouds look and then the bottoms are so flat and yes gray. Guess that means that the rain is still here for awhile.

Blooming where you are

I had been out taking pictures one morning and when I downloaded my pictures guess what I found, this lovely picture of a dandelion. Don't you love it. I was confused for a moment because I didn't remember taking this. Then all was cleared up when Curt admitted to taking it. He said not to post it, but I like it so here it is.



The next two pictures are ones that I had taken. The first is of one of our apple trees. Boy am I going to have applesauce to bottle this fall. I don't mind, especially when it is so pretty.



This picture is of our flowering plum out front. I love this tree. When it is blooming and your window is open the fragrance is so wonderful. My yard smells so good this time of year because of all the flowering trees and bushes. It's great.



This last week I was in Boise. My friend was going to Washington and she said she would drop me off at Cole's and then pick me up on her way back. This flower was at the zoo when we went and I have no idea what it is, but it is really pretty.