Lost in the yard~

I was taking the dog out the other day, and saw this guy crossing the street! I tossed Oreo back in the house, and ran out to stop traffic till he was safely across! My, he was really big, the size of a dinner plate! After a talk with the neighbor and a nature friend or two, we concluded that it was a snapping turtle. Interesting as we have no pond nearby for someone this large! The park across the street does have a very small stream, but nothing to sustain something this large. Our theory is that he must have been living in the culvert under the street and popped up looking for a better feeding spot.

Interesting all the critters we get living in the city! So far a raccoon, opossum, ground hog and now a turtle! I'm very thankful we still get some wild life.

Vacation Out West!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Piano time!

Chloe has fallen in love with the piano, and I am so excited for her! It is very much a Chloe and Daddy thing....

Chloe the baker!

Today Chloe, Shawn's mom, and I made healthy cookies! Chloe loves to bake. We found the recipe online and I admit I was skeptical at first. Boy was I in for a surprise! This are fabulous! Seriously, one of the best cookies ever! You can see the recipe here!

Forth of July!

We headed to Black Mountain with Shawn's family to see the fire works and enjoy the street festivile! The kids had a great time. We went early and had dinner together as a family first. Then we headed with Shawn's parents and Sister Sonia and her family to get ice cream! This is Berkeley waiting for her ice cream! The girls tongues turned blue from their superman ice cream! Last pic is the girls on the roof of the van to watch the fireworks. None of them made it up there the whole time. It was just to freaky for them! LOL!

Jordon...

This is Colin's big brother Jordon. Another "big brother" to the girls! We are happy to have him home for the summer, as he goes to school in Whales. We will all cry when he heads back in the next month! Riley and Jordon are enjoying watching tv together at group. Ahhh...so sweet!

Colin

We have a dear friend Colin in our group that we all just love to hang out with. (we love the rest of the family too!) Colin has been spending sometime with us this summer and it's been so much fun! He is like a big brother to the girls and a nephew to me. Everywhere we go people think he is mine, so it's a big joke with us now when people ask! Just a few pics from some fun at the pool and a time of reading together.