Guns and trampolines....

On Friday the kids and I went to CJ's house (she is the mother of 5) after their riding lesson.  What a lot of fun they had.  Nathan has a few BB guns that he was excited to share, and Fiona and Ethan were excited to try!  They also have a huge trampoline!  As usual it was a hot Texas day, and the kids set the sprinkler up underneath the trampoline! Genius!  Then to add more fun to the mix, they emptied a large container of dish soap onto the trampolines surface.  This made it impossible to jump upright more than a few times in a row without slipping.  When the kids were not outside they were in the house drawing or playing with the pet bird.  Such a sweet...and yes, loving little critter!  He just sat on our shoulders and allowed itself to be passed around.  Reminded us of our wonderful weeks with "Bird".  On Saturday the kids and I rode our bikes while Scott ran.  We go a bit lost trying to find new playgrounds...but in the end we did discover an amazing park.  Later in the day we played a two hour round of wiffle ball at a Cattail Park with the Duty's, and ended the evening with a reservation for 13 at "El Chapparro".  We finally found our ideal Mexican food restaurant!  This week the kids start their Spanish lessons at "The Language and Arts Academy".  Soon they will be ordering their meals en espanol!

Our latest 500 piece puzzle completed!

O.K., so as I was seated at the barn watching kids riding, the chicken hopped up on my boot.  Could you get more Texas?!

Sweet girl, meet sweet bird.

CJ's oldest daughter is a barista at Starbucks.  She made me the best latte I have ever had.

Fiona and Tess even got their own!

"O.K. Ethan, do you want the hand gun or the rifle?"

"Rifle."

Soapy, wet trampoline fun.

My lemon harvest.  A bit early because the weight of the lemon broke the limb...

Happy African violet.  They remind me of my grandmother...

View of the swamp-lake at beautiful new park.

This guy was crawling out of a stump.

Crazy table of kids...