Mabel misses the rain

Give Mabel a spray bottle and she is occupied for a good hour. Trip after trip to refill it. Everything nicely moistened. The real magic came in when she added her umbrella to the mix:

Sam, peering in

Update

We have clearly been bad about updating the blog. 

What has been going on:
- We tore out some trees in the backyard.
- Brett's cousin, Gabe, and his wife, Julie, just came for a visit.
- "Auntie Jessica" was here for a visit and is coming back in a couple of weeks.

- We are in full on birthday party mode getting ready for M's 4th.  How did that happen?
- I launched a blog (with a great deal of help from Brett) on July 1. Check it out at www.nearlycrafty.com and spread the word!
- Sam has been running around and says a few words - shoes, woof, moo, up, down, what's that?.
- M has been keeping up with her gymnastics and swimming this summer.

What is coming up:
-  M starts her new school in the fall.
- M's birthday party - cat theme.
- I am signed up to work more as a pro tem judge coming up in the next couple of months.

Mabel got a scrape on her finger...

Mabel's First Ballet Recital

No, a video!!

He walks!

Starting just a few days after his birthday, Sam is now walking.