Snakes, Geese, A boy & A dog

Jake's new favorite thing to do now that the weather is so gorgeous, is to take a walk around the pond. There is a little trail that everytime we get to it he says, "Let's go lookin' for snakes!" Where he came up with this, I have no idea. But, I indulge him and we go lookin'. Thankfully, we haven't seen any snakes yet. Today, I let him take Molly with him while his went on his snake hunt.





We bring bread along so Jake can feed the geese (which annoy me because of the mess they leave on the sidewalk) but this time he got to feed the "kids" as Jake calls them. There were eight goslings and Jake loved watching them and calling, "Here Goosey, Goosey, Goosey." I'm just glad he didn't fall in the water as he kept getting closer to them.






Making a wish, taking a break & climbing up the rocks to get home!

Senior Fun Day

Krysta's Senior Class doesn't take a Senior trip like most schools do...and our wallet is thankful for that. But, they do get a day of fun and go to Sports of All Sorts for fun, food and games. This is going to be a long, last month of school for her. Because of taking so many snow days this year, school won't be getting out until June 3rd and basically she is done with all her big projects, etc. by the beginning of May. She keeps telling me how pointless this last month is going to be for her. And believe me, if I could have her home helping out with Jake this next month as we put our house on the market, I would let her stay home...but... rules are rules so she has to go.

Out of the mouths of babes...

Why am I posting a picture of me when I was preggers with Jake?? No... I'm not making some crazy announcement. I've been going through pictures working on a book for Krysta and ran across Jake's baby pictures. He happened to be standing by and this is how the conversation took place:

Michelle: "Hey Jake, look at mommy's big belly. Do you know who is in there?"

Jake: "No."

Michelle: "You are in there. That's when you were a little baby and you were in my tummy."

Jake: Very matter of fact... "That's gross!! Did you eat me?"

Michelle: Hysterically laughing... "No... I did not eat you."

Then... showing Jake his newborn pictures...

Michelle: "This is after you were born. Look how little you are."

Jake: "Well, how did I get out?"

Michelle: Not laughing anymore... "Ummm...the doctors helped mommy and got you out of my tummy."

Evidently, that was explanation enough and he left the room to go play.

Earthquake anyone??

Just wondering if anyone in this area felt or heard the earthquake that happened early this morning in Illinois? I heard something... way too early in the morning to be concerned about it and of course, had no clue there was an earthquake. L'ville got some minor damage it looks like. Big deal here though...that's all I keep hearing about on the news. Am guessing this is no big deal to our "Cali girl" Sarah. :)

Meet Molly

Well...I can't believe I'm posting this one. We have added a new member to our Pack. Molly is a 3 1/2 year old Jack Russell Terrier who happens to be camera shy. Long story short: Molly was staying at our neighbors until they could find a home for her because she was going to be put to sleep. The kids are always asking when we are going to get another dog and part of Jeff's bribery to help the kids adjust to the move to St. Louis was he would get a dog. Whatever!!! So, we have had Molly staying with us on a trial basis and so far, so good. She is housetrained, rarely barks and quite frankly is a lazy dog. Just wants to sit next to whomever is willing to sit and rub her belly. She has not lacked any attention since she has been here so I guess she is a keeper.

The Cuckoo's Nest

The kids were on spring break last week but because we went to Florida in February, we ended up staying home for the week. So, Maggie wanted to bird watch one of her class pets named Spike. Spike was a good bird... not too noisy and in her cage most of the time. She liked to be on our shoulder when we would get her out. Maggie and Jake enjoyed Spike but Natalie was not a fan. Here are some pictures of our friend for the week.

Be Careful What You Wish For...

We knew we were in for some snow... but... didn't realize we were going to end up with "Blizzard Conditions". I told someone I wish we would just get a good dumping of snow because so far, what we have had this winter hasn't really been much. Well, it started about 8 a.m. yesterday morning and went on through this afternoon. I think we've got a good foot of snow and with winds gusting up to 30 mph...some nice sized drifts as well. The kids had some fun playing out in it before it got dark and will have more fun tomorrow. Oh yeah... and the Florence Mall doesn't close for "Blizzard" type weather. GRRRR!!!!