Backyard wildlife

Chloe took this shot of an unfortunate frog that Logan collected.

What do you think he's thinking?

I could come up with a few things, but this is a family blog, so I'll refrain.

Great shot though, don't cha' think?

Fun with Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa have been visiting this past week. And, come hell or high water, I've been determined to get some pictures.

Uncle Pete was also here for the weekend.
I think he came just to tickle Logan!

The Easter Bunny brought Logan a cool bug vacuum. Here he and Grandpa are collecting the bugs from the pool filter basket.

(although I think that may be cheating!)

Here the are the kids and Grandma waiting for the Safari animal capsules to expand.

It's exciting stuff I tell ya!

Random cuteness . . .

Just a few random shots to show off my adorable family.

Okay, now back to the news . . .

more cakes!

Here are a couple cakes I've recently done.

The first one was for Daniel, Dawn's son, who just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

While he was there, he literally lived in a cave, which he shared with several lonely frogs. Of Course I had to include them on the cake.
This one was for one of Logan's teachers.

She ordered another cake exactly like this for her mother's birthday, so I'm making it again tomorrow.

Easter Brunch

We held our annual orphan's brunch for everyone in the neighborhood who did not have family close by. Of course, our guest of honor was a little man with a cute smile.

(no, not Dave!) This was Dylan's first Easter and it was great fun to have him here.

We had our usual Easter Egg hunt and everyone seem to be pretty happy with their findings.

It was a wonderful day.

And even better for us, since we weren't orphans.

Mom and Dad were here to help us celebrate!

Our Garden

As you know, we've started our garden.
Craig and I (YES, ME) worked very hard to get the grass up and the dirt tilled and ready for planting.
And plant we did!
We are eagerly awaiting the fruit (or veggies in our case) of all our hard work.
We planted zucchini and yellow squash, green beans, green onions and Texas sweet onions. Carrots, radishes, green leaf lettuce, cilantro, dill, basil and chives. We've got green and orange peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and potatoes.
And we really did not have to wait long . . .
Our radishes (below) were the first to come up
And now, as you can see below, our green beans and lettuce are sprouting.

I know this is pretty boring stuff, but we're getting a real kick out of this garden so far. I can't wait to put on my sun bonnet and skip out to the garden with my basket. I just know that first salad we make is going to be the best tasting salad we've ever had.

(And rightly so, considering it will have cost about $350.00!)