Saturday, April 19, 2008

Worms, Worms, and More Worms!

Did I mention I was a city girl? I have found a new hobby outside. In our area there are beautiful large white rocks, most of which have gold of some amount in them. The ground is very unique and attracts lighting (another story all together.) Here is some Smyrna trivia: the largest nugget of gold ever found on the east coast was found here in Smyrna. So.....I decided to place these large rocks around my garden. It's like a treasure hunt finding these things, because you see one sticking out of the ground and you think, "That won't be big," then you dig up a 50 pound rock! Under these rocks of course, are worms. Emmy, who hates bugs, loves worms, who knew? She names them, cuddles them, baby talks them, and builds them houses. Could a worm have it any better? Here are some pictures of our recent days:

That's a worm hanging out of her right hand if you can't tell.




Some packing peanuts fell out into our shed, so we gave the girls the task of putting them into a trash bag. Emmy did a great job, Lydia however, liked breaking them into pieces. You win some, and you loose some.



After the "peanut pickup."



Yep, we're in the lawn big leagues...non of those sissy push lawn mowers!



Emmy on one of those bouncy ball things.



Thanks Aunt Joanne for these sweet dresses!





Sunday, April 6, 2008

Rainy and Cold (Our Spring Break Happenings)

Rainy and Cold, at least one of them (and usually both) describes our vacations to the beach and mountains. Although the weather was unfortunate, and quickly became beautiful after we left each place, the company was wonderful. First we went to the beach with Grandma and Papa (Jim's mom and stepdad.) Even though it was freezing cold, rainy, and windy, we still found a day to play on the beach. Emmy and Papa are cohorts in crime, and sandcastle experts. Lydia, however, takes after her father, who is not too fond of getting dirty or wet. Hmm.... I'm a little scared for our summer beach vacations!


The girls waiting anxiously the morning after we arrived to go to the beach.
High hopes for Lydia at this point.



Grandma and Lydia taking a stroll.



Papa and Emmy retrieving water for their sandcastle.



The start of the sandcastle.



Well, at least the shovel is touching the sand. Baby steps, right?!?



Not too many options on the seashell front.



And of course, beautiful weather the day we came home from the beach.



The day after we came home from the beach, we headed to the mountains to celebrate Granddaddy's (Jim's dad) 60th birthday. We were only there one night, and of course, it was rainy and cold. However, we found ways to entertain ourselves.


Hanging out with Jim's extended family.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDDADDY!



Maybe she'll be a ski bunny...



Thank you to Janet (Jim's cousin) for entertaining Emmy!