Happy Birthday, Rick!

So, let's try this again. I'm trying to do a birthday blog for Rick, but half of what I blogged before Survivor (cause you KNOW I had to break for that) didn't show up. ps I'm a novice blogger Out to Mission Springs for some birthday dinner - yummy food, etc :)
Our blurry dinner companions (at least they're smiling) If you don't recognize them, meet my sis & bro/law Viv & Ron
Viv's "hot off the press" (literally) hair cut hubba hubba... you look MAHVELOUS. I love you!
Hey birthday boy, which one will it be? (beverage sampler) 

More Pix

A random shot of our table (cause we were having problems with the camera) but a cool picture nevertheless PLEASE, no more pictures!!!!
Complimentary birthday cake, how nice!
Or not! This cake SHOULD come with a large beverage (read-DRY)

Spiders have been busy

 

Wee Whalers

Sabrina & Olivia noticed a whale in the backyard today, and it had captured someone!
OH NO! It was Mommy!!! (she was very distraught, as you can see)
Sabrina was tentative, but Olivia got right in there and bit that whale on the snout. Nobody messes with HER mommy!
Finally, dinosaur Sabrina stomped in and finished the job...Mommy is free and uninjured. Whew! 

Labour Day!

So, Cindi & I got in a bit of a jam today! HAH!!! 

A day at the zoo

We had a family day at the zoo so the first thing we had to do is make lunch then off to the zoo
everybody on to the train for a quick tour
it happened to be a special day at the zoo so there was a clown there
and they had face painting for the kids 

Malcolm had a good time although at times he was not to sure what was happening
Noah was waiting for lunch
It was a tiring day and a rest in the shade was needed by some...
while Sabrina and Noah had lots of energy 

Garden Stuff

This sunflower would not stop growing as you can see it is almost 10 feet tall
and whenever I go into the garden my two helpers are never far behind
This is the second year I have grown this interesting and edible plant anybody know what it is? Yes I know what it is.. just wondering if anybody else does. And yes I also know that our life needs more excitement when all I can blog about is garden stuff. 

more from the garden

Everything in the garden seems to like this hot summer we are having 

Noah & the rest of us want to thank you for hangin' out with us! Those who weren't there...we missed you!! 

eating!!! 

playing... 

Falk Funday!

visiting... 

swingset

I know this collage looks crazy busy, but Friday morning @ 7:00 before we went to work, we took Olivia outside to see her birthday present from us and this kind of captures the excitement and discovery as her and Sabrina found A SWINGSET IN THE BACKYARD! They were so eager to try all the different parts (we confirmed again that Sabrina is part monkey). Doesn't Olivia's smile speak volumes? (The boots were on because they didn't like the wet grass) 

Olivia is 4!

Last Friday, our oldest grandchild turned four. Wow, how old does that make us? On thursday evening we had a family dinner and party for her. She got her first Barbie from Noah & his parents........she was pretty excited! She liked her dolphin ice cream cake too. Isn't she beautiful?! 

Bocci

Today, our friends Zena & Barry invited us over to her parents place for a swim & bbq. Unfortunately it was kinda cloudy and cool, so we played bocci instead of swimming....guys against the girls. Now the girls were outnumbered, so we did start with a disadvantage - however a picture is worth a thousand words, so let me just say that the girls were green :) And doesn't Zena's face say it all? It didn't help the guys at all that Barry got his games mixed up! 

Saturday @ Greg & Becky's

Everybody in the pool! Good thing everybody is little!!
New Nemo sprinkler from Olivia's birthday party...Noah liked the cold water on his belly.
Shade dwellers for this year - next year he'll be running around with the rest of them.