Polly Wolly had a Frog

Ready for something SuPeR DuPeR CoOl?

Cool beyond cool?

And cuter than cute?!

Those are two of the most incredibly TINY frogs ever!

And all their little brothers and sisters swimming around them!

We collected 20 something tadpoles out of a tiny pond

(aka rainwater collected in a tire rut)

and nurtured them to frogs.

Can you tell we were excited?!

I think I should be most excited and most proud of our tiniest pets yet.

You know, because I was the one who made sure they had fresh spring water every other day,

 made sure they enjoyed their feasts of boiled spinach,

and even removed all their yucky poop from the tank

 (a must incording to pollywogsworldoffrogs.com)

 with a nasal bulb!!

So yeah, I was pretty excited to see those tiny babies grow before my very eyes.

Here they are on Day 2:

Just kidding!

(Different day, different frog)

Love some summer

I would have sworn summer just got started...

now it's almost halfway over!

A little catch up...

The girls finished up the school year

with parties

and picnics

and popsicles.

Then we got started with all things summer...

staying in pajamas all morning,

running in the sprinkler,

staying up too late,

and

LOTS and LOTS of playing outside!

YEA SUMMER!

Our new favorite reality show...

We have LOVED having this nest in our backyard.

Right on top of our meterbox, where we have full, open view.

One Sunday afternoon, we got to watch as these little guys popped out.

They got so used to us and Boone, that they really hoped we might feed them.

Luckily, their very attentive parents took care of that....all day long.

Just like all babies, they needed around-the-clock care.

  

It makes me tired just watching.

Dorth Bo Borth

Do you see anything wrong with this picture?

Aaaaahhhh!

Not Dorothy!

Not our "3 year old - can't get rid of her" goldfish!

Not our "bribe for giving up your pacifier" goldfish!

Not our "once 1 inch long now 6 inch long" goldfish!

Not our "88 cent Walmart goldfish who has needed $20 antibiotics 3 times" goldfish!

Not our beloved Dorothy...

Nope.  Not Dorothy.

We found her like this and while the girls giggled I got worried that this was the end of Ol' Dorth.

We watched, I videoed and snapped a picture.

She was trying to get right side up and then whooop she would flip over and float to the top.

It was so funny and so weird.

I did some Internet research and sure enough - she's either about to die or...

she has gas.  GAS!

A couple of hours later...it was the moment of truth and apparently, she was gas free and right side up.

Whew!  That was a close one.

I love being her Mom.

I had been following Ellenie around all morning.

We were on a hunt to find and take a picture of items starting with each letter of the alaphabet

 to make her very own ABC book.

We were looking at the nest (N for nest) a neighbor had brought over with one complete robin egg.

The whole nest had been blown out of a tree in a recent storm.

Ellenie had been so good about just looking at, not touching, the perfect little egg so we could be sure to show it to La La when she got home from school.

We have been talking alot about eggs and baby birds because of the three nests in our own yard.

I turned my head to look at a passing car and....

crack!  Curiosity killed the cat perfect egg.

I could tell that instantly she was shocked it had broken and that she felt bad for breaking it.

What I wasn't expecting was how shocked (and mad) she really was.

She kept saying over and over,

 "There is no baby bird in there! There is just an egg in there!

  You said that was a baby bird egg!  But that is just an egg egg!

We heart Alabama.

Our hearts our heavy with the tragic losses in the Alabama tornadoes last week.

Our hearts our full of thanksgiving for all those who are safe, including our family and friends there.

Our hearts will continue to pray and lift up all those who suffering

and all those who are working so hard to help.

24 hour visit = very FULL Easter

We spent Easter with family.

The side of the family that has 10 grandchildren under the age of 8.

which means our Easter included lots of laughter,

And popscicle breaks.

It included funny games like "Meet Mr. Wolfe,"

and lots of squealing,

lots of funny faces,

and squishy cheeks for kissing.

Our Easter included egg hunts,

the cutest butterflies ever,

and a few (hundred) pieces of candy.

It included lots of precious memories, joy, thanksgiving,

beauty, happiness, blessings,

and LOVE.

He is risen!  He is risen indeed!

I love Spring

All the colors,

All the surprises,

All the treasures,

All the new beginnings,

All the life.

I love Spring.

First slumber party

Ellenie had pajama day at school!

La La was so excited too.

She loved every minute of getting to lay on the floor,

 with her Pillow Pet, eat popcorn, and watch a movie with her friends.

What a big girl!  Where is my baby?