Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Mud on the kitchen table

This was the scene when I walked into my kitchen the other day.

I had left the back door open to enjoy the breeze,
and look who sneaked in. But why is she on the
kitchen table?

Well, she is looking very perturbed about something.


And this is the something.

I put Taco outside and came back in to find Mud asleep.
And then I put Mud outside. I love my cat, but I don't
want her to sleep on the kitchen table!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Max's final soccer practice

Max had his final soccer practice last Friday. It was a gorgeous evening- mid 70s and sunny, with a breeze. And I actually remembered my camera this time!

We arrived early, and Max had the field to himself for a few minutes


warming up


Max practicing his high kick (he taught himself to do this)


Playing with coach Elliot before the other kids arrive

Coach Elliot does lots of cool tricks. Max adores him.


Stretching before practice

A train lumbers by. The kids all wave.


Everyone dribble your ball!

Everyone sit on your ball!

Everyone trap your ball!

Claire sat with me on the sidelines.

And hammed it up.

More hamming


She brought along some dolls to play with.
This photo reminds me of one of my sister at
 around the same age taken at one of my brother's
sports practices.

Bored? No, just photogenic.

I couldn't resist another dolly picture.


This is Max's first game! Guess which team he's on?

Max going for the ball.

Everybody run!

He's got it.

Still got it. He's definitely a go getter.

The kids all loved the game.
 
Max with his ball, after the game. He was so
excited his ball was used as the game ball.


The kids with their certificates and their coaches, Elliot and Katie

We were all starved after practice, so we headed to Moe's for dinner. The kids love Moe's, and we hadn't been there in a very long time. They had redecorated recently, and the kids enjoyed the new touchscreen drink machines. Very cool.


 Dinner out wouldn't be complete without dessert, right? So we walked over to Spill the Beans. This was their second time there, and the kids were comfortable enough to order themselves.  Claire had plain chocolate, Max had vanilla with peppermint candies.

We can still see you behind that cone, Claire!

Max enjoying his ice cream


A yummy end to a fun evening


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Tuesday morning on the farm

Another misty morning here. Good photography weather.

zinnia twins


the barn in the mist


hungry cattle in the mist


scraggly fall zinnias


katydid on a zinnia




pale magenta zinnia- love this color.

morning glory on a fencepost



constantly moving guineas


orange zinnia



orange zinnia close-up

I love the darker pink spots on the petals of this zinnia- even though they
are a disease!


perching guineas

pretty pink zinnia



purple morning glories are so vivid on overcast days



amazing spider web

Taco in the morning

Morning glory trio. This photo is supposed to be oriented landscape, not portrait.
I have tried and tried and can't get it to rotate- even though the original photo was
taken in landscape. When it inports to Blogger, it switches. Infuriating.
So just move your head 90 degrees to the right to view this one!

Claire's Schoolwork

Claire brought home the cutest booklet from school yesterday. Her teachers are encouraging the children to spell phonetically, and the results are pretty entertaining.

My family. I love The beard she drew on her daddy! But why am I blond?
When I asked Claire, she said "that's the color I want your hair to be."
Good luck, Claire. Don't think I'd look good as a blond.

Girls. Honestly, does the word really need an i?

Good children. I get why she spelled good as gud, but I don't get her
spelling of children at all. Super cute nonetheless!