He Smiles

Finally, a picture of him smiling!

Sleeping Angel

He fell asleep with a tight grip on my finger. He looks like such an angel when he is asleep. But of course he looks like an angel when he is awake!

The End of a Smile

I am not having any luck getting a picture of Kaiden's beautiful smile. He seems so fascinated with the camera that he stops smiling and looks at it. I have tried sneaking up on him, I have tried making him smile and having Tito snap the picture, but no luck. I thought I had him this time, but the camera was not quick enough. This is the end of the smile and it makes him look somewhat like a chipmunk. I will not give up!

Iris

My mother called them Flags and they were one of her favorite flowers - which is probably why they are one of my favorite also. Mine are just starting to open.

I dug some of them up from our old house and my friend, Jean, gave me some more. This is the 3rd spring in this yard and they are loaded with buds.

New (to us) Swing

When we went to church Sunday, this swing was sitting by a coat rack with a note "free". Nathan loaded it up so I could bring it home to have for when Kaiden comes over. We don't know who brought it, but Thank You! Kaiden enjoyed it Sunday evening.

Rainy Weekend

It was a rainy Memorial Day weekend. I did manage to get the lawn cut on Friday night before it started raining and I got my pots planted. I did not get many pictures of the yard though. I would finish a project and the rain would start and I didn't get back out to take pictures, but here are a few. Pots at the corner of the house in Carrie's old wagon. I would like the pots to match, but have these and I am too frugal (cheap) to buy 2 that match.

These are at the corner of our patio. I love the blue and wish the larger one was blue also, but again too frugal to buy a new one.

I moved some of my hens and chicks into shoes were some had died. I had seen a picture in a magazine 7 or 8 years ago of a boot with hens and chicks planted and told David I wanted one for our yard. A couple weeks later I came home and said I had seen a pair of old boots in an intersection near David's office but the light was green so I didn't have to stop. The next day,

David brought them home for me! Is that love or what? They are the pair in the center. He then found the rubber boot along the road a few weeks later. So we had 3 boots at our old house in the herb garden. After David lost his leg to cancer and we had many right shoes that were not being used, we planted them and gave many to friends for Christmas and expanded our collection. What can I say, cancer changes your sense of humor - you learn to laugh at odd things! Our friend, Gary, has his on a mound with other plants around it and has named it Boot Hill!

Date Night

Mom and Dad had date night Saturday and we got to watch Kaiden and they didn't even charge us! He came over after eating and in a good mood, cooing and playing with the toys hanging from his car seat - he loves his letters!

If you look closely at this picture you can see the bubbles he loves to blow. You will also note he has removed his bib - one of his new tricks!

He also likes his giraffe - he is getting good at holding items. We sat on the floor next to him marveling at everything he was doing as if he was the first baby to ever do these things! Being a grandparent is wonderful!