Garden Pleasures....

Just wanted to share some of the flowers from our garden. Charlie made a trellis for me, for my climbing roses. And this is the first year for the yellow roses.

Home Depot #2: Birdhouse

Owen and daddy enjoyed putting together a birdhouse yesterday. It was much tougher than the boat from last month. But, Owen wants to keep coming back, and getting pins for his apron. LOL. He doesn't quite have the strength, yet, to hold the hammer by one hand, so daddy had to help with that from time to time. It was fun to watch. When we got home, Charlie made a wooden post and attached the house. It's standing in the back yard, hopefully sheltering some lucky bird. LOL.

Family Birthday Fun...

Owen really enjoyed his birthday all around! And I think the men had a great time putting his wagon together too! He also got some money and a wooden toll booth Thomas bridge. Hip Hip, Horray!!!

BUBBLEology! OOOOOOO

This gentleman came and did all sorts of COOL things with bubbles, including making a square bubble. LOL. I'll have to see if I can get my video to download here. He has a contract in China to do 40 other shows, so he is becomming world known. All the kiddos LOVED it! He did ask Owen to help once, but Owen was too shy and scared at that point. I had to sit with him, because he was too excited at the beginning, and was wanting to jump up and do the bubbles for the man. "Sigh." Oh well....he had fun!

Owen Turns 4! Birthday Pool Party!

Thomas Birthday Cake!

This is my first try at makeing a real, decorated, cake! "PHEW," is pretty much the sum up! LOL. Owen turns 4 years old in a week, but he is having about 5 friends over tomorrow to celebrate at a pool party. More pictures of that to come. :)

Bee Keeping...

Yesterday, Owen and I went to the library for a Bee Keeping program! It was really interesting. Our speaker showed the smoker that she used to calm the bees, and had some cool things on the tables like actual honey comb, a bee/wasp in a magnifying box to see the differences, color pages of bees, honey to taste (though she got it out after we left and I forgot), pictures of what goes on in the hive, etc. The kids got to make a free bee's wax candle, and look at the bees in the case. They were really excited about that. One bee actually got out, but it was caught. Yikes! Oh, and she had the children pretend to be the different bees. Owen was a drone. Only three of those. LOL. Well, they get to mate all their life, and then they die. (I wonder how long a life that is.)