Day One Hundred Fourteen

April Showers

The rainfall looks like white threads or scratches in this picture, but it's the best I could do without getting my camera wet. We are getting lots of much needed rain today, and thankfully no storms so far. It was a great afternoon for a nap! Happy Saturday, one and all!

Day One Hundred Thirteen

Roast

What do you get when you put together a fun family, a fire built inside an old oil drum cut in half, a bunch of long sticks whittled to a point and three bags of Jet Puffed Marshmallows? You get the Ranft/Kimbrough/Myers/Foy/Sissom Annual Marshmallow Roast (although we've come to call it many different things over the years, some of which no one else on the planet would understand besides said family members). This is the first roast we've had in about the last four years due to circumstances beyond our control--usually foul weather or family members unable to attend. When that happens, we just don't have it. We've also come to add hot dogs and S'mores to our menu. It's all good and it's great fun and once again the neighbors didn't call the police. Let's do it all over again next year, guys!

Day One Hundred Twelve

Crowned

Elijah came in this afternoon wearing the crown he decorated at school. He was pretty proud of it. He had it on when he left. King for a day. You rule, Elijah Man!

Day One Hundred Eleven

Elijah's Day

Loading up the (vintage) Fisher Price circus train--frogs and owls welcome to go along for the ride.

All aboard! The train is leaving the station.

Circus train derailed in a tragic accident. Animals scattered all over the track. Film at eleven.

Lunch at the Chick. Vanilla cone is way cool. Elijah waves to his fans.

Burning off those ice cream calories while climbing the pole like a monkey.

Move over, Picasso.

Elijah and Granny: Self Portrait. Killing time while awaiting Shelby's arrival after school.

So, we meet again. Two of the best kids on the planet. Great Wednesday! See you tomorrow.

Day One Hundred Ten

Tuesday

Our little Azalea bushes are blooming all pink and pretty. They finally got a drink of water this morning.

These look like storm clouds of Biblical proportions hanging over my back yard this afternoon, but apparently they were just showing off. The rain has moved on. Too bad. We need it.

Elijah enjoyed a good day at pre-school today. He made this Itsy Bitsy Spider that climbs up the water spout when you pull the piece of yarn. He told me the spider is his hands. He was very proud of his craft.

Shelby had a good day at school, too--once she realized the tests she had to take (we called them achievement tests when I was her age) were not really the horrifying big deal she thought it was going to be. Plus, the new fairy book set she ordered came in. I think that made her day. She and Elijah always make my day. Happy Tuesday!