First Day Of School

Claires first day of school was good. I asked my sister Laurie if she'd make a 1st day of school cake ( I got the idea out of a magazine ) then for dessert we talked about school and ate cake! Here is Claire before we left... she couldn't hold the cake so I sat her up next to it. Thanks Laurie the cake tasted great!

Summers End and New Beginnings

I can't believe summer is almost over and school starts in a couple days. This year is going to be a milestone year..Kindergarden, and a new school. I'm excited yet anxious, as I'm sure every parent is when they send there little one off to school. We went to her school and met her teacher the other day, and she loved the fact that there are a lot of books and a Peter Pan book with Tinker Bell! In fact she took it and sat right down and made herself comfortable. I'm still glad it's only a half day, I have a feeling I'll be the one wiping tears away on the first day of school.

Swings

My brother made this swing and Claire and I had a wonderful time swinging on it. What is it about swings ? I've always loved them ( some more than others now that my hips are wider.) Makes me think of school days , the swing set at the beach ( ummm I can smell the water just thinking about it.) the rope swing in our backyard, wind blowing through my hair, motherhood and little ones laughing as we swing. One of my favorite poems is The Swing , by Robert Louis Stevenson, I always say it to Claire as we swing. For that few minutes life is simple and easy ( just swing). I hope I never grow too old to swing.

Praying Mantis

I haven't seen a praying mantis in a couple years....This morning as Claire and I were about to get in the car this beauty was on the hood of the car.. I was thrilled to see one ! I took a stick and let her get on it and moved it to a tree in our yard. She's been there all day. Hope she sticks around. Thats two critters I've seen this year that I haven't seen in awhile..the other was a walking stick while we were camping but my camera doesn't take the best pictures so I don't have a picture of that to show you.

Furry Friends Friday

Raja was groomed today, she is so funny afterwards, like she knows she's beautiful! She's such a girly girl dog and loves having the bows in her hair and her bandanna .

Ocean Scene Completed!

Well here it is! My finished sea scape! I had a lot of fun doing this and have started a fall scene now! It has a little of everything I like to do, some tatting, embroidery, crocheting, beads, fabrics, and my niece got me some sand dollars, star fish and sea horse! Like I said it has a little of everything!

Camping and exploring

We had such a wonderful time camping! I only wish we would have stayed a couple days longer. On one of our hikes we found this old tree with a hole in it..this is a picture taken inside the tree. The sunsets here are beautiful and the beach is all sand! We're already planning our trip for next year and will definitely stay longer!