Saturday afternoon in the park....

A Saturday afternoon in the park with Sophie and Marissa (my nieces) seemed like a
perfect way to spend such a beautiful day!

hummingbirds.....

My parents have a hummingbird feeder that was buzzin' with birds this weekend and I just couldn't resist sharing these pictures. These pictures are especially for Steph because she loves birds so much! Just think Steph , How close I must have been to these little birdies!

New art for the wall

My mom and I went to an arts festival in the Quad Cities this weekend and I came home with some new art for my house. Jan Byron, the artist my mom and I bought our pieces from, is from Oklahoma but unfortunately she has no website. Jan Byron creates stuffed figures with with wire and beads and shrinky-dink type faces.

Dog Park!

Violet my adorable Beagle enjoyed all the attention this weekend!

The weather has been fantastic so we have taken advantage of it and gone to the dog park! Nothing beats an afternoon surrounded by 15 to 20 different dogs chasing one another through a big beautiful park. I am so in love with the Pug puppy we met and the adorable Boston Terrier named Oliver. We also met a dog named Crash the is part Beagle and part Pug--- Puggle??Here is Dottie with her new friend Crash.
Jeremy made a friend at the Dog park too- yikes!

new camera!

I was so amazed by my new sister-in-law's camera that I bought a new one! (thanks Joy!) Check out her great photography at WildFlowers Photography
So... I have been messin' around with my new camera and here are a few snap shots of this great mushroom that popped up in our yard after a few days straight of pouring rain.