Weekend at Grandma's

Everybody loves going to Grandma's house. You get to have all of her attention. You get to see Pop. Lots of food to eat and fun things to do. This Nana - she plans the whole weekend with her grandbabies - right down to the water balloon fight. After playing all day in the yard, she put me and Pop to work filling up balloons. And then it began! Splash! Whop! Soak and Wet. Mason did not know what to think about his Grandparents throwing stuff at him. Aaron and Ashlyn caught on fast and before I knew it my bucket of balloons was empty. We laughed so hard we cried. Our Nana knows how to have fun!

Build it and they will come.

Last year we dug a small pond in our front yard. We added fish and plants and enjoyed the calming sounds of the water fall. The fall and winter proved to be a bit challenging. Leaves and acorns by the thousands. Ice and snow made me worry for the little fish trapped deep below the surface. At the first hint of warm weather - we cleaned her up and got things ready to flow again. Our fish really grew over the winter and we found a few more residents. Yes our water frogs. We had three when we cleaned things up and who knows how many we have now. They have claimed their territories - plants, rocks, and the waterfall. They must really enjoy their new home because they sing for hours each night. They must have called their friends over for a pool party. I was sitting at the kitchen table the other night when I heard something outside that I could not place. When I opened the front door to investigate - this is what I heard. It was so loud!!!