Recent Events...

Grandee was here for a whole week and we had SOOOO much fun!....that we barely took any pictures.  :(
Anywho, we went to Chucky Cheese one day for pizza and games.  I think Grandee and I had just as much fun as Hudson.  :)

Here is one the "prizes" he got with all his winnings.  It cost 300 whoppers! (Tickets, that is.)

THE EXCAVATORS!!

Greg, on the other hand, wasn't quite as certain about his expertise in the field....

The last piece is found!

And....the finished product.

Fun with Friends: Part Deux

Ok...even though poor Campbell was cutting her molars, it was a SUPER FUN week with Lindsey and Campbell and we miss them terribly.  Can't wait to go to OKC in a few weeks and do it all over again.  :)

Here is more evidence of all of our fun....

She caught the "Buzz" bug....BIG TIME!

BATH TIME!

I bought berry-flavored bubbles and little missy just LOVED them 

Hmmmmm....I wonder WHO has been playing with this?

I think Hudson was trying to "bribe" her for one of the Buzz's.....

A little lovin from Uncle Greg

Time for a stroll before they leave...

THIS is what helped get Campbell through the week of teething....

THIS is what helped Lindsey and Aunt Callie  :)

Fun with friends!!

Lindsey and Campbell are visiting this week from OKC....Oh how we have missed them!!
We have had a great time thus far, even though little C is working on getting her molars in which is NO fun for her!  She is definitely uncomfortable and not 100% herself, but we are making the best of when she is feeling good!  :)  Here's just a few pics from our first full day....

Here's the PRINCESS enjoying Hudson's bean-bag and watching some Baby Einsteins....

She had her first popsycle at Aunt Callie's house!!

Here's Hudson....oh, I mean BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!!

Looking for Hudson...

This  is an outfit I sent her!!  Sooo "cool" and cute for summertime.

And the GRAND PRIZE WINNING picture for Day 1.....

It just doesn't get any better than this!  :)

Lord, help me!

WWW.FOODNETWORK.COM
I can't stop watching this channel!!! I have NO idea what the proper definition of a "foodie" is, but if it means you would watch this channel ALL the time and virtuously nothing else, then I definitely meet the criteria.

As a matter of fact, just now when I typed the word "meet" in the previous sentence, I first typed "m-e-a-t" and not "m-e-e-t". See what I mean? Scary.

I do want you to know that I'm not just a couch potato watching-watching-watching. I am LEARNING too! I can say I have learned more about cooking, baking, ingredients, food-prep, etc. by watching The Food Network cooking shows than I have EVER known before. (I don't really get into the competition shows though) I have learned about ingredients that I never in a million Buzz Lightyears would have ever tried before. Oops!....sorry about that. We have recently traded in our son, Hudson, for Buzz Lightyear and we are in Toy Story mode at all times. Anywho, I don't just watch and learn, I have also put lots of my new-found knowledge to good use in the kitchen. And Greg says it shows!! :)

Gotta run, Barefoot Contessa is starting.....

Wonder Pets - To the Rescue!!

It's been 8 days since Hudson's tonsillectomy and needless to say we are both suffering from some major cabin fever.  Sooo, we decided to go to the library yesterday.  On our way to load up into the car we noticed a strange sound outside....it sounded CLOSE. 
Hmmm.....I know that sound....

Let me preface the rest of this story by explaining that on Sunday, the day before yesterday, Greg and I had witnessed some of our neighborhood ducks "canoodling" out in the front yard and in our driveway.  To explain it even better, there were 3 male ducks frantically chasing 1 female duck.  Waddling as fast as their little webbed feet would take them, jumping on her poor back, and bless her heart, it seemed as though she was running for her life. 

So, after I heard the quacking that sounded so very close to our house, I knew exactly what had happened....  Our poor little lady duck had finally found her hiding place!!  The bad news was that she couldn't get out.

Here is where she was trapped:

As you can see, we have this long, narrow space between our fence and the neighbors'.  And this was the location of our poor little lady duck escaping for her life from the ferocious boys that had been chasing her.

I first tried "shooing" her out, but the space was so narrow that she wasn't able to flap her wings enough to lift herself out.  A plan had to be made....

STAIRS!!!....yes, stairs were the answer.   We had to build stairs for her and so we did. 

I would like to ask that you do not judge our method and certainly not our building materials.  Listen people, we were in a hurry!  She had been stuck in there for God knows how long, she was nervous and scared, I only had like 10 inches to work with, it was 93 degrees outside and we had to get to the library. 

Here's our little rescued friend!  She took to those stairs like a professional. 

And for those of you, me included, who might be a little intrugued about the mating rituals of ducks and WHY there were 3 males chasing 1 female, check out this article.  Extremely interesting and educational!!

http://www.webvet.com/main/article?id=2156

Mother's Day 2010

You know me....better late than never! 

Heck, it's only been 4 days since M-Day, so I'm not doing half bad.

Some of the Winter Boys went to Papa's farm in Kansas for the day.  Looks like they had a LOT of fun.

I  think you can safely say Hudson was impressed!

I remember doing this when I was little....we used to play "hide and seek in between the big wheels!  :)

Getting a lesson from Papa...

Having FUN in the wheat!!

Another lesson....I hope they were taking notes!

HAPPY BOYS! 

                                                           

Back at the homestead...

Da-Da (pronounced daw-daw) and his little buddy...

Da-Da's Pond....                                                                        

Three men and a dog...

And then they added one more...  :)

Hudson and Auntie Melissa

Hudson and few of his bestest buds...

Ta-Ta!

YUCK-A-MUNDO!

Sooo, when we got home from Guymon, THIS is what we came home to. Our trees are "shedding" this tiny, seedy, dusty junk EVERYWHERE!!!

It's no wonder my allergies are on super-sonic high alert right now!





It's tiny and EVERYWHERE....yuck!





But, at least there are a few "bright spots" left in my yard...
Here is my beautiful herb garden Melissa gave me for Mother's day -