J. Session.

Ain't nothing better to do on a Tuesday afternoon.

When He's 14.

He may look very similiar to this. Good grief.

Dora the Explorer.

Watching her is quite compelling...

Why 80 Is Better Than 51.

It's cold today. 

And windy.

And Henry is in school.

Which reminds me that I like summer a lot better than whatever is happening right now.

Which also reminds me of one of our best Henry-Stella-Mom, last-days-of-summer outings. 

It was 80 degrees.  We were at Remlinger Farms.  There were train rides and pony rides and rollercoasters. 

And it looked a little something like this.

Lawrdy, summer really does kick bootie.

Now where's my sweater?

Hands.

This Fella.

Whew. 

I sure like him.

About Those Nuptials.

So about that wedding we went to last weekend...

My dear friend Chrissy married her dear friend Tino.

Whew.  What a fantastic joy to see one of your best friends get married.

And speaking of friends, most of my girls were there too...

 
And the bride's family...some of the most sincere, loving people I know.

And my fella and my stinks...they were there too.

That's enough love and well-dressed people to keep a girl happy for a while.

So congratulations, Chrisselda. 

I simply love ya and your new husband to pieces.

For Those About To Rock.

The Hunt.

Sometimes you have to come up with a new scheme towards the end of the day.

I'm tired.

The kids are tired.

And all any of us want to do is watch more TV. 

So, instead of spending time with our good friend Curious George yesterday, we had a little scavenger hunt. 

Nothing earth-shattering.  Just little some'ins from our back yard.

The kids did just what they needed to meet the requirements.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.

I can dig that. 

Cuz there's nothing better than the satisfaction of a job...well...that's done.

Upon Arrival.

We went to a wedding this weekend. Whew - such a pretty wedding.

But more on that in a bit.

Before the wedding we met Grandpa so that Henry and Stella could have some fun while Dave and I went to rehearsals and such.

And these kids are just never happy to see their Grandpa. 

Exhibit A.

Thanks, Grandpa, for being so kind to these stinky lizards. 

They sure love ya. 

As do I.

Huh?

The 12th Year.

So - whew, this has been a busy week.  There's been painting, there's been driving, there's been school.  All kinds of crazy goodness. 

But, prior to all this hoo-ha, I got to hang out with my bro Jeff, Dee dee and Tyler. The goal was to take a couple shots of Tyler for his Senior pictures.  But it really turned out to be just one of the loveliest mornings in a while for me. Jeff took us on some backroads up in the mountains. We'd stop, get out, take pictures and...well, just hang out.  And I don't get to do that with him and his family very often. 

It was a good day.

And good company. 

And here are some of my favorite shots of that handsome fella Tyler.

Great kid.  Big fun.