Early May Photos

Kids enjoyed Braums Book Buddies treats!

Messy!!

Not sure what this look means.

The boys got a last day with their friend, Dothan.  He came over to our house for the day while the moving van company was packing up his house.  Joseph, especially, was sad to see his friend leave.

Snack break with a look at a rock collection.

Superheroes on the loose!

With a bunch of boys, the couch cushions in the basement are rarely on the couch.

Pause for a picture.

All four of them in one spot!

The next day, we had some rain and got to see this beautiful double rainbow:

One day I found a recipe for Pizza Breadsticks and made them:

Oh, were they yummy!

 Anthony made this castle all by himself:

He was very proud and would not let anyone knock it down for a couple of days.

A Weird Summer, Weather-Wise

The second half of July and the first half of August were very rainy this year, which is very unusual, as normally that time of year is hot and dry, and all the vegetation turns brown.  At one point we had 5 inches of rain in 2 days!  The following pictures were taken on August 4th.  Everything looks so green!

On the plus side, we didn't have to water the garden.

On the minus side, most plants do not like to sit in water for very long.

As you can see, one side of our garden was more affected than the other.

To the kids, it was a puddle playground.

Especially Anthony.

Whee!

Splash!

It quickly turned...

...into a...

...biggest splash contest.

Dominic just might be the winner.

One of the problems during early August was that it was raining almost every day, so the garden did not have time to dry out in between.  Finally, I bit the bullet and went into the garden to get produce, mud or no mud.  These pics were from Aug. 8th.

Did I mention there was still standing water in the garden?

I was up to my ankles in watery mud.  I quickly ditched the boots and went barefoot, because I  just couldn't move in the boots without getting stuck.

Anthony thought it was great fun to "help" Mommy pick the garden in all the mud.

Lots And Lots Of Rain

Last Wednesday evening, it started storming and raining very hard.  We got 2 inches in a little over an hour and this is what it looked like around our house:

A stream was flowing across our driveway.

The garden is a pond.

The backyard.

The pond has overflowed.

The pond is usually behind and well below the level of that line of trees.

So what can you do on a rainy, soggy day? 

You can always read a good book:

Or you could look for ghosts in the closet:

The ghost's creator: