PEEKABOO, I SEE YOU

Picture of the baby birds living on our back deck. There were three. They went from egg to this size in about a week and a half. Crazy! They are gone now, I took this last week.

WET KITTY

Saturday morning would have been our neighborhood bike parade and pancakes by Chris Cakes but it started to rain the minute we opened the garage.

Violet was very excited about her bike. Then started crying when we said we can't ride to go get pancakes. So we hopped in the car and went to BobEvans for pancakes.

The bike is in the garage still decorated and her helmet still has her ears tied to it.

80's SIDE PONYTAILS

BAD BOO BOO

Violet took a face plant into the side walk last night. Very nasty looking. Nothing broken. Basically really bad scrapes and a swollen lip. This is her first really bad face boo boo. On the plus side, no going limp, turning white and almost passing out like she used to do in the past when she'd get hurt.

Cleaned it real good and put some medicine on it. Hopefully it will heal quickly.

80's MUSIC, BALLOONS & ICE CREAM!!

Went over to Summit Fair shopping mall saturday evening. They had a 80's cover band playing and a bunch of free stuff for kids. We decided on the balloons instead of face paint. We were all sweaty and gross and paint seemed like a bad idea.


Then we went over to Yogurtini and had icecream inside the nice AC. You could still hear the music outside.

Ice cream daze.

LAZY

Being lazy...and smushin' up my good pillows! >:(

SAY WHAT! WEDNESDAYS

We have a few homes being built in our subdivision as well as many new rooves being replaced. Violet is very interested in the houses being built and worked on. Everyday she says she wants us to "drive by the house they working on". So yesterday on the way home in the car, without any discussion about houses, Violet says "when I grow up I wants to be a worker". We asked what she meant by 'worker' and she said "people who work on houses...roofers". This is officially the first time she's ever said what she wants to be when she grows up.
I'm sure she would have done a better job then our roofers.

TEA PARTY

I've been looking for a table and chairs for Violet's 18" doll for a while. All are expensive. I was at Michaels yesterday and found these metal chairs and flower pot table at Michael's. They were the perfect size. I repainted them black, made a table cloth and cushions. $28 for everything!
The doll in the hat is mine. Violet has to ask to play with it. She knows to be gentle with the doll and not carry it around by the head. As a result she of this she's being very gentle with her doll too.

STL WEEKEND CONT.

Missouri Botanical Garden

Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.

The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, Henry Shaw's original 1850 estate home, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered orchids.

We went to play in the kids area. Luckily it was shaded.


Lots of cool tree houses and stuff to climb.





Part of the Japanese garden area.


Ginormous Koi.

Shaw's tomb.

You can tell in this photo that it just looks hot and humid. There is a haze in the air.

STL WEEKEND

Suson Park and Kids Farm

Violet loves horses but the minute we get near one in person she freaks out. This was just a pony and she wanted nothing to do with him.





Hot and grumpy.

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS

Grandma Fabsits, Aunt Karen, and Grandpa Fabsits to Violet 1997

MEMORIAL DAY BBQ

A WHALE OF A GOOD TIME

We had a very busy weekend and we are all very tired.
Started with some fun in a whale pool.

Which one of these is not like the other?

Popsicles, a must.