Feel better flowers ~

Flu season is upon us . . . it's seems that bug is visiting our home . . . the grandkids and hubbie thought a pretty flower bouquet would shoo the bug away . . . it has definitely helped.

Lola and Koda ~

~ Click here to see more of Lola and Koda's day together ~

I had five out of seven of our grand-kids today and believe me, I am surprised I have made it to this hour! I had planned to post a different photo today but I could not resist these photos I took of, Lola, our two year old granddaughter and our three year old golden retriever, Koda.  I almost posted three of my favorites here at the same time but decided to create an online Picasa web album (link below photo) to share with you all! Some of the photos are a little blurry but these two are so cute together. I kept the ones that you can see her sweet face private for her mommy and daddy.  She just loved Koda today and wanted to hang out with him . . . he was a good sport about it all and didn't mind her crawling all over him!

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Don't mind the chewed-up baseboards and door moldings, Koda decided one day to sharpen his teeth on them! I am waiting until he is done with his chewing-my-stuff-up stage and then I will replace them . . . wasn't happy with him to say the least.

Turbo the Turtle ~

Another new addition to our family . . . Turbo the turtle. This is Turbo underwater . . . I was pleased that the photo came out fairly clear for him being completely submerged underwater. Turbo, is pretty fast and is happy with his new home . . . he was found in the middle of the road near where my husband works. Each day, he is hand-fed feeder-fish, if he sees you near, like in the photo, he will swim over and poke his head out and then waits for you to feed him!  The usual routine is catching the fish in a net and then Turbo sticks his head in the net and grabs the fish . . . I let the grand-kids do all the work . . . this is one spoiled turtle.

Fresh picked tomatoes ~

My grandchildren have their own tomato plant in our yard . . . only three little ones were ready and my grandson couldn't wait to pick them . . . he likes to eat them like an apple (with a little bit of sea salt).

Playing at the park ~

For some reason today . . . my two grandkids just did not want to get along and were bored to no end. I couldn't take it much more . . . packed them up and took them to a park very close to our home. I hadn't been to this park since my daughter was very young. It has a great play structure but the kids really got into the little stream that runs through the park . . . it actually felt like we were out in the woods. The park is great and it felt good to just sit and watch the kids (no fighting) . . . there was a nice breeze and it wasn't too hot out yet . . . turned out to be an enjoyable day for everyone!

Our lizard family ~

These guys are living high on the hog . . . fat and happy! The rock they are all laying on is heated and they hang out there most of the time and just relax. My favorite is the horny toad  . . . his name is Vincent and the one in the middle is Price (yes, named after Vincent Price!) - he is a blue belly . . . the one next to him (with arm/claw around Price) is Hunter . . .  then the one that is hard to see next to the horny toad is Midnight.

Backyard Horny Toad ~

My grandchildren found this horny toad in our backyard yesterday. They are very rare around here these days. They want to keep it for a pet, but I told them they need to let him go . . . they are having a hard time with that!  We use to have horny toads all over around here . . . perhaps due to children or adults capturing them and turning them into pets. This guy has been named "Vincent"  and "Vinny" for short. He is really neat and very healthy . . . I want him to stay that way . . . I just need to convince the kids of that now.

The Generations Project ~

The grandkids brought home some undesirable germs and I have been under the weather for a bit . . . so for the last few days, I have been catching up on watching my recorded The Generations Project episodes on the byutv channel that I have been a bit too busy to watch. This was an episode (Kerry) that was filmed in part in San Francisco and the Bay Area . . . very close to where I grew up. Seeing the Golden Gate Bridge brought back some wonderful memories.

Easter Ranunculus ~

On Easter morning, I made breakfast instead of a dinner this year . . . when my daughter and grandchildren walked in the door, they had this gorgeous bouquet of pink Ranunculus.  This photo I took does not do them justice by any means, so, I am posting an up-close photo below also.

Babysitting the grandkids ~

Last weekend, I had five of my grandkids at once! The house got a bit crazy but as you can see, they kicked their shoes off, and dug right into playing and hanging out at Oma's. Ethan loves his race cars! His daddy races at Autocross just about every other weekend.