Lots of critters......

Living outside of the city means we see more critters than we might inside of the city and i'm sure no one would be surprised to hear that if I have a camera I take pictures....

We found this caterpillar, the kids were very excited......



as soon as daddy got home they ran up to show him. After looking it up we discovered it would become a moth, we decided it would be best to set it free.

One night while sitting outside Katelin found this little guy (or girl)....

Rylie was the only one who would hold it, in fact she thought it liked her and wanted to be her pet.

She said because it didn't release it's defense spray while she held it that it liked her.....you never know!

This big guy (or girl) was making it's way through our yard one day. It's a snapping turtle and could very well snap a finger off so after a quick look we stayed away and let him (or her) continue on!

 

Not only are there critters at our house but Chet finds them on tree jobs also and one day he found some baby raccoons..... 

 

they are kinda cute! 

And while most critters are welcome (as long as they stay OUT of my house) some are a little less welcome.....

no this isn't the unwelcome critter I'm referring to but we don't call him a chick magnet because....

he is more of a tick magnet! That is 3 we found on his back one day and he had another on his groin area.....

nasty little critters they are!!!!

 

Rylie Jo Photography.......

The other day Rylie asked if she could take some pictures with my camera so I let her and this is what I found on my SD card.....

Katelin was the star model
 

Evan got in a few.....

here is a behind the scenes view of the backdrop......and I love how she dressed him in his shirt that looks like puppy (that's his dogs name).

Rylie had Katelin using props.....

 

and she went through several outfit changes and ......

many different hairstyles!

I think she did a great job.....

and could have a future in photography!

Oh and Owen is not pictured but he was hard at work behind the scenes, I guess he is Rylie's assistant......sure love how they can all come together and play and use their imaginations!!!!

Some mighty big shoes......

Evan loves to be outside, he could care less if he has shoes on or even clothes for that matter. I being his mother sometimes insist he wear shoes while playing outside (silly, I know)!

Well on this particular day I guess he could not find his shoes so he grabbed whatever he could find, Which would be 2 different shoes of mine......



he had a lot of fun walking around in mama's shoes!

But he isn't the only one with a crazy sense of style.....

This girl's fashion sense isn't much better.....rain boots and no pants, whatever works I guess!!!!

 

My little artist.....

this girl of mine is insanely creative, i'm not sure where she comes up with some of the things she does but I love it. It's possible she did similar things in school but the following pictures were all her doing with no help on thinking it up or doing if from anyone (except for me getting her the glue).



This is her apple, she tore up the paper and glued it all on there herself.

And this one really impressed me, she had picked a flower, she tore all the petals off and drew the middle of it on the paper.......then she glued the petals on the paper to make a new flower! Love it!

 

Big Sis, Lil Sis.....

So I think I have mentioned how much Kinley LOVES her bis sister Rylie, she will seriously cry, like throw a fit crying when Rylie gives her back to me. Or she will follow Rylie crying because she wants Rylie to hold her. And sometimes when Rylie will try to give her to me she swats me away and grabs on to Ry.

So when Rylie went away with Abby for 4 days, they were soooo excited to see each other again.
rylie wanted to get her out of her carseat!


And Kinley hugged her tight.

It was a very sweet moment!

And my girls were happy!!!!

I found some more sweet pics on my phone that Rylie had taken of her and Kinley.....

 

 

 

Photo Challenge Weeks 21, 22 and 23

Yes.....I am still doing my photo challenge.
No......I have not missed a day yet.
But......I am very far behind on posting!!!!!
So.......here it goes.....

Week 21

5-21-2013
Owen has made two good friends at school, they are both such sweet boys. Here he is with his friend Nate, I really wish I had gotten one with their friend AJ too.


5-22-2013
Katelin and her friend Julia, she talked about Julia all year long.....she was her favorite preschool friend!


5-23-2013
Katelin's last day of preschool, Evan had the biggest smile on his face because they let him participate!

5-24-2013
These girls went with me to pick Owen up on his last day and how lucky for them they got to see their favorite teacher EVER! Mrs. Kroh is the best!!!!!

5-25-2013
The $75 bat that completely improved Owen's game!

5-26-2013
My little monkey, man I love her!

5-27-2013
Eating pancakes and loving them!

Week 22

5-28-2013
My princess!

5-29-2013
Captain.....he really is just like one of the kids!

5-30-2013
This girl loves to eat!

5-31-2013
Photo bomber!

6-01-2013
Playing in her pen!


6-02-2013
Our garden


6-03-2013
Kinley and her friend Saylor.

Week 23

6-04-2013
This girl is always taking pics of herself on my phone and I love it!

6-05-2013
Kinley swimming at the YMCA

6-06-2013
My boy up to bat!

6-07-2013
Firefighter Evan

6-08-2013
She kept doing this asking me if I could see her eyeballs......I sure see a big goof ball!

6-09-2013
It's hard to make meals for so many people that everyone likes so I have been setting our fruit and veggie trays so if they don't like it they have a healthy alternative to snack on!

6-10-2013
The kitty's we found, there didn't seem to be a mama around......don't know if they were dumped or what but they are cute little things. We were bottle feeding them and now they are eating, it's hard to find homes for kitties so we still have them. Not sure what we'll do, they have been named Stella and Stache (he has what looks like a little mustache)!

 

So there you go, hopefully i'll get the rest caught up real soon, I've been blogging like crazy so I should have new post all next week!!!!