Just a little of this and that . . .

We've just had a quiet week at home trying to recoupe from our big weekend last week. Went school shopping yesterday with Kason--can't believe he's starting all-day first grade in only 3 days. What will Abby do without her playmate and buddy? Oh dear.

Anyway, here are a few miscellaneous pictures: Abby after ice cream. She doesn't have much hair, but on Sundays I try to pull it up onto a little pony tail on top. This is how it looks Sunday evenings after she's had a nap (or sometimes it's a rooster tail right on top). She's too cute.

It's always fun to take a bath with cousins! Ryan, 13 months old.

I snapped this picture at about 10:30 a.m. Abby NEVER falls asleep in the mornings, and she almost NEVER falls asleep any place but her crib. I was surprised she fell asleep snuggling with dad. I'd have to agree, he's pretty comfy and fun to snuggle with!

Tige goes on these long runs and bike rides on Saturday mornings and then comes home and takes a cold bath. This is all well and good, but he usually dumps my entire ice container from the freezer into the bath tub. Then we have no ice the rest of the day. I told him to quit stealing all my ice and to go fill up the kid's pool instead. Yesterday after a 16 mile run (his furthest ever), he did just that. We all went out with him and it was great fun. Abby even stripped down to her b-day suit and joined him in the pool.

Yesterday afternoon it rained like crazy! Harder than we've ever seen it rain in St. George. It almost rivaled the hard Virginia rains we frequently saw when we lived there. It was still warm weather though, so the kids went outside and rain around in the rain and got completely soaked. They LOVED it. Tige & I sat under the covered patio and watched it pour.

Fun in the rain. Afterward there was a double rainbow. We were driving to a wedding reception about 20 minutes away, and Kason was so excited to see it over and over. Abby even piped in saying "wainbow." She's talking more and more and says a new word or two each day. Soon I'll have another mimicing parrot on my hands and will have to be doubly careful what I say!