Our favorite hiking spot

Today was the perfect day for a hike! No humidity and beautiful weather so we set off to hike around the lake. I think it is ~5 miles, but Lola probably does 15 because we let her off leash and she runs ahead and then back to us and the ahead.... you get it the picture?!

 I love the beautiful blue sky. Apparently so does the hawk soaring above. 

 I am queen of the rock!

 Lola made sure the fericious petrified trees didn't come any closer. 

 Looking down into the quarry

 Perfect spot for a picnic! 

C'mon guys lets get movin!

Burn baby burn!

Our annual burning of the school work took place an hour or so after school was out! They couldn't wait to dispose of their papers! This year we decided to make it a MUCH smaller occasion! Last year there were too many kids and WAY too many papers being tossed into the fire with embers being propelled into the air. We decided that kids, chaos and fire were NOT a good mix so we invited the Whitehead Family 1 boy and 1 girl- PERFECT!

 Impatient fire starters!

Lunch is served!

 Doing the school's out happy dance! 

 Good riddance homework, busy work and projects!

Brownie s'mores, hot dogs and and no more papers for the summer- life is good!

School's out!

First day of 5th grade

Last day of 5th grade

Wow! I can really see the changes when the pictures are next to one another!

Well we all survived the first year of middle school! Early morning routine can be put on hold (WOO HOO) until August 28th when 6th grade starts! 

Of course teacher thank you gifts were in order. 

 Lemon blueberry loaves for all!

They had a great team of teachers and will be missed, especially Mrs. Garrepy she's the best! 

Happy Mother's Day???

This year we did a really fun card for Paul-

He loved it! 

 He got lime marmalade from his Mom

 And another card from Lissy- she's got quite the sense of humor!

On the inside it says just kidding!

 Some shorts that hopefully he won't wear around his neck with black socks and sandals. Although, much to my dismay this seems to be in style with the junior high kids. Hope this fad passes quickly!

 Of course they were concerned that Dad would get sick if he ate "too much candy" so they volunteered to help. How very kind of them! 

It was quite the shocker and really showed how old I am when getting all the candy bars. Seriously when did candy bars cost so much? $1.19 EACH!!!!  What happened to a quarter or maybe 50¢?? Money well spent though because he loved it! 

Oh Deer!

 I was on my way down the driveway when this sweet thing ran right in front of me. Her back leg is hurt and she was limping. Animal control came and they said there really isn't anything they can do for her. Either she will heal since she is young or the coyotes… I am praying for option #1! 

She let me talk to her. Such a sweet girl!

Nature makes us all happy around here! 

Alyssa loves to take my camera and snap away. Here are a couple of her flower shots.

Our dinner entertainment tonight while eating on the deck was watching this adorable baby bunny stuffing his face. 

Paul even got in on the photo action and got these shots of this robin getting a worm. He said that it proves that not only the early bird gets the worm.

Of course we can't forget the star of the show! Here is Lola sporting her bling. 

We call her bling bling girl. So not her style. I think she's a sporty chick just like my Lissy!

Love this!

Father's Day Ad

Xander decided to create a Father's Day ad for Paul's company Sirius XM

When you give your father a bad gift, he gets mad. 

When he gets mad he runs away.

When he runs away you find him in a mental home with 12 cats.

Don't find him in a mental home- 

get good satellite radios at SiriusXM.com  

Hey maybe he has a future in advertising?! Love it! I especially love the part about the mental home and 12 cats! Too funny!