Puppy

I immediately thought of my sweet Sadie...

 Until Next Time!

Lots of Love,

Light: Installations by Bruce Munro

Last Thursday we went to Longwood Gardens for a members only preview of Light: Installations by Bruce Munro.  We were all really looking forward to it.  We've seen people setting up for it the last few times we were there.

In anticipation, Isabella wanted to paint her nails.  Lily also wanted her toe nails painted.  She was so thrilled.  When Daddy got home, Lily screeched and pointed to her toes.  What a little cutie!

It wasn't quite dark when we arrived.  We walked around a while and discovered some very cool things.

Daddy spotted a lot of bullfrog tadpoles in this water.  We quickly found out why.  He and Isabella counted 15 bullfrogs under and around the tall grass and water plants.  They both thought that was very cool. 

Raymond took this picture of Lily.

Raymond walked around for a while but once it got dark he had a really hard time walking.  I'll explain.  Several things affect the body's equilibrium.  Joints, ear's, vision, and temperature are a few examples.  Those examples are all things that specifically play a factor into Raymond's balance.  Raymond has hearing loss, "floppy" joints and is very sensitive to heat.  He relies heavily on his vision for his balance.  Once it got dark, and Raymond was unable to see as well, his main source for balance was thrown off.

I'm posting this picture because it cracks me up.  NOT at all flattering of either of us...but funny. 

Glowing rain drops

These displays kept changing colors.

The lily exhibit is open Grandma!

Isabella really likes the carnivorous plants.  She and Daddy enjoy looking at them together.

I'm glad Lily didn't notice these banana's in the conservatory.  She would have wanted one!

Raymond was so exhausted by the end of the night.

I wasn't really able to play around with my camera settings while we were at Longwood Gardens to try and get better pictures of the displays.  I don't have a fancy camera by any means, but it does have a lot of different settings, most of which I've never used.  Here are two pictures I took from the Longwood Gardens website to show you the lite displays a little better.

We had a great time and hope to get back again before the exhibit is over.

On a side note, the weather has been pretty nice for a while now.  Sadie has been terribly anti-social because all she wants to do is sunbath out back and patrol the yard.

In my next life, I want to come back as a dog!

Until Next Time!

Lots of Love,

Easy Weekend

This weekend we took it easy...kind of anyway. We worked on the bathroom and tried to get as much done in there as possible. Chris had to make a few trips to Lowes but it's coming along nicely.

Raymond's goals this weekend were to find new hiding places...

Read the Sunday paper...

And try desperately to pet Chloe...


Isabella loves to have tea parties. She asked Daddy to dress up with her (Mommy too) in preparation. While she and Daddy got the "table" ready, I ran into the kitchen and quick made some cookies to surprise her. She was thrilled we had real cookies at her party.

She even made place cards and had Daddy write our names on them. What a hostess!

Don't forget me! I want to come to the tea party too!

Take a good look at this picture. Do you notice anything...we'll say...out of place? Raymond has discovered that if he pulls his nasal cannula just enough that it will rest on his nose instead of inside it. What a sneaky boy!

I also brushed Sadie's teeth Sunday night. Isabella thinks it's really funny when I do that. Probably because I lift up her jowls to expose her teeth and say things like, "I'm a big tough doggie! Grrr!" in a funny voice. Sadie sits there and puts up with us even when we get a laugh at her expense. She's patient.

Also, I just wanted to share something funny with you. Chris showed Isabella a picture of himself when he was about 10 or so. She looked at it for a second then asked, "Why are you wearing glasses?" In the background of the picture was Ray, Chris' dad. She thought he was Chris! When your very own daughter mistakes you for your father, that's when you know there is a strong family resemblance! Chris and I both got a good laugh out of that.

Until Next Time!

Lots of Love,

Erica