they are multiplying like bunnies

Guess what we found...

 

 a sibling :)

poor bunnies...

they just thought we were the perfect place to be born

little did they know that they would be loved so much ha ha

after our little play session, the poor bunny was transported down by the pond.  hopefully he found a good spot away from the coyote crossing

spring has sprung,and creatures are here

Spring has certainly sprung and with the nicer weather comes all kinds of little creatures.  Seems my kids love them all.  

 

who knew how much fun a roly poly bug could be?!

 

what about about 20 of them?

apparently they tickle when they move :)

look what we found beside our garage.  Didn't find any of his siblings... but we know there has to be some!

 

Wow, what weather we have had

 It has been a crazy weather season for us.

 

  We have gotten a lot of rain lately which is wonderful after the horrible drought we have been in.  But it hasn't just rained, it has poured and flooded and poured some more.  We have had BIG winds-- knocking down trees and fences in our neighborhood (thankfully our new fence from last year has proven itself!!)  We have also had hail.  Lots of hail, like hail 3 different times in the past 2 weeks.  Thankfully a couple of the storms were  during the day and the kids were able to see it.

the good ones

and out of 3 different bluebonnet patches, 227 pictures... HERE are the good ones...

See you again next year!

hotdog roast

WOW--- this summer seemed to fly by, and my "blogging" sure did take a hit didn't it. I am still not sure what the right way to do this is... do I start with the stuff where I left off, or do I start with the most recent events? I have always heard with scrapbooking that you should start with the most recent and start backward. Since this blog is sort of an on line scrapbook for our friends and family I shall do that. (I know, stop talking and get on with it right?!)

The first day it cooled down from 100 degree weather, Sam was all set and ready to have a hot dog roast with Ma and Pa. It was a really nice evening, perfect for hot dogs and marshmallows (as well as a few other yummy treats)

sometimes it is better to "lick" the marshmallows than actually eat them, I guess

and the result is.....

and 7 days later we found out that there were definitely more than 3---- there were 5! As the kids and I were playing in the back. I nonchalantly checked out the scene. (the kids don't know about the new little babies we are growing yet... it is just best that way, for everyone involved) I found 2 huddled up IN the playhouse... and 3 in the whole to the side of the playhouse hwere they were originally spotted, only with less fur around them. I can't believe how much they have grown... and here they are--
Did you guess it?! BUNNIES! Again, the kids were kept in the dark about our house guests. However, 2 days later...I only saw 1 lone bunny when we were out in the yard. Kirk had done a little reading up on them and we thought they might be alright if we were to touch them. And since there was only 1 left in the nest we thought why not?! Only problem was, after supper, when we went back out to see the lone bunny, they had multiplied YET again... there were 3 all huddled together in the tall grass beside the playhouse, under the swing set. We debated and debated and decided to only allow Sam to "See" the bunnies since there were so many left. Sam was "itching" to touch them and then we remembered something that Kirk had read... in just one season, a single female rabbit can have about 900 babies/grandbabies/great-grand babies. WOW!!! yes, I said 900!!!! When I went to get 1, the bunnies scattered in 3 different positions, and FAST too!both kids were so excited to pet the tiny bunny. We had not really told Molly what was going on, but as soon as she saw it in my hand, she started shouting BUNNY RABBIT BUNNY RABBIT. I was amazed that she knew what it was... she had only saw a small section of his face. after I put our bunny back into his home, I went to look for the others to see if they were still around. I was able to find 2 huddled up against a fence post and another huddled against the fence close by. That makes 4 and I am almost positive that 1 of the 3 was still under the rose bush, if so that would make 5 again.

What are we growing in the back yard?

Kirk was edging the yard a week or so ago and called me out. I thought he must have cut the pool or broken a toy of some sort, but then he took me over to the area between the swing set and the playhouse. This is the site I saw...
close...
closer...
closest... but what is it? yup, that is animal fur, but the question was, WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL?

these little creatures barely had fur on them themselves so it was hard to make them out.... BUT I saw something very promising amongst the little feet and bodies and earswe think there are 3 of them... what is YOUR guess?