We are now the proud parents of....

TADPOLES!

Yes, it's just what I have always wanted. Along with 2 jealous cats, a overweight guinea pig, and a lasckluster fish we are slowly becoming overwhelmed with creatures. Davey's sitter Carla has been filling in while his nanny, Matilda, has been out of the country for the past month. Carla and Davey go on fun adventures around Atlanta. They ride the MARTA train and the bus lines, walk to the park, visit the museums and hang out at the library.
On one particular day, they caught tadpoles in a stream in a few mason jars. They came home and implemented a tad pole pool in our back yard. They are actually cute little things, however my concern is that tadpoles grow into frogs... and Jen doesn't like frogs.
So as these little tadpoles are eating oven-dried lettuce and growing very fast- Davey is on constant tadpole watch. He wakes up in the morning immediately wanting to check on them and then tells them good nite before we head up to bed. Carla has taken charge of the tadpole care and has promised that I will not have masses of frogs attacking me when I walk onto my patio. Most of them will have to be re-transplanted back to the pond when they get older because we have no water near us. But you never know, we may keep 1 or 2.
Farewell from the Walker Zoo.

*The tadpoles are camera shy, so no pics yet*

...to grandmother's house I go

When your child is young you want every minute of every day. However, when your child is 4, you realize you need Mommy time. Davey headed off to Knoxville for a fun-filled week with his Lou & Poppy. And fun it was... not only did he have the pleasure of attending business meetings with his Poppy, he also got the experience of researching land contracts at the county courthouse. WAHOO! Beat that Adventure!
But the true fun of the week was the trek up to Cherokee, NC and the stay at Harrah's casino. Bummer that children are not allowed to gamble, but the pool was were they took refuge. Lou said Davey was so waterlogged he was swimming in his sleep. The next day it was off to the river to ride his tube on some rapids. And all this without Mommy at his side! But great times with his grandparents and wonderful memories to look back on.
Pictures to follow as soon as Lou can figure out how to download!

End of soccer... start of summer

Well, we have played our last game of soccer for the season and the #33 will be retired till next year. Davey kicked the ball 6 times. His coaches were so excited, they were jumping up and down. Keep in mind, Davey has not been "hands on," or

should I say "feet on" this soccer season. I don't think he was afraid to get in the game, he just liked running around and laughing with his teammates. Go figure the last 3 games of the season, he gets interested!

But the season ended with a fun party and trophy presentation. Davey did get best improved from his coach and the parents.

Memorial Day here was a hot and sunny day. I had found a good size family pool on clearance at the end of last summer. Thinking Davey & I would have a relaxing time this summer being able to be completely submerged on hot days and not having to call on friends just for their pool usage.

Well, I figured out too soon just why that particular pool was on sale! It was missing the plugs to hold in the air. I mean who sells a pool like that, even at that cheap of a price? What does a mom do when her now excited child has already figured out he'll spend the afternoon in water having fun? DUCT TAPE! Yes, ladies and gentleman, duct tape will hold air in an outdoor pool for about 20-30 minutes at a time. After that, you have a constant leak. Especially when the pool has that much water in it. So let us just say I ran thru some serious D batteries in our air pump to keep the pool afloat! I made it to a pool supply store this weekend and acquired the proper gadget to keep the air in, but the craftiness of the Mom that weekend proved a fun holiday for us both. Sure the ribs and evening sparklers were fun, but this day belonged to the family blow-up pool.

Here's to you, Mr. Duct tape maker!

Happy Mother's Day

Found this great idea in one of the many parenting magazines to cut out letters and capture Davey holding the letters to spell LOU (Davey's Grandma) for Mom's Day. Turned out super cute and Lou was more than impressed. The best part is I got

some awesome shots of the boy I love and how priceless that they were in black & white. He did
well during the "photo
shoot" except for every

2 minutes he said is that it, is that it, is that it? NO- It's not!!

Maybe the bribe of ice cream and a romp at the park was not the best reward for being good. But we did have fun and Lou loved them!!

Mother's Day was not that exciting here. Church, lunch, and yard

work. Who could ask for more? Happy Day to all our Mom's out there. May your day
have been filled with Joy of your children and family love!

Davey does the Quarter Fest!

OK, I know you're thinking- all they do is go to New Orleans! Or, that poor kid is subject to all the wild ways of that unholy city... well Your Wrong! He loves it! In fact, I think he would miss the French Quarter Festival if we didn't go. This was his 3rd year, and I think he's just at the right age to really enjoy it! He rode in the wagon, danced to the zydeco music, ate a famous muffaletta, and had a fun time. We spent 3 awesome days in the Big Easy and taking it easy. The weather was perfect, the eats and drinks were great, and the Family time was Awesome!