Fun With Finn

Look at Finn! He's almost one! Last year at this time, we were waiting for his arrival. I can hardly believe that a whole year has gone by, summer (for me) is coming to a close and Finn has reached this milestone birthday so quickly. He has been pretty much a DREAM baby all year! He smiles, he sleeps, he plays, he rarely fusses. He's PERFECT!

Would you look at that face? Isn't he just completely NICE?

CB is VERY kind to her little brother, but he can certainly hold his own!

I filled the pool with cold water and when Finn's family arrived around 10 am, the sun had not warmed it up very much. He did not care! He floated around like a fish!

They just grow up so fast!

Gather around for the aquatics show!

And just when Finn is racing past his one year birthday, starting to walk and chase with the two girls, Samantha Rose will arrive in late November or early December and Granny will have yet another little bundle to love! I love being a teacher, but I love being a granny WAAAAAAAAAAAAY more!

CB Comes to Granny's

We've been planning a little "granny overnight" for a while and today is the day! I went up to CB's house to pick her up.

First, a stop at Subway for sandwiches.

Wow! A 60% off sale at Old Navy! Better check out the bargains. We need some dresses!

Lots to look at!

Dresses = sorta fun BALL = REALLY FUN!

We arrive at Granny and Poppa's "mansion"

A quick change into the swimsuit and CB races to the pool!

The watering can in the petunia pot!

She's a gardener! I just know it!

Granny wanders over to the lilies.

The noodle becomes an elephant trunk!

CB puts on her flip flops all by herself!

WHAT a lovely little lady!

Time for some pretzels and cranberry juice while watching Little Einsteins!

A lovely nap on Granny and Poppa's bed!

Have you heard that expression, "I'm in puppy dog - heaven"? Well, I'm in Granny dog heaven! I love my grand girls! It's so fun to have little CB here for the night! While she sleeps, I blog (smile!) before dinner! Tonight promises to be a happy evening! Kelli, Birdie and Clara are coming after dinner and we'll go to the park!
Oh! I adjusted my comment button, but let me know if it isn't working for you. I also got rid of my playlist. My family was tired of it anyway and it caused some problems for my British friends. Hopefully, everything is fixed. Thank you for reading, my warm-hearted friends!

Watering Cement

Birdie loves the new watering can at Granny's house. She busied herself going back and forth to grandpa (who was using the hose to water my new seed plants) for more, more, more!

Birdie doesn't QUITE make it to the grass or garden.

Birdie is such a lovely little gardener! Do you like her new hairdo?

I am sore today from yesterday's seed planting. I planted nasturshims, hollyhocks, poppies, zinnias, mammoth sunflowers, small, red sunflowers, thumbelina zinnias, peppers, pumpkins, and two kinds of squash. Now, I am so eager for sprouts! I'm especially looking forward to the hollyhocks because we have taken a few years vacation from them due to their abundant production! They were everywhere for years after my intial seed plant over fifteen years ago! Today, the rest of the zinnias - my favorite little cut and come again summer flower- will be gently placed in the waiting dirt, after I till it up and make major messes of myself and the surrounding area. Oh, and the grading goes on. The multi-genre projects are works of art and I appreciate the students' hard work, but no matter how much I intend to speed up, I can't seem to! I talked to my neighbor over the fence yesterday and she is a first grade teacher bogged down with literacy files and portfolios, so I don't feel alone in my grading pit. Tonight, I'm going to buzz downtown and pick up an old summer staffer of ours from when we were coordinators at Young Life's Malibu Club. It'll be nice to see her. She's in town for a conference planning event. And tomorrow, it's back to school for LAST WEEK. I have goodie bags and goodbye notes to prepare for the eighth graders, too. I'll get through the pile . . . eventually.