learning to swim distance

....should I jump in with them?

nap time on the porch

best thing to do after you've been on a boat.

water retrieve

A pat on the back for a job well done!

he's off the boat..!

new living room cabinets

then ...

In progress. The paneling is new, you can see the finish is different, but the bookcases will disguise them. Daddy is using the old wall boards to make the cabinets and the new bookcases.

more green grass where there was none

everybody sit!

Eight obedient dogs

grass is greener

Before

Now...I have to keep it watered!

I'm On a Boat...

a good mama...

Guarding the nest

We have a dove nesting in the arbor. She is hidden by the roses.

Dad's Helper

When Dad works around the house,

I am always right there to help out. Looks like he could use some help here.

I observe very closely. Now, that looks like we have taken care of another household repair.

Guess who this is?

It's Ella under that lamp shade! She's always getting into something, like the time she ate the razor blade. But this time I am the culprit. Or part of the problem. I stayed at her house while my yard got new grass. I wonder why we need a new lawn? Anyway, Ella and I played rough all day, hours and hours outside. After I went home, she began scratching and itching face where I had been pulling her around by her jaws. She broke out and need this collar to keep her from
ruining her complexion. Now I can't see her until she is all healed.

my cousin Mary Jane