A Polly Wog Tale

Once upon a time a family of four went on a walk in search of polly wogs. They walked through a beautiful redwood forrest...

It was dark and the little boy thought there might be bears in the woods...

But then the trees cleared and it was sunny with beautiful fields and flowers. The place there were supposed to be polly wogs ended up being a disappointment since there were no polly wogs to be found. So the family kept walking..

They spotted a lovely pond with beautiful marshes, cat tales and tall grasses.

The girl stopped to take pictures of herself. This one turned out especially good.

Then they happened upon a very marshy area. The mom thought it might be a good place to stop and look for polly wogs. So they did, and they began to notice little hopping bugs all around their feet...wait a second, there were bugs and there were frogs!!

They hunted frogs to their hearts' content and caught about fifteen of the little creatures. They had just turned into frogs because some still had their stubby little tails.

Then they walked the half hour back down the road...and took a few small breaks along the way.

They got home and the little boy helped his dad with their new frog friends.

The frogs were released into their new home where hopefully they will live for years to come.

The End

River Fun

Last weekend we took a trip down to the river for a relaxing family outing. I'm glad we did because it has rained all week. It seems summer is taking her sweet time arriving! The kids had a great time digging in the river rocks and creating "islands" for themselves. Dad helped with the digging and mom kicked back on a blanket. A great time was had by all!!

Dad and son having a good time together.

Sarah balancing on the rocks.

Do I really have to stop for a picture?

I found this awesome tiffin box at Target the other week. I saw these in Thailand and almost bought one, then regretted that I didn't. You can get metal ones in China town, etc. When I saw this one in pretty bright colors I couldn't resist it!

The Farmer's Market is Back!

Spring isn't really officially here until the Farmer's Market arrives. Today was the first one this year and we had a great time there! It's such fun to go to the market - it's a cultural experience in our area. We get a chance to see friends while we shop and check out all of the beautiful veggies, plants, flowers, trees and other goods. Ron usually likes to look at all of the trees for sale, while I gravitate toward the flowers. The kids like to run around on the grass and climb trees. A fun time was had by all!

I thought I'd try out the skirt/pants look today. I picked up the skirt for a few dollars at the thrift store a few weeks back.

Ron checking out a beech tree he ended up buying.

The market always has these awesome cacti.

Justin smelling some bees wax.