These past two days have been wonderful! I love this weather. :-) We've been outside a lot, and that is good for all of our moods. Noelle was drinking muddy water yesterday, and she lost her boots and completely soaked her socks with mud. She was just so happy to be so dirty. ha We went to the zoo on Wednesday, and I made it out with my camera! Hurray for me! I was looking at the "fateful spot" and couldn't figure out how the stroller got down to the water. I think I gripped my stroller handle a bit more tightly as I walked by that area. ha

This morning we played outside; then Nathan helped me prune the Rose of Sharon that is in our front yard. It always gets HUGE every year. He is just so fun to work with when no one else is around. He doesn't listen very well when more people are around, but when it is just the two of us, he listens very well. ;-) He stacked the branches as I cut them off then climbed into the bush and waited until I was finished. AND he talked the entire time. ha I think every night he gets his bedroom door shut while he is still talking, just because he WON'T stop.

I let the dogs into "our yard" this afternoon, and Noelle made sure Gimli remembered what it is like to have a toddler climbing ALL OVER him. She calls him "Nini" and will not leave him alone. I don't feel too badly for him; whenever he is done, he just stands up. ha He is a very patient dog, though. Monty jumped over the deck after about 2 minutes. But, of course, that IS Monty.

Gotta run!