Cutest little cowboy!

Snapped this right before I put Coley to bed tonight. Today I put away clothes that were too small and got out P's old clothes for Coley...size 12 months. Well I don't think he'll be in them long at all. Most fit him just right. Ughh. These jammies were Parker's and of course he wore them when he was a year old. Love these jammies though...so adorable.

7 months

This BIG guy is 7 months old today! He wasn't too happy sitting in the grass. Especially since he was hungry.
Cole getting a bath this evening in the kitchen sink. Can you believe I NEVER gave Parker a bath in the kitchen sink EVER! With Cole it's easier and saves my back but he makes quite the mess with splashing. (I had to use my flash in this pic because the lighting stunk.) There was a pretty good breeze today so I thought we would do some bubbles and fly the kite. Great for bubbles, not so much for the kite. Parker would run, turn around and it would still be dragging behind him. He would get mad and throw himself in the grass and pout. I have pictures of it all and it would make a GREAT storyboard, but I'm tired maybe I'll do that tomorrow. He was actually giggling here because it was actually up higher for a second or two. LOL
Oak Grove's newest firetruck...isn't GRAND! Bill was riding it around in the driveway this afternoon and I couldn't resist taking a pic! LOL

I had to get my photo for today so I took my camera outside this evening to "play." I was metering off the green in my photos because the sun was already down (well headed there quickly). Hmm not sure if I understood the book right or not...will have to go back and see. LOL This first one is of some Mexican Heather I bought today. Such pretty little purple flowers. This is all my planters that are on the one corner of the patio. They are pretty much done unless I happen to go to HD or Lowe's and pic up an annual for the big pot. Looks better in person.
This is the bed we've been working on for "weeks" now. Bought the bushes the other day and dirt. Turnes out 20 bags was NOT enough. Gotta finish laying the bricks on the left of the ramp too. Hopefully we'll get done with this project by this weekend. All those bricks used to be around the beds in the front of the house...gotta love reusing stuff. Looks much better in front without them. Oh and that middle bush is one that has been trained to grow on a trellis. We thought it was pretty cool. Should only get to be 8x4 which is perfect for right there.

Anyway, so that is what I have been working on lately. This afternoon I took the boys to the pool. They did very well and both of them had lots of fun. Cole even sat and splashed and had a good time. Only cried when brother splashed him quite a bit. So I think we'll be getting a pass soon.

Playing!

These are the result of "playing" with my camera this evening. I've been reading Understanding Exposure and trying to practice a little. Well needless to say these shots weren't what I was practicing but anyway. P wouldn't let me just take a pic of him from far away he insisted on coming as close as he could to the camera. I was trying to practice metering. Yikes I still don't understand that. I have figured out that I'm totally NOT using my camera to it's potential though. So much to learn. Ughh!

A good day for the zoo!

Went to the Nashville zoo again today. Since we have a membership we figured why not. It was a good day too. Not quite as cool as least week but wasn't sweltering hot either. We had a good time and this time Daddy went with us. Parker looks like he saw a ghost in the top pic. LOL He was just zoning out...probably from a skipped nap. Pman posing in the bamboo. He knows just what to do for a good pic...I've taught him well.
Cole was just chillin in the swings while Daddy and P played on the Jungle Gym.
After the zoo we went to the Green Hills Mall to eat only to find out that my FAV restaurant is no longer there...American Cafe. That place was YUMMO! So instead we went to Carraba's which is also VERY GOOD! Today was a good day to go to the zoo...as Parker always says.

Some flowers!

So I didn't take out my camera today until like 7:30 p.m. I was busy today pruning my snowball bush out front. It was an over grown I don't know HUGEMUNGOUS bush...is that a word?! It was tall and wide. Anyway I trimmed it all up and now it looks so different. It kind of looks like how crape myrtles look instead of a ROUND bush. I'm lovin it and while I was at at I cut down the three small bushes in front of it. They should never have been put there in the first place because there are still 4 in front of where those were. Anyway, it looks all clean now...makes me happy.

Anyway, these flowers I bought last weekend and planted in my pots on the patio. I love these because their foilage is a purple color.

Today's pic!

Coley was in a good mood after his nap so I decided to take him out on the porch to take his pics. He doesn't smile much for the camera right now, so this one was a lucky shot.