LEGO City: Chapel of Love

I can't explain why there has been a rash of discussions regarding weddings at our house this month, but apparently it is quite the fascinating subject. 



The Bride (wearing a plastic gown appliqued with a wolf) and the Groom (in his police uniform)

Jonathan periodically worries about who he is going to marry. 

Note the lovely stained glass window behind the couple

 We've had lengthy discussions about how he can't marry me or Josie,

and Stephen wisely pointed out that he can only marry a girl or they couldn't have a baby. 

The red pieces are rose petals (though I'm not sure who is doing the tossing)

 He's narrowed it down to one little girl and I've warned her mother;

and I have been charged with driving them after they tie the knot. 

Bridal Bouquet

"I have pretty flowers.  I get married like you do, momma!"

Redeeming Love

"I wish you weren't in my family so that I could marry you."

That sweet remark saved this little boy when he later took pruning shears to my crape myrtle.

Father's Day 2014

 

Thanks for always supporting us.

Katherine at 11 Months

 

She likes watermelon, rind and all.

The J's

 A couple of years ago I had these two with me on a walk in our neighborhood,

 and we met someone who had recently moved in.

   

I introduced myself and the kids, and in the course of conversation

it came out that there were more children at home. 

"Do their names start with 'J', too?"  No, we have a lot of kids but are not the Duggars.

Out for a Walk

The Great American Pasttime

Baseball "practice" often occurs after dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

No need for an official team - just dad tossing balls and correcting form.

 

 

 

The outfielders are finally catching on to their job.

 

 

 

 

Tootsie is not going to be left out: she dances, she prances, and she occasionally returns a ball.

 

 

 

There's plenty of downtime in the outfield for goofing off.

 

 

And, of course, catching a bug or two.

In Bloom 6/9/14

Here's what showing in the garden today:

 

"Sweet Sugar Candy"?

"Yellow Explosion"

Black-eyed Susan

"Aztec Gold"

Creeping Jenny

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"Provencal" lavendar

Oxalis and nandina - I love chartreuse and purple

Calla lily

"Annabelle" hydrangea

"Black Knight" butterfly bush

 

A lovely pass-along dahlia from my grandmother just waiting to burst - kind of looks like a periscope