HAPPY MAY DAY

In preparation for May Day tomorrow, we borrowed a very cute idea from Kristie at Earthschooling. We prepared a Fairy May Day celebration and set everything up in our budding butterfly garden. The tiny caterpillar babies (we are now up to 6 ranging from a couple millimeters to almost an inch long) are eager to witness tonight's festivities ;-) Boo Boo picked out the food: tiny jibbles of kiwi, peaches and strawberries; flax seeds and sunflower seeds. She placed the tasty treats in tiny shells for dishes and then properly set the little wooden table we created. Then she carefully arranged the tiny heart chairs around the table. Edible flowers, seashells and seaglass were added to create a festive pathway to the maypole. I wonder what we might find early in the morning ...

Our Butterfly Garden

Well, it has been just a week since we planted our butterfly garden ... one milkweed plant, three pentas ... doesn't sound like much, huh. We have big plans for the garden, but right now we are celebrating our very first caterpillars. Boy, those Monarchs didn't waste any time. Before the milkweed was even in the ground (still in the nursery pot), they laid eggs and now we have the cutest little, teeny-tiny caterpillars. Boo Boo is thrilled!

Hmmm, Maybe a Professional Cyclist Like Daddy?

Boo Boo got a bike helmet from the Easter Bunny and hmmm ... she really is faster with that bike helmet ;-) She says that now she looks just like Daddy when he raced bicycles. So, today she proudly announced that she was off to race her bicycle. Hey, Trek, she sure looks cute in your helmet ... maybe you guys need a 3 year old spokes model ;-)

How much fruits and veggies can two adults and a 3 year old eat anyway

Thanks to our wonderful friends Lenore and Jenee, we have an organic market on Mondays where we can go and purchase yummy, fresh, organic fruits and veggies. Lexi loves Mondays "Organic Market Day" and says that she loves bananas the best when we first buy them from Ms. Lenore. It makes me hungry just looking at these pics.

A Great Way to Relax After the Easter Fun

Daddy and Boo Boo found a few minutes to relax after a big weekend of Easter fun.

EASTER FUN IN OUR BACKYARD

We had such a wonderful time today. Our friends joined us for an Easter Egg Hunt and yummy snacks in the backyard. Boo Boo is sure that this should be an annual event for us. HAPPY EASTER!

EASTER BUNNY at Flamingo Gardens

We had a wonderful time today at Flamingo Gardens. The orchids were amazing. We also saw lots of peacocks and peahens ... it is the middle of mating season so lots of yelping and a great show of feathers going on. Of course, the highlight for Boo Boo was seeing and hugging the Easter Bunny. She told him she really wanted a bike helmet and bike bell for Easter. Good thing that Easter Bunny is into cycling ;-)

The Joys of Finding a Snake in the Pool

Well, isn't it wonderful how a 3 1/2 year old can see a snake up close and her only comment is "mommy, isn't he beautiful ... look at the necklace around his neck". UUUUUGH. Hmmmm. Beautiful ... not my first choice of words for a snake I scooped out of our pool. But, I think I hid my feelings well as I dipped him out into a plastic container and proceeded to take many pictures before letting him go. Boo Boo loved every moment of our 30 minute relationship with this Indian Ring Neck (I know this name because in the meantime I was on the phone with the Wildlife Care Unit making sure he wasn't poisonous). So, since Mr. Indian Ringneck is a good guy for the garden, we decided to let him go in the front yard and maybe he won't migrate back to the pool. Now, the rule is that we thoroughly clean the pool BEFORE jumping in ;-)