One of our favorite activities is playing eye spy through the window that faces the neighbor's window. Things we often see include, but are not limited to, grass, tall grass, a "green thing," a dog, a squirrel eating a blue tarp, tires, and occasionally a Robin. Simon is learning bird calls and the Robin is by far his favorite.
Simon looking innocent and sweet
Nina loves books. She likes to be read to but usually prefers "reading" to herself. Some favorites: Did you See the Baby?, Where Is Baby's Belly?, and Good night zoo. I'm telling you she may just be a genius.
This is the "I'd rather you hold me than talk to me" face.
Simon hates to eat most things green...unless they're still in the ground. Go figure. His favorite treat is fresh Rosemary.
She's usually as sweet as she looks.
So is he.
I've been having a pretty good time with these guys lately. Simon is now officially three. He is telling some interesting stories, is more willing to play "pretend," and likes to make silly faces and noises to make Nina and I laugh. Nina is more and more of a handful. She's sweet and snuggly, but she occasionally bites and scratches if things aren't going her way. She also seems to have no fear, none. She runs towards steps, roads, and strangers. She climbs couches and stairs with no hesitation. Needless to say we don't do a lot of sitting around.
Surprise!
The crew minus Ben and Alyssa
I thought I would throw in these pictures of the comforters we made for Christmas.
Santa's favorite, mine too.
Emily and Brandon's comforter
My mom and dad's comforter
We spent our first morning coloring eggs with Ethan, Ezra, Liz, and Sam. Once Ethan got the hang of it he wanted to make each egg a light orange..."Aww, bootiful!"
Ezra fancies himself an "egg portraitist"
Ethan's favorite game is to set the timer on the camera and then run back to be in the photo...this is one of those beautiful numbers.
And here we have the "look excited" face...his Dad's favorite party trick.
This here is what we call the awkward leaning photo. "Lean a little more. No, a little more. Perrfect."
This lovely lady graced the wall of Uncle Julios's, a delightful Tex Mex restaurant we went to. So delightful, in fact, that Brandon rented a 15 passenger van and drove us an hour so we could experience the delight. 
Uncle Dietrich occupying a busy early bird.
We briefly considered this look for the big day.
But Emily out-did us with this look...or pre-look.
Everyone made it to the front okay...only a small loss(the groom's ring). A quick sly search and no one knew the better.
Here are some of our favorite Texas looks...
Well, this one was actually a British look as it turns out.
These lovely ladies graced the wedding, accompanied by a colorful, and un-photographed, short number. :)
Here are some famous, and lovely, hand-crafted cowboy/girl boots in Fort Worth. A set of custom made boots from this shop can top ten grand!
We'll end our photo gallery with some shots from our little front lawn craft sale...quite a success. It was great to work on this "little" project together. It was also great to visit with all the friends and family who stopped by throughout the morning.
Summer is treating us well. 
