yellowstone & teddy roosevelt NP
Spent last week in Yellowstone NP with my photo buddy Sparky. We left last Sunday late afternoon, driving through the night arriving in Yellowstone early Monday morning. We chased bears, birds and bison until Thursday afternoon when we headed for Teddy Roosevelt NP. After a night in Teddy we drove the wildlife loop in the South unit before making the lonely drive across North Dakota and finally home. It was a week of long days, little sleep, but lots of fun.
handstand shenanigans
Grace demos the new and improved gymnastic bar. The metal brackets to the old one were actually torn in half in some particularly windy weather.
"shenanigans" = secret or dishonest pixel maneuvering or manipulation.
tuning fork
It's a school day, your alarm clock's playing a catchy pop song... snooze or pillow to ears is my response.
Isabel vibrates.
Music resonates with that kid such that humming/singing along is somehow a subconscious, almost required response. All I know is it's awfully cute.
headband ~ happens to have ears
For Isabel, an easter bunny headband is simply a functional fashion piece one wears around Easter. It's not meant to be cute, just something to keep the hair out of your eyes when you color.
Ps. No photos lately as my camera has been in the shop. Before I sent it in, I checked the odometer... It's made 91, 254 photos. If you divide that by a 36 exposure roll of film, I've saved $30,408 on film and processing!!!
tubing, tunes & tailgating
The nine-year old moved the party from the Spirit Mt. tubing hill to the parking lot, for cupcakes and drinks.
support group
Lord only knows how many times I've taken the "reading to my dog at bedtime" photo... Wonder if there's a support group, cuz I can't seem to stop.
backyard bird
The snowless space under our deck is apparently an excellent place to eat... if you're a Barred Owl at least. We've seen him perched here at least a dozen times this winter.
tropical twist
The last meet of the year had a tropical theme... in the not so tropical St. Cloud, Minnesota.
red, white & stained blue...
The cell lab at the Science Museum was pretty impressive. Grace choose to learn about red and white blood cells by looking at sheep's blood under a microscope.Read more
paleontology ~ oh my!
The girls learning about Allosaurus and Camptosaurus, two of the many dinosaurs on display at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
let the games begin!
Hard to believe it's been 4 years since Vancouver... Here's Isabel getting the crowd pumped up back in 2010.
Go World!
bedtime tea
Grace was still on her way home from gymnastics when I sent Isabel to bed. Went to check on her and found her cuddled up with a Kindle book, and a cup of tea ~ Made it herself! Growing up waaay to fast she is.
