Weekend Fun

I'm almost positive that this will be my last blog entry on tadpoles so don't worry. But just to keep you posted, Harrison and I went on yet, another tadpole catching adventure. Since we released our last batch a couple days ago, we went back to the same spot to see how much they had grown. Well, they are almost frogs. In fact, Harrison caught one that resembled more of a sea creature than a tadpole. And by the next morning, he was a tree frog! This is very fascinating for us so I figured I would document it here on the blog.

In other weekend news, both Saturday and Sunday were spent visiting with people that we love to see. Unfortunately, Robert was out of town for the weekend but on the upside, my best friend, Amy, came to spend Saturday and Saturday night with us. Or, as Harrison calls her, Mamie. She may have had a little more than she bargained for after seeing what a nap deprived 3 year old acts like after being denied his 80th turn on a spiderman computer game. But she is an obvious trooper because not only did she roll with the punches, she also tolerated our container of overnight tadpole visitors sitting on the kitchen counter. A container that included one eager tadpole who was ready to crawl out any minute. And anyone who knows Amy knows that this is NOT her ideal environment. But we loved having her visit and hope she will visit again very soon!

And on Sunday we met up with Ma, Pa, Ralph, Brooks and Leigh for lunch and an afternoon of swimming at the Yacht Club. Both Brooks and Harrison exerted all their energy swimming which made for a peaceful ride home. The weekend was topped off by the arrival of Robert on Sunday evening. He was gone for almost a week and Harrison and Brooks were all smiles the second he walked in the door. Great weekend!

Half tadpole half frog

Frog!

Tadpoles

I love frogs. I always have. Not really sure where this obsession came from but I suspect that it had a lot to do with the "frog hunts" that I used to go on when I would stay with my grandparents. My grandparents, Ma and Pa, would take me in the yard and we would find frogs..tons of them...at least, that's how it seemed when I was little.

Harrison seems to love frogs too. Actually, he likes almost anything that Robert and I have an interest in. Snakes, frogs, Georgia football...which is why, when I pointed out tadpoles in the water and he became extremely interested, I decided we needed to catch a few and watch them grow. Only for a few days, of course. So, we went out on a tadpole catching adventure.

Brooks was along for the ride, just as any adventure, and happy to do so. I'm anxiously waiting for her to become just as interested in these things so we can have our own Extreme Animal Adventure team. Robert was there to photograph our backyard Amazon extravaganza. AND to remind us that there was severe lightning outside so we needed to wrap things up. Good thing he did because as soon as we got back to the front yard, it started pouring rain! Good thing one of us is practical!

4th of July in Athens

It's been a little while since my last post but I'm here to make up for it with oodles of pictures from the 4th of July weekend. Harrison was in Athens all last week with Lee Lee and Bill, and Brooks was able to spend some time with Mommy & Daddy as an only child. It was so much fun to spend one on one time with her and I know that Harrison was livin' it up while he was in Athens. His aunt Nat Nat even came in from DC to spend some time with him. On top of that, they made a special trip to the Georgia Aquarium. He is one lucky boy! And Robert and I got a week to smother Brooks with attention. She is almost ready to walk and I can't believe it! Both kids had a great week but no pictures to post from that time because I am starting off a new book and I want it to start with both kiddos!

So here we are in Athens! As always, there was lots going on. We spent a lot of time in the pool either at home or at the club. Harrison's swimming has taken off and he can now swim the width of the pool on his own. He can also dive down to the bottom (in the shallow end) to get rings. People are always very impressed with his swimming skills and can not believe that he is only 3 years old and swimming like a fish! Speaking of fish, Robert, Harrison and Bill caught 7 of them while fishing out at the lake. Obviously the fish were not too scared seeing as Harrison fell into the lake the second they got there...

We got to see our friends Ansley and Emmie K, got a haircut for Harrison, ran through sprinklers, bounced in the bounce houses at the club, and watched some pretty spectacular fireworks. AND...little Miss Brooksie got a tooth (bottom right)! It was a great weekend and I have a feeling that it may take a few days for Harrison to wind down from all his activities. If the ride home was any kind of indicator, we're in for a pretty long week.