My Niece....

 my niece is not a girlie girl...

she's a Tomboy....

 my SIL dresses her as cute as a button....

if it was up to her...she would just have on her skirt...

My daughter was the same way....

This is Mr. P....

 they went on a Disney cruise...

this is the toy she picked out...

no Mickey...or Minnie or Pooh...

I'm not familiar with this character...

and neither were they...

I think the colors are what drew her in...

 

 she loves to play cars...

get in the mud...and dirt...

climb everything....

 

 she is very serious...

but I've managed to get some really cute shots of her...

 

she is a Daddy's girl all the way....

Love this sweet girl....



 It's a sun shiney day....

so I thought I would show my sunflowers again...

they aren't looking this good now...

these were taken last week...

 I've been looking up cool things to do on our trip...

I'm sure hoping we can do some of them....

 

 Hotrod told me...

"Oma...I'm light brown...and Pawpaw is dark brown"

Hotrod is getting a nice little suntan...

I keep sunscreen on him constantly...

try to do most activities in shady areas...

What is your favorite 1970's movie??

I saw this on Facebook...thought it would be fun...

One of my favorites was Grease....

lot's of good memories with that movie...

 

 



Tuesday....Summer time...

 our temps are more like Texas summer temps...

moving back up to that 100 degree mark....

 

 Hotrod made the transformation to a Big Boy bed...

his crib goes to toddler bed...then to full twin size bed...

now Oma has to get a Big Boy bed for his room here...

 

 my squash is starting to produce again....

the cucumbers are still going strong...

finally tomatoes are turning red...

my favorite snack now is a bowl of cucumbers...

tomatoes...and some cheese....YUMMY...

 

 I booked the Hotel for our little Coast trip....

very excited to get away for a few days...

have our house sitters booked...

The dogs will be well taken care of...

 

looking forward to a little fishing...relaxing...

Beach time....of course camera time....

be ready for lot's and lot's of photos....

 



The long 4th of July week...

 

It has been a great 4th of July celebration...

even with a work day thrown in the middle...

fireworks...family day...

 

 Saturday was spent at the horse track...

the last day of live racing until September...

 

 I love watching the horses run...

I'm not into betting on them...

I do like to pick them...but not bet on them...

 

we found a perfect place to sit...

with a table and chairs...

a bit of shade...

and a nice view of the stage....



 because after the last race....

they had a concert....

one that I as excited to see...

our daughter met us out there later in the day...

because she really wanted to see...

 

Billy Currington

it was a fun show...

I had a blast with my daughter...

we danced...sang...laughed...

even managed to get Hubby up to dance once...

It was a family friendly show...

lots of families there...

Today we filled up our Hillbilly pool...

floated around and listened to music...

I worked on a few projects I will share later...

Hubby made homemade vanilla ice cream...

It hit the spot on a hot summer day...

now it's time to melt down...get ready...

for a new week...

Hubby and I are planning a trip to coast...

keeping my fingers crossed it works out...

a fun Billy Currington song...



More 4th of July fun

 I decided to put the bench my Dad made me on the front porch...

show it off a bit...

 

Hotrod likes to sit on it...

 my niece having a blast...

I wanted to climb in there with her...

 

 these two had a blast...

and we had a blast just watching them...

 

my brother is always taking photos too...

Hotrod is explaining to my niece how things should be...

I'm not sure she is buying it though...

Happy Saturday...



4th of July Fun....

 It was all set up for the kiddos to have fun...

a pool with water...a pool with sand....

Mom made the circus tent cover with a sheet...

on her clothes line...

the checker board was set up....

 

 Hotrod and my niece had a blast with their cars...

she drove his...he drove hers...

switch...then back again...

cousins...

it was a great day...

awesome food...

lots of laughing...

lots of talking...

relaxing...

in my Mom's backyard Haven...

Thank you Mom...

you put a lot of thought...

love...

hard work...

to make this day special for us all...



Happy 4th of July

 Happy Independence Day....

I found the shells at a thrift store...

.49 including a clear glass vase they were in...

 

 these are my sons old boots...

 I just added a few flowers...

 

 another one of my Mom's creations....

 

Hubby found this old stool...

my Mom took it...

gave it a little flair..

turned it into a planter...

Be safe today...

Enjoy your family..your friends...

and pray that we keep our Independence for ever...

 

Nanny's House Part 2

Welcome is exactly what you feel...

 the wreath she found at a thrift store...

just adds a little pazazz to her fence...

 

the lady did have a head...

but in a move she lost her head...

so instead of crying...

Mom made her an art piece...

she guards over the greenery pond....

well it reminds me of a pond...

without water...

the birds love this area...

This rocking chair was in Hotrods nursery...

but it was broken....

Mom took it for a planter...

 

 some people just put a sweet potato in water...

Mom adds bling...

rocks and glass stones....

 Mr. Turtle getting a little sun...

I just love the little touches...

every time I'm there I find something new...

I didn't notice before...

I love the pond look in her bird bath...

the birds still come to visit...

the little Angel holding up the sunflower...

someone set the Angel out for trash...

the sunflower she has had for ever...

just a fresh coat of paint...

the Coke planter...

was a lamp that quit working...

she just turned it into a planter...

the base that was on the floor...

she turned upside down...

and used it to sit a plant on....

Happy July 3rd....

Have a safe 4th of July celebration....

we will be in this wonderful...special place...

my Mom's Oasis....



Nanny's House part 1....

 Isn't this the cutest little fairy light...

an old jar...wire...colored glass pebbles...

a solar light....

walaa....I told you my Mom is crafty....

 

 she bought this chair for under $10.00...

spray painted it yellow...

guess what....

I get to keep it after her party...

I'm so excited....

 

 I bought her this bouncing bug several years ago...

the feet were all faded...

so she just spray painted them yellow....

a whole new life....

 

 doesn't this look like a cozy little spot to hang out....

 

her front porch is very private...

she can sit on her swing...

read a book...drink a glass of unsweet tea....

and enjoy...

her mailman told her every time he delivers mail...

he wants to sit on the swing...

and drink a cold Coke....and swing away...

 

the yellow chair a neighbor was throwing out...

because it was bent...

so Mom took it...painted it yellow...

uses it for plants...

she just repainted the little wheel barrow...

so the kiddos can play with it at our party...

I have tons more photos to share...

but don't want to over whelm you...

Happy Tuesday....

Monday ....Monday...Monday....

 We were 90 degrees today in Texas....

while so many other states are in the midst of a Heat Wave...

Texas has to be different...

a cool front...

yes 90 degrees on July 1st...

is a cool front in Texas...

not gonna complain a bit....

 it didn't slow our business down a bit...

still gotta have those air conditioners going strong....

it's gonna be an odd week with Thursday off...

then back to work on Friday....

 

 we tried a new squash recipe last night...

we have a lot of squash.....

you just cut your squash up in rounds...

put a little olive oil on them...

mix Parmesan cheese with corn meal or bread crumbs...

cover the squash with the mix...

bake at 425 till crisp...

very yummy...

My Mom is so clever...

she can't put out bird seed because of varmits...

so she put these glass rocks in it....

I'm stealing   borrowing her idea...

thank you Mom...

My Mom is having all the family over on July 4th...

she is frying up chicken....

I can't wait....

I did a little photo shoot on Sunday of her place...

so you know I will be sharing it with you...

I love her place..it is so relaxing and inviting...

she finds her treasures every where...

she can take something from some ones trash...

add some paint...or rocks...or material...

and it is a treasure....

My Dad and Step Mom are the same way...

I just love wandering around looking at all their treasures...