Obi Wan Do-You-Know-me?

Obi Wan do you know me? Well, let me introduce myself. I am Gam's to 3 young Jedis. While I have attempted to guide my young charges in the ways of the Force, I didn't sign up for this and wish you would holograph yourself here immediately (or send Yoda if you're busy)! The light saber battles are too much - I am posting my proof below.

The photos above were taken by my talented daughter, Leia.
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The Battle Ensues


The Littlest Jedi


Oh, and Obi Wan, about the littlest Jedi.... you'd better be quick as the Force is strong with this one and I'm afraid he may be leaning toward the Dark Side.

Happy Mommy's Day

Wishing everyone a beautiful Mom's day. Thankful for the woman who is my own Mommy...



So proud of the beautiful girls that are my daughters and their mothering spirits.

A Blast From the Past Saturdays - A Trip Down Memory Lane

Saturday's posts will mainly be pictures from the many thousands I have archived. Most were taken by old point and shoots and many were film shots I had transferred to disk.

A toddler train.

Come on let it rain.

Pappy's Boy or Stop and Smell the Roses (or whatever the heck that flower is)

The Dillybar Boogie

The Dillybar sleepover has ended. The funnest part of a sleepover at Gams' is getting to stay up as late as you want - thanks to Pappy who is a "twittering" night owl (check out @IndyEnigma on Twitter) who lovingly carries the very heavy 4 year old upstairs after he has finally crashed.

I am suffering with "day-after-a-sleepoveritis," and will shortly be seeking my bed. I will leave with you my all time favorite video of the Dillybar hoping it will bring you a chuckle or two. He is about 20 months old, or there about.

We're Having A Sleepover!!! Dillybar Edition

Guess who's having a slumber party with Gam's tonight?!





Dillybar, Dillybar, Dilly, Dilly, Dillybar....bah bump bump bum!







There will be games and cuddles and lots of Nickelodeon! Unfortunately there will also be repeated watchings of the same episode of Drake and Josh (argh... I wish On Demand would change episodes weekly instead of monthly)!


The sleep over tradition started a long time ago...



...things were a bit calmer then. There is nothing like a nap in the recliner with a sweet, cuddley baby!



These days, the activities are bit more rambunctious.



I am surrounded by Power Ranging...



Colts playing...



Bike riding...



Tree climbing...



Cuteness!

I'll let you know if I survived!

Rainy Days, Not Monday's, With Goose Poo

There is a Christian school just up the street that has an almost lifesized Ark on it's grounds. If the rain keeps up it's good to know I'm not far from safe harbor. Geez, enough of the wet already!



These little guys are lovin it though.







At last count there were 34 babies that live at the lake behind me.





They are the cutest little fuzzies! Hopefully they will grow up, leave home and become responsible young geese and NOT move back in with the folks when times get tough. There is more goose poo than grass right now. I don't want to think about the massive amount of poo generated by 34 additional full grown geese. My patio stays relatively poo free thanks to the efforts of Rugby.



At least it did until his run-in with a momma goose. Now the poor fella just lays around waiting for the little poops to grow up and leave the neighborhood.


I'll have to tell you about the other wildlife that comes around to torment him in another post - who knew squirrels were so mean?

Let Me Entertain You

Who needs tv when you have this around?
Or this....

The Force is strong with this one. I've lost count of the number of Light Saber battles I've witnessed - Obi Wan would be so proud!

And this guy... Mr Attitude/Personality/Imagination. I could devote an entire blog to this one! Stay tuned for details of his antics.