A Weekend With Friends

You cannot beat the beautiful weather that we have been having, sunny and warm, perfect to get out and play.  Saturday Bobby was invited to Joey's 7th birthday party.  We opted to skip the first hour of the party which was basketball and a couple of other activities because I didn't think that Bobby would be too interested which can cause his behavior to be problematic.  We did go to the second hour of the party, which was swimming in the Lakeview Fitness Center pool.  Bobby had a great time.

It takes Bobby close to 10 minutes to get into a pool that he has never been or one that he hasn't been in a long time.  He hadn't been here for a couple of years.  I just give him his time and he gets on in and has fun.

 The birthday boy.  I still can't believe that he is 7 years old.  It just seems like yesterday that Shelly carried him into my house in his baby carseat carrier.

 Sonny loves this hot tub.

 Joey and his friend having a sword fight.  Better watch out, those noodles are deadly!!

 All right Joey, we know that she is very pretty, but can we have a smile!!

 Bobby got two pool noodles of his own to sit on and float around the pool.

When we got home after the birthday party, Daddy was outside washing the car.  Bobby thought that he could be of some help.

 Yes, he got that sponge washed out extremely well....such a big help!!

 Zoi found some shade to relax in, too hot when you are wearing a fur coat.

 Do you see what I see??  Yes, the leaves are changing, autumn is here!

I usually love autumn and can't wait to get my decorations out.  This year, however, our late vacation has made me want summer to stay.  Obviously I love the beach much more than autumn!!  There are NO stinkbugs at the beach!!!!  Bobby and I have no fall allergies at the beach!!!  I finally succumbed and went into the storage area and found my friends, Mr. Scarecrow, Mr. Pumpkin, Mr. Turkey and Mr. Autumn Decorated Pencil Tree.  They were happy to see me and wondered where I had been. After we caught up, I brought them upstairs and put them on display.

 Above the hutch in the dining room and an open shelf that is also in the dining room.

 The rest of my friends went to the back porch.

We had another picture perfect weather day on Sunday so we met some of our friends at the Stepping Stones Miracle Field.  We brought some balls to kick into the soccer net and we also brought Bobby's EZYroller for the kids to ride.

 Bobby got right onto the riding toy and off he went.

 Daddy kicked some balls to Bobby and he actually kicked them back.

 Sonny and Joey both wanted on the riding toy too so they took turns.

 Sonny's taking a break in the dugout.

 Sonny hanging out on the ground!!

 Does Natalie catch the ball that is in the air???

 Of course she does!!!  By the look of that smile on her face, she is pretty proud!

 Looks like Natalie is having a great time!

 Joey finally got his turn on the EZYroller.

Now it is time to unwind and get ready for Monday morning, or if you're Bob, it's time to patiently wait for the Breaking Bad series finally!  Will Walt die??  In a few more hours the world will know.

While The Kids Are Away, The Dogs Will Play

Zoi stands right by the door when I am getting Bobby ready for school in the morning.  She knows that when Bobby is standing at the back door wearing his backpack that we are going out the door very soon.  She is going with us, like it or not!!!  She goes right into the garage and patiently waits until I open the back end of the 4 Runner and then she jumps in and rides behind the doggy gate.

Our first stop....Bobby's school.  Zoi waits in the car while I walk him into the building and then we are off for some fun.

Have a good day at school Bobby!

We meet our human friend Noelle and our dog friend Ellie.  Zoi and Ellie have turned into BFFs and look forward to their time together.  The dogs get out of the car nicely and we all calmly start our walk.

Unfortunately Noelle knows that this is a big old lie, so I guess I have to tell you the truth.  They get out of the back of their rides like caged animals who have never seen another dog before.  It takes them a couple of minutes to calm down before they start walking us for the first couple of minutes of the walk.  Noelle also knows that this picture was taken well into our time together when they had both settled down.  

We walk 1 1/2 miles to the dog park and let them run free and play in the large fenced in area.

The first thing that they do when we get into the dog park is get a drink!!  The park has a nice water fountain so that they can have fresh water put into the bowls that are already there.

Time to explore the entire dog park.....

Ellie's a young girl with tons of energy and she tries her hardest to get the old girl Zoi to chase her around.  She generally isn't very successful.

They also go their separate ways and explore on their own....

Then it's time to put their leashes back on to get ready to walk the 1 1/2 miles back to the car, nice and calmly since they are a little worn out.