Down by the River

 

This being home stuff, well, we aren't really staying home.
I have been getting the kids out and about as much as I can, especially since the weather is amazing right now.

I love spring time in the high desert.

Yesterday, we met up with Jojo for a little nature walk and picnic.
It took about 1 minute for Fifi to take off her shoes and socks and walk into the icy cold water of the Truckee River.

Splish-Splash!

The sparkle and shine is hard to resist.

Her pants got soaked so, she did what any 2.5 year old would do...

nekkid time at the river.

O was much more interested in splashing rocks and sticks then his feet.

KER-Plunk, Ker-SPLASH

the colors

the reds

purples,

and the rainbow sparkle of a spider's web

All  of these, and more, spotted while taking a short walk on Saturday by the Truckee River. It sure is beautiful out this time of year.

Mom's Day 09

I can hear my boys downstairs- there is giggling, dogs barking and funny noises coming from Daddy-O.
A pretty sweet way to wrap up my first mother's day if you ask me.



We spent most of the late morning and early afternoon outside. The Riverfest is this weekend so there was plenty to see, do and eat downtown. We missed the kayak rodeo, that was yesterday. But there were plenty of people in the water (it was down right warm out) and there were defenitly paddlers and races happening in the 'south fork' of the kayak park today.




Yesterday I had breakfast with my mom and family friends. Daddy-O grilled me dinner and got me roses. The best mother's day gift though was that MrO started to wave when you say hello to him- it is the cutest darn thing in the world. He throws his little arm in the air and then if you are lucky he will bob his wrist up and down and smile the biggest smile, all proud like. How can something so simple just about melt you into a puddle of mush?


Oh and look where we went.


yeah! (I'll share more later, but these were a couple of my favorites)


Happy Mom's Day to all you amazing woman out there.
xo