but don't touch my hat

Monday at Cowboy Camp was all about the HAT...and I remembered having caught lots of shots of the boys with these hats over the years. My friend Jenny taught me how to use Picasa's Collage feature to show a bunch of pix in less space....what do you think?

My friend Lori's son goes to a preschool that offers several camp sessions in the summer; last week the boys joined Tim at Cowboy Camp. This is what they looked like when they were just excited to go...
And this is what they looked like the first afternoon, after learning about how many ways the cowboy could use his hat. They wore them pretty constantly all week :wub:

Our kids are fascinated with hats, something I've forgotten since most of ours are in storage awaiting a new home. Here's an old post with one of my favorite cowboy hat pictures, made into a jigsaw puzzle that you can do (yes, you can load your own photos, sent, post, etc. - have fun!)

OK, it's been a LONG time, I found this in my drafts and didn't want to lose it
07/10/09 Harry: Mommy, when you do your errands, don't take a wrong turn! 07/15/09 Jack:Sometimes I just can't make my imagination calm down and go to sleep!

Lyle Lovett's Don't Touch My Hat

Like a bridge

The park we went to has an awesome covered bridge (which was built by a friend's brother as a scouting project), and I got a few cool shots - it's been a while since I've posted a puzzle link, so here goes....enjoy!

Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

I'm not sure if it's because we've been out of town or in preparation for our vacation, but the boys have been finding all sorts of toys that they have neglected for a while. This "Talking Tracks" is a puzzle that Aunt Jackie gave them during our vacation last year - it motors around whatever path you create with the puzzle pieces, and several pieces have sound so the seal passes by a diver that bubbles, seagulls that (what do you call seagulls' sound?), etc.

Funny recent music observations:
Jack: we were listening to the radio and Taylor Swift's You Shoulda Said No came on...at the right moment, Jack asked 'is that where she slams her guitar down? is that where she takes off her big shirt and has on a dress?' They rarely see videos (except JB and Laurie Berkner), so it really surprised me.

Harry: Who's that lady screaming, Mommy? Me: Martina McBride LOL (he also asks this if he hears Rascal Flats, so there is hope for his musical taste!)

several artists: Stevie Wonder, Peter Frampton, etc

These Foolish Things

My sweet husband walked into our hotel room late last nite after his own long, frustrating day to remind me how very much I'm loved and how lucky I am.

Here's how beautiful they are....

...and here's a litte puzzle - enjoy!

Sunny Afternoon

It was a beautiful day today, and I love tree pictures



and bridge pictures

A few of my favorite things

I love puzzles, and I love these boys, and I thought this picture of them on the stairs might make a fun puzzle. Give it a try by clicking on the triangle to the left of the picture:



Happy weekend!

Our Weekend - It's a Small World After All

It is, indeed, a small world and full of good luck - we were shopping for soccer gear at the mall, not paying much attention to other shoppers when I was accosted by a handsome young man that I realized was my nephew who lives in another town. He was in town visiting his girlfriend, and we were all happy to get a chance to see him and meet her. The boys couldn't stop flirting with her, and I hope she has recovered from all their attention.... Cousin Danny probably doesn't need to worry too much, but he might want to watch his back LOL.

Harry has turned this puzzle into a town of sorts, and this morning's scenario had 'mommy going to exercise at the Y and Daddy and me and Jack are going to stay home.' (That's me in the red VW bug, the Y is the gray trapezoid...I'm not sure he gets the irony of picking the one shape that's also a muscle?) If you know me at all, you will realize what a sweet boy he is to make that purple pentagon 'mommy's garage'. He takes these various paths, depending on what other errands I have, but we always end up back at home....wubwub.

The weather finally warmed up at the same time the ground dried out enough to take a spin in their race car and Gator. Jack still thinks it's the funniest thing in the world to pretend he's leaving before Harry can get into the car!

They had a blast riding around the yard, and a little bit of coaching from Daddy had them racing around like pros

I loved the way the sun's rays broke thru the trees in this one - SonShine

Jack - Asleep At The Wheel