They Said, "Go Fly A Kite...."

So we did.

 My husband recently celebrated his birthday and we decided to stay around the house and do family stuff for the occasion.  We packed a picnic and went out to explore our backyard.   Since Adam talked about flying kites when he was a child, I went out and got a kite for us to fly.

 I'm not  a kite flyer.  At least I'd never done it before, so I didn't really know the hazards of trees, power lines, and low wind.

Alas, we had all three.  But we managed to have a great time, too.

 Here are a few pics from our kite adventure:

We had some trouble keeping the kite in the air.
 He seemed to prefer:  the bushes

Bumblebee, Optimus: Father Against Son in an Epic Battle!

Transformer Wars

     Some time in November, my husband had gone thrift store shopping alone.  This was something he found to be a pain when I introduced it to him six years ago.  I like to go what I call "treasure hunting" (but only in my head), and  find wonderful things for fractional prices.   I took my husband a few times and he stood by with a pained expression on his face as I searched for  my "treasures".  He was very skeptical.

     Until we found the fireplace grill.

     We had been looking for a fireplace grill for more than a year.  Ours wasn't horrible but it wasn't the prettiest thing, either.  However, we didn't have a lot of money to spend with a new baby (babies are very expensive).  So we searched.  And searched.  And searched.  

     Don't worry, I'm getting to the Transformers. 

Photos at the Memphis Zoo

I was going through some pictures and found these that I shot on one of  our trips to the Memphis Zoo.