Derek's birthday party

We celebrated Derek's birthday by making his favorite cake. I tried a new recipe and it turned out very good.

Coffee Cake!

Grapes!

We were on a quest for grapes on our walk, and we found some! most of the ones within reach were not ripe but we did get a few to bring home and we also ate a bunch. The ones we could not reach were high in an Oak tree(Willow Oak to be exact).
We also found a Pecan tree that we will be visiting throughout the summer and fall to get them when they are ripe. They were very green and I thought they smelled a little like Citronella.
The blackberry were, alas, way past their season so we missed out on the black berries!
On our way home the sky turned a very dark gray and we started to hear thunder in the distance so we hurried the rest of the way home. No sooner had we got in that it did indeed start to pour and be a grand storm. It ended up lasting all night.
We were very thankful for the rain.
We are getting a much needed shower again today, gray and wet weather.

What is it?

We went on a walk this week and found this vine. I think the flowers are really pretty. It also has this really big fruit.
It was climbing all over some black berry bushes.
If anyone knows what it is I would love to know. I wonder if the fruit is eatable?

Picnic List

( The girls eating good picnic.)
(Molly waiting at the picnic table.)
(Keren's lunch)
( Me enjoying string cheese.)
(Lars at Wilson Park)
(Lars and Keren picnicking)

Table Cloth
Paper towels
Hand sanitizer
Citronella candle
Matches
Sandwiches
Cheez-it's
Watermelon
Cookies
Ice water bottles
String Cheese

A Little about Molly

Molly has mastered the art of Bow knot tying. Last night she was wanting me to help her tie her apron string for her but then we decided I could coach and she could tie. She was getting it really good last night but then this morning she practiced some more and mastered it!

The other thing you might notice about these pictures, she is holding her purse. She takes her purse with her everywhere. Last night she even took it to bed. And then first thing this morning she shows up with her blanket and her purse. When we went to the grocery store this week she had it along and was able to buy herself some gum.

Playing outside

Lars riding his firetruck. ^
Molly blowing bubbles. she would whistle as she blew her bubbles. :) ^
Happy Heidi riding her trike. She and Lars were having races around the patio. ^
A picture I was trying to take of bubbles. But it is also a picture of the races and my neighborhood. You can see the house across the street out front through my front windows and the houses behind us reflected on my door and window. And, the bubbles I was trying to get. :^)

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Something you may not have known;
And I quote; "Lots of birds are girls, And the rest are boys."
As we were walking home from the pool today Heidi imparted her wisdom on us. It really made me smile and feel enlightened.