Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The cutest cowpoke...

Clayton and Gwen like to play a pretend game amongst themselves. Gwen is the princess and Clayton is the superhero. It truly is the cutest thing to hear them calling each other 'princess' and 'superhero'! Well, about 2 weeks ago when we were driving to Manhattan to pick up Case from school, we drove through a cattle drive on the road. The way to school was quick, the kids were enthralled with the cattle so close to the car and the 3 cowboys driving them. The way home was another story...we had a very leasurely drive through the herd. Clayton got to observe the cowboys and apparently they left quite the impression. The next morning I woke up to this...

I decided to help him out a bit and added the holster and bandana...





In the two weeks since, when he wakes up, he gets dressed and immediately puts on all his accessories and wears them EVERYWHERE...even Costco...





I mean, really, can this kid get any cuter? Because of the daily occurance of the cowboy-ness, I tend to forget he is wearing it...until people comment about it! You should see the smiles he gets...everywhere he goes! It kind of reminds me of being in Italy! People LOVE it...especially the men...maybe it just brings them back to the good ole days! I don't know, but Clayton sure does love it!


Well, spring has finally sprung here! My tulips are growing in force and they are starting to look fantastic! I love bulbs! So much bang for your buck...and so little work! Plant in the fall and forget...then you get the most fantastic spring show!

I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!
Ciao a tutti!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Look what I found...

Could it really be Spring? I was cleaning up one of my flower beds and this little daffodil was just smiling away! It may be the only one. It may be snowed on at any moment. But it sure makes me happy!


To those of you in warmer climes...it might not be super exciting. But here, where we have had the coldest April on record...it is something to shout about!

Have a wonderful spring day!

Ciao a tutti!