The Bag Monster (#120)

Earth Day Festival at Hugh MacRae Park.

Ice Cream at the Beach (#119)

Oh, To Be Four (#118)

One Month Old (#117)

Now's the time to look back. ;)

The Flower (#116)

"The flower is the poetry of reproduction.  It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life."  

~Jean Giraudoux

Fresh Picked Summer (#115)

Strawberries taste like summer.

Three Ways In the Pool (#114)

Slide in from the steps.

Frog jump

Butt kick jump

Beach (#113)

“Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.”

~Michelle Held

Seeds (#112)

"Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed.  Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders."
-  Henry David Thoreau

Late Night Visitor (#111)

Jump Over (#110)

Indiana (#109)

On our way back home (from St. Louis), we stopped at this rest stop in Indiana for lunch.  The first words out of the kids' mouths was:  "A playground!!!!!"

(Take that McDonalds!!  My kids ROCK!!)

Tethered Butterfly (#108)

"The butterfly is a flying flower,

The flower a tethered butterfly."

~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun

The Gate (#107)

Color Time (#106)

Claire and Raegan coloring while Chase and Henri wrestle in the background. ;)

Magic House Art (#105)

"The secret of life is in art." ~Oscar Wilde

Under the Bridge (#104)

In West Virginia, with no rest stops around and hungry kids... we found a quiet place to stretch our legs.

Smiling (#103)

"When you're smiling...When you're smiling

The whole world smiles with you."

 ~ Louis Armstrong

Daisy (#102)

"Daisies are like sunshine to the ground."

~ Drew Barrymore

Leap (#101)

To step without looking is stupid, but to leap without looking is fearless.

100th Day of the Year (#100)

"After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe we live in a material world."  ~Pam Shaw

Mud Pie (#99)

Chug It (#98)

Henri and his root beer at Uwharrie National Forest.

Make a Wish (#97)

  Happy 9th Birthday Chase!!

Le Ballet (#96)

Claire and Cameron practicing their lift.

Day Without Shoes (#95)

Going without for those who don't have a choice...

Lego Master (#94)

Chase got inspired by the books he checked out at the library :)

A Good Ride (#93)

Nature's Art (#92)

"The sky, a perfect empty canvas, offers clouds nonetheless.  They shift and drift and beg interpretation... such is the nature of art."  

~Jeb Dickerson

Get Close (#91)