Category: Picture of the Day

Tonight I have a picture of Ruby that I took as she returned her Frisby. She really enjoys chasing that sucker down We must of spent close to an hour playing catch tonight.

Today after I got home from work I couldn’t help but see the billowing smoke from near our house. It seems that a second fire had started in the burned out warehouse near us. I wondered over with Ruby, to see how big it was. The first fire was massive with ash and debris ending up all over the neighborhood. Today’s seemed minor. All I saw was smoke.

Today was a slow day for the old camera… I almost got a great picture of Violet trying to hula-hoop with one arm, but I didn’t. So instead you get to see this squirrel hanging off a tree.

It’s been a crazy week so much so that I realize that I haven’t shared a picture of Violet’s Baseball Trophy and her Team Picture.

Today a new school year started, the kids headed out the door both excited and nervous.  Jacob wasn’t sure if his best friend would be in his class again this year. And Violet is facing school with a broken collar-bone and shoulder.  By the time the bell rang they were both off with their friends excited to be starting a new year. Jacob is once again in a split class, this year it’s a 3/4 split with lots of his friends including his best friend Daniel. Violet was thrilled to see all her friends from last year, but also a little boy from her last summer camp.  Since I already know that this picture of the two of them before school will be today’s picture of the day, why wait till tonight to post.

 

Today we celebrated the end of Summer with some friends. While there I captured these pictures of little night climbing up the bunk bed.

Every morning Melissa or I get up early to walk Ruby, usually we find Jacob already awake entertaining himself. This morning I came down to walk ruby and found Jacob taking her out of the door for her morning bathroom break. He insisted on doing it himself, evening picking up the poo. The only problem he had, was when Ruby saw me and wanted to run to me.

Today the kids headed on an adventure with Nan. They started the adventure at a local library where I captured the pictures I used for today’s picture of the day collage. It amazing how hard Violet tries to act as if nothing is wrong,  even though she has to be in a lot of pain.

With everything going on for our little family over the last few days we take time to relax when we can. Then we get back to getting everything we need to do done. So today when Melissa handed me a Coke with my name on it, it made me smile. Of course the break didn’t last long as we continued checking off items from our before school checklist.

 

This evening we find ourselves at the St. Joes ER, waiting to see how serious Violet is injured. She has hurt her shoulder, we are hoping its not broken, but we’ll have to wait to see what the docotor and/or XRays say before we know for sure.