How long is a dolphin? (Brookfield Zoo)

Bluebells at the Morton Arboretum

We went to see bluebells (and look for a bog baby) at the Morton Arboretum

We had a fun week in Chicago and somehow managed to snap no pictures with Grandpa.  But here is a very cute picture of two of his favorite people!

Grands

Cousins

Painting Mom, Dorothy, and Dad with glasses

Feeling much better

Still on a prescription of antibiotics and cartoons

Fairy and Gnome Festival

Building a fairy house

This is a flashback to Saturday.  Today, Dorothy has pneumonia and is recovering with antibiotics and cartoons.

Feverish

The Sunday Funnies

Watching Dora the Explorer, who asks the audience questions, Dorothy said, "She thinks I'm in the movie!"

I was sweeping when Dorothy pointed at a tiny spider in the dust pile and said, "That piece is moving on its own."

As you may know, Elsa & Anna were orphaned when their parents' ship went down in a storm.  Dorothy asked Brian to pretend to be the king, and I told Dorothy, "Tell him not to get on any ships."  Dorothy relayed the message, and Brian said, "Why?  Because you don't want me to die?"  Dorothy laughed and said, "No, silly!  I don't want you to drown."

Shy, not shy

"Take a picture of this."

1.  macaroni shells that looks like an oyster

2.  a picture of Rapunzel on the Magnadoodle

3.  the fence for the barn

Friends at the playground

Combined classes

Dorothy's favorite friend is the boy in the black t-shirt, Nicholas.

Dorothy's class photo

Steering the ship

The Sunday Funnies

In the shed Dorothy noticed the painted wooden wreaths that we hang on our house at Christmas.  She said,"I remember those wreaths.  They are different than real."

Lately we've been playing in the mud.  We take off Dorothy's clothes & shoes before entering the house, and head straight to the tub.  The muddy shoes were piling up outside the door.  When we were entering the house after being outside, Dorothy looked at the shoes and said, "It seems that I have played in that mud three times."

Dorothy helped sweep and use the dustpan.  Then she dumped the pan on the closed garbage lid and stepped on the pedal.

You can bring anything you want to bed as long as you stay there

Not as tall as the calla lilies

Spring flowers at the botanical gardens