Turtle Save

A turtle was crossing the street and almost got hit by a car, so we decided to move him (or her) to the backyard.

Yes, the grass needs to be cut!

 

Moth on Back

I was painting the garage door trim. While reaching up, I felt something hit my back. After looking around and seeing nothing on the ground, I decided it was probably a carpenter bee.

Forty minutes later ... 

I was in the kitchen having a snack and Julia said "Dad, you have a leaf on your back." I told her to take it off and she reached for it and started freaking out. I could not see it so I started taking off my shirt. Sara exclaimed, "Go outside, don't shake that thing off in the house." 

So I walked outside, took of my shirt (in a bit of a panic) and the thing below ended up on the driveway. Gross.

Moth that rode around on Doug's back for 40 minutes 

RJ's Dinner Reward

RJ had some blood drawn and a wrist x-ray to judge his growth. RJ is not fond of needles, so he convinced Sara to bribe him with a trip to Coastal Flats.

So at 5:45pm on Saturday night, we headed to the Tyson's Corner Mall. After walking the mall for one-hour while we waited for a table (Lego store, Game Stop x2, Lovesac) we placed our order. Sara's salad had gluten, so they had to re-make it. So at 8:45pm, we arrived home. I feel like I could have gone to the store, cooked dinner, cleaned up, and watched a movie in the time it took us to eat. 

I cannot remember why Julia was annoyed

Ladybugs and butterflies

Sara and the kids enjoy watching the butterflies and ladybugs during their last phases of development. Once we release them, the ladybugs get a full diet of aphids from our kale/lettuce garden. 

Sara, RJ, Julia release the butterflies

Brandi and Don's wedding

May the 4th be with you. Doug and Sara headed to Don and Brandi's wedding. The kids when to the Gray's to watch a Star Wars movie.

I wish we could blame the quality on alcohol, but we didn't drink.

Fine Dining with Crystal

We have some fancy glasses and candlesticks that we never used. We made the decision to give them away, but first we had a 'fancy' dinner.

We look like we could pass for aristocracy (except for RJ's arms on the table)

This is how we usually eat (Julia was taking the picture, but she is no better)

Donut takes business trip

Donut (Julia's stuffed dog) decided he wanted to see Charleston, SC so he climbed into Doug's suitcase.

The fountain looked like a swimming pool to a small dog

Donut helping at the Acumatica Booth

Donut thought the wrench was a bone at the train museum