it's a glitter, stickers and lolli kind of day.....

Cookie and Sweetheart are finishing with last minute touches to their valentine cards for delivery tomorrow to their friends, teachers and classmates.

Vintage cards are sooo sweet.
Except these aren't the cards the girls gave out.....

They've also decorated their valentine "mail" boxes with red and pink paper and have layered upon layers of stickers and glitter to add that final POW........

Vintage 1950's

My girls are so sweet and so generous--
They've made sure everyone in their class will get a valentine card and a lollipop from them.
They even have extras for just in case......such big hearts **sigh**
I'm so in love with my little ones.

Vintage late 1940's

thinking

I received some important news in the mail today.

It got me thinking.....

We all have important decisions to make in life.

What is most important is the decisions we make for our future.

The decisions we make now can significantly affect the decisions of those who

are too young to make those decisions for themselves for events which are yet to happen.

Every move has a consequence.

Every move must be carefully thought out.

Every decision is absolutely significant.

I choose to consider all aspects I am capable of.

A visit to the public library is in order........

All of life is a journey which paths we take,
 what we look back on,
 and what we look forward to is up to us.
We determine our destination,
what kind of road we will take to get there,
and how happy we are when we get there."

111 adventures

It's been a very busy week for us. Sundays are usually packed full of activities as well. 

Not this Sunday, this Sunday we are able to relax.

We'd like to take a moment to THANK YOU for following our little family blog. 

 I originally started this blog to share photos and stories of our summer time adventures with Grandma-Great, Nana, Cheii, Aunties Honey, Auntie Shalo, and Uncle Ahsker.

This blog has gone beyond summer time blogging.

Its gone onto journaling our lives and adventures for posterity.

One hundred and eleven blogs later here we are today. 

THANK YOU for coming to our blog.

 ---It means so much to us---

THANK YOU for understanding that although I blog daily, it often takes longer to upload and edit.

Then it sits on the "virtual editing table" from a couple days to sometimes up to two weeks before I post.

THANK YOU for you patience.

THANK YOU for coming along and sharing in on our adventures.

It shows you care to see what we do.

THANK YOU FAMILY AND FRIENDS

THANK YOU 

butterfly identification

Morning time is a beautiful time to see butterflies in N.M.

Perfect landing

After migrating many miles this butterfly decided that Fifi's shirt was a good place to rest after mistaking it for juicy live nectar.

Follow me Mr. Butterfly

Very delicate handling

The children ran in to identify this butterfly. After much research they concluded that this is a male Two-tailed Swallowtail aka Papilio multicaudata from the Papilionidae family. They also informed me the migration patterns begin in British Columbia east to Nebraska through central Texas and South to Mexico. I can't figure which is more amazing the migration pattern or the butterfly research by my children!!

Temporary research containment

Butterfly, butterfly fly fly away........... 

Okay Mr. Butterfly its time to get on with your journey