Bobcats and Fish

First story: Mr. (or Mrs.) Bobcat. This GIANT thing was roaming our neighborhood Saturday morning. She was actively hunting; I watched him/her chase a squirrel (the squirrel got away) and I found the remains of a bunny in our garden. :( The bunny was in six pieces...and it had been pregnant...and the darn bobcat watched me as I shoveled and discarded each of those six pieces. I was annoyed. The "bunny" was along the front wall of our house...behind all of our rose bushes...and it was really hard to reach! And the fact that the bobcat watched me the whole time bothered me. In hindsight, I realized that the bobcat/bunny attack was the reason for Reagan's incessant barking at 5:00 Saturday morning. Ugh. I think we're back to watching our doggie closely and not allowing any unattended potty breaks in the (early) morning/evening.

I can't tell if this is the baby or the mama/daddy. ?

And then, after that whole fiasco, we loaded up the kids and drove to the Loredo's lake house. Even though it rained the whole time we were there, we had a wonderful, relaxing time. Thanks, Kelley and Carl!

playing in the mud

First time fishing! And if that isn't a fake, forced smile...I don't know what is.

This next series of pictures is kinda hilarious. Walker has NO idea what to do with a fish. You can tell by the way he holds his fists...his body language always gives him away. He didn't want to touch that thing or be anywhere near it. As you'll see for yourself if you choose to scroll down the page!

Classic Walker. 

Happy again!

The fish was "SO BIG!" (And he says this in a really deep, raspy voice. Funny!)

Lainey's fish. She was about a billion times calmer.

Round two of Walker Meets a Fish. 

He was very excited about it this time!

Observing...

Yep...still excited!

Ooh! Brave boy using one finger to touch the fish! :)

Solving the world's problems. 

Cupcake time!

And more friends joined us. This is cute Brayden. Such a good kid! Walker LOVED playing trains with him!!

And here's Gavin, his twin brother. These boys were so great with Walker...patient, kind, and understanding.

Playin' a little Cornhole. Lainey's outfit: swim suit, Barbie underwear, rain boots. A long story as to how she came to wear this particular combination of things. However, she was happy, and comfortable, and wore this "outfit" all morning long.

storm clouds approaching

Walker LOVED playing with the big boys. And they were so great with him. :) Thanks, big boys.

I was playing with the color on this one...so it looks a little crazy. This picture was taken shortly before we left the lake house and we took our two very tired kids back home to Plano! :)