Baby Birds in the back yard

Did you know that Mourning Dove couples are faithful and mate for life? Well we have a a neat couple that nest in our wysteria vine every summer. The same pair of birds build a new nest in the same place and every year. The kids think it is really cool, and they were excited when I took them up the ladder to see these two baby doves that you see in this picture right here.

Lots of Eggs

This morning Maria was talking about her special tummy that could hold babies when she gets married. I told her that she had hundreds of special eggs in her tummy right now. That made her so proud, she marched around the house telling Joshua that her tummy was really fat because it was filled with lots of eggs.

Severed Head

Joshua's middle anme is Thomas, we chose it after watching "A Man For All Seasons" before he was born, so we consider June 22nd as Joshua's feast day. Every year on the feast of St. Thomas More we celebrate with a tradition we started a few years ago. We stuff green peppers with spaghetti and turn them into what looks like a severed head. This is to remember that Thomas More was beheaded for his steadfast courage with which he held on to his religious convictions in the face of ruin and death.

Bella

Anna and I were blessed to be able to see this movie recently; it was one of the best movies I have seen. It is trying to get traction so it can be shown across the country. If you get a moment go to youtube and give it a high rating!

www.bellathemovie.com

Sticky hands

This morning after a breakfast of eggs, hashbrowns and waffels, Joshua exclaimed, "my hands are sticky, I'm going to go out and climb trees!"

Hey, that makes sense...but he ran ouside in his underware (his favorite clothing) and said that it didn't help much to have sticky hands.