Red tulips planted by Xan and Aunt Diane!

These are some of the 100 tulip bulbs Xan and I planted the day Velia was born. That little bud will be a beautiful red tulip in 4 or 5 days. Xan-we will have to walk carefully around the yard and count the red tulips that have bloomed. We need to walk carefully so we do not step on any of the growing tulips. Did you know that one year Nonnie helped me plant bulbs? She sure did. I don't remember if they were tulip bubls or daffodil bulbs. Maybe Nonnie remembers. Ask her.

This just shows a larger bud. The previous little bud is in the tulip on the right. Xan-we will have to count again on Wednesday to see if any more tulips bloomed overnight!
This picture shows several more tulips is various stages. Xan- I hope some of these bloom and open before you get here. We will need to pick the snails up from around the tulips. There are not too many snails but we have to be ready to pick up any we see. The best time to find them is early in the morning. We will go out and look before I go to work for the day. What could we carry with us to put the snails in? Hmm, a bag? a bucket? a box?

What shall we do with them? Think about that. I do not want them in the yard anywhere. Talk with Mommy and Daddy to try to figure something out. I have a few ideas that involve stomping, smashing, and/or throwing!
This is one of two that have the largest flower. Neither one is open yet. Some tulip bulbs I have planted in the past were a bright red. I hope that when these do open the red will be brighter.

Birthday brunch in random order-just for the pics

Amaryllis

I received an amaryllis from Carlie at Christmas. It bloomed!
It had one bloom, then two, then three. The first bloom is fading but a fourth bloom is starting. It is just beautiful

Fire bowl and firemen

Santa brought a fire bowl to us for Christmas. We tried it out tonight. We used a presto log for the fire since we don't have firewood around the house.
We had family over for 'smores. Plus, it was Jordan's last night before heading back to
San Diego. He could see some family before leaving. They came over about 4:30 so we could still see what we were doing. As the marshmellows were roasting, we realized that they were probably getting full of chemicals. They would turn gray instead of golden. Decided to use firewood for the next fire.
When we were done, Jordan blew out the flame but it kept smoking. He and I sat down to dinner about 6. I looked out to check on the fire bowl. Couldn't see a thing in the dark which was a good sign-no fire. So I thought! At 6:45 3 firemen and their big fire truck pulled up to our house! They had a call about smoke and were driving around the neighborhood. They figured out the smoke was from us so they came to the door. One said to use wood next time because the presto logs smoke so much. Not to worry, we definitely will!

Skating in the buttes

Skating

Happy Birthday Velia Anne