the hills are alive with the sound of.....pickin' 'n grinnin'

Brian and Blake blessed us with a visit today after taking Lara to the airport so she could head for a conference in Chicago.  We enjoyed some delicious pizza while Blake played with some toys and watched us intently, probably wondering when he was going to get to begin enjoying this cheesy goodness.

Then we settled down for some carpet-level explorations.......

                                            and kazoo lessons.........

that little darlin' is one 'quick study'

                            .......then they got all acoustic on us.......

........paying such close attention.......

                        ......you've heard it said that some folks really
                                       'get into' their music?  Well........

a day with our tahlequah tiger

From start to finish, it couldn't have been sweeter....our day with Blake. He's really ratcheted up the 'personality quotient' since the last time we saw him and spent the day exercising all the babbling, "ppftft"ing, singing, and grinning he could possibly muster. We were thoroughly entertained, to say the least!

working on another 'pearly white'

He and 'Pop' are both Fox News fans, you can tell!

       This 'side lay' position was his favorite all day!  Also did a bit of a 'superman' impression 'flying' around the house in that pose.

"The phrase "I'm lovin' it" doesn't just apply to Mickey D's," says Blake.

 

 

 

Daisy heard about the meteor that was going to be passing to within 17,000 miles of the earth around 1:24p.m. so she figured, what the heck, I'll just spend a good portion of the day in "my bunker."

and so like his mommy and daddy, he's the literary bug.....so yes, story time;)

Yeah, I know, it's not barbecue....but have you ever seen two guys so happy?

               Bye,bye, sweet precious boy......see you next time!

second saturday at Philbrook!

Can't let a rainy, cloudy day get you down when you're spending it with these two...........

from sharing nuggets (of humor, silliness, antics...oh and chicken) to......

                              ......blowing bubbles in their Hi-C.......

.......to asking, "Do I have ice cream on my nose YET?".......well, yeah,

it was pretty much fun for us, and probably everyone sitting around us;)

 

Then on to Philbrook's Second Saturday.............

 

 The theme of this month's 'second saturday' was 'love is everywhere' and it certainly was with these two.  We started out with a simple heart weaving project (the featured artist was one who'd done the woven tapestries of Cupid and Psyche's wedding that flank the Grand Staircase) and Silas a Kady made heart necklaces.

 Then it was down to the lower level studio so they try their hand at using oil pastels on their own version of the 'Love' poster.

                                        She could do this for hours!

                                             He was SO intent!

                .....and he LOVED how the oil pastels smeared!  Cool, huh?

                               Looking pretty satisfied with his work!

                                           In their element, for sure!

                                        Just a little more here.......

                                  .......................and here........

         and then we're off!  Kady (who considers herself a 'seasoned veteran' )delighted in leading Silas on the tour......

                        trying to make the floor light up in the ballroom

 The scavenger hunt prompted them to count the number of paintings and sculptures that depicted mother/child love (9) and then to show their favorite..........it was unanimous: let's hear it for the most recognizable version of Mary and Jesus.

 It was so sweet to listen to Kady tell Silas about what the gardens would look like in spring and summer and how "we'll go all the way down that long walk to another statue."

 Headed back through the ballroom to the next item on our scavenger hunt list:something about 'dog' statues at the top of the Grand Staircase?

 Also waiting at the top of the Grand Staircase was a very nice museum docent who kindly advised us that flash photography was not allowed...ooooops!

Dreaming of picnics on the lawn, scavenger hunts in the gardens, counting koi in the ponds, listening to music by the gazebo......warmer days, they'll be here before we know it!