We spent the day at the pool (not ours) with a dog (not ours) and it was pretty magical.

Reid(7) and Taffy(dog years) splashed, swam, jumped and fetched for hours.

At first Reid was throwing a ring into the pool for Taffy to fetch.

Then Taffy started dropping a torpedo into the deep end for Reid to fetch.

After fetching the torpedo 25+ times Reid said, “I think Taffy is confused and thinks I am the dog.”

We were in the Vail Valley last week.  It was incredibly beautiful.

And the perfect temperature…in the shade.

I have 1000s of pictures.  Approximately 67% of them are of poppies.

The poppies were so vivid.  I may post a poppy a day for the rest of the year…

Many of the photos above are from the Betty Ford Alpine Garden in Vail, CO.  I hope to put together a whole post about the gardens and kids’ park because it is one of the prettiest places in the world.  I would move in to the Garden Museum, if they would let me.

Taken in the room of mirrors at the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit — Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

For extra credit…

Which picture above was followed by sputtering and screaming resulting in a motherly lecture?

Yesterday I participated in the i heart faces photo walk in Dallas.

40 local photographers and bloggers showed up to tour the town with camera in hand.

It was literally a paparazzi gang let loose on the unsuspecting streets of Dallas and its inhabitants.

We roamed and clicked for hours.

It was really fun to hang out with like kind.

Oh, and they brought along a few models that were much more willing participants than MY children…which is probably why I don’t have many good pictures of them.

I don’t know how to photograph children who are facing me and smiling.  I just don’t have any practice for that type of crazy situation.

The whole morning was a load of fun and I am ready to repeat.

In Dallas.

ANYTIME. 

*hint, hint*

Thanks i heart faces!

We have been on an adventure this week.

These photos are taken at Sea Life at LegoLand California and at the Long Beach Aquarium…two aquariums in one day.

And yes, there will be many, many, many Legoland photos to come…*hold your breath now*.