::today::

Today it is SO grey, and so rainy. That could be fun and refreshing if it hadn't been that way for the last week--more like the last two weeks.
So Max is going a little nuts from being stuck inside, after all the fun he's been having in the yard.

Last night before bed Kris took him for a bike ride, and I guess there was a pretty monumental crash. Lately if he starts to feel out of control he takes his feet off the pedals and tries to stop by dragging his shoes along the ground. Besides being really bad for his shoes it usually results in bad things. He was brave and got back on the bike but came home pretty injured.

He was wondering why there is only one butterfly bandage in the band aid box. I explained that normally people just don't need them that often. But I'm thinking maybe I should invest in some more!

Today Max bought himself a balloon when we went to the grocery store, using some of his old money from feeding Sultan. It was pretty exciting.

He got it to match his shirt.


We were hoping to see a fire work show tonight. It's part of a big celebration Warwick has every year commemorating the burning of some British ship before the revolutionary war. I guess they have battle reenactments and people in costume and fireworks and a parade and all that. Sounds kind of fun. But it's so rainy! I'm not sure if it's worth it or not. We're also debating whether it's worth fighting for a seat and having to wait beside the road for two hours tomorrow morning for the parade. I just don't know.

SO. Max and I made dessert, just in case we don't get to do anything else fun today.

They're "magic bars", and boy do they look delicious. We can't wait for Kris to get home so we can get dinner over with and eat dessert! Friday is always the day he's stuck at work the latest, which is a little anti-climactic.


So that's today, so far at least. Already almost the middle of June. Crazy!

::balloon fun::

Max got a balloon from the pet store the other day when we went to get Sultan's gross bone.
It was such fun to have a balloon. It was tied to Max's belt loop and followed him all day. It went to bed with him.
Here's some balloon fun, and a few shots of our new backyard.

This was one of the few sunny days we had last week. It's been raining lots and lots, which we'll hoping will be great for our little grass seeds.



Does anybody know what kind of tree this is?  It's big, looks kind of like a maple, and all the leaves are red.  Right now.  In the spring.  It's really weird and I can't figure out what kind of tree it is.



Yes, I would definitely suggest resting your balloon on the scary beast with all the sharp teeth. Good idea.

I had to throw the balloon away tonight. Don't tell Max. It was a shriveled little ball on the floor of his room.
We had to have a lot of talks about why those balloons can't be filled back up, and why it kept sinking lower and lower.
Everybody's got to learn the facts of life sometime, right?