Teagan's lizzardy

Teagan found this little guy in our front yard
on his way home from school last week. He
named him lizardy.

Teagan is so good at catching lizards.
Is quick and has fun taking care of
them. He was sad when we told him
we would have to let him go, he is so
little we thought he needed to find his
own food. So, that night when I went
to take him outside. I realized that I
had cleaned the kitchen (Teagan had
put him in a plastic cup). I felt so
bad because I was pretty sure he went
down the drain. I was in huge trouble
with Teagan. He was so mad at me.


The next day...I saw the little guy
crawling on our kitchen floor.
Nothing short of a miracle that he
didn't go down the drain or get
stepped on. (My eyes are trained
for creepy crawlies in my house).

Teagan was so happy when he came
home from school and I told him the
news. This is Teagan holding him.
He let him go after saying "goodbye".

Photos of my family

Preschool starts

On a much prettier note....here is
my sweet savannah. She is all
ready for her first day of her 4-yr
old preschool class. She decided to
grow some this summer...she finally
got some legs so I had to get a picture
of them.

She is so sweet, a beautiful smile and a great
contagious laugh. If she knows I'm sad about
something she likes to give me hugs and kisses
and asks me if I feel better. She loves to read
and play with her best friend and her brothers.

This is one of my favorites because you can
really see her beautiful eyes and smile. Oh,
and she also grew some hair this summer.
Those beautiful gold locks started really growing
around 3 1/2 years old...yes!

Here is Savannah outside her preschool with
her best friend. They cannot get enough of
each other....every day they want to play
before and after school. They have a great time
together.

Wolf Spider

Ok, anyone who lives in Arizona has probably
seen one of these nasty wolf spiders. Tom
tells me they are "good" spiders (I didn't know
there was such a thing)...they kill crickets and
scorpions (well, that is a good thing). But if you
have ever stepped on one in the shower, you
know they are nasty. No, they don't hurt you
but they are definitly one of the uglyist things I
have ever seen.

So, Tom tells me to grab the camera and come
see the biggest spider he has seen in a long time.
This wolf has a backload full of babies...yes, the
entire back is covered in baby wolf spiders, how
lovely. Did I mention this is in my front yard.

Oh, did I also mention, Tom doesn't kill these.
If they get in the house, he captures them and
lets them go outside...what a nice guy. Don't
tell him, but if I catch them inside (or out for
that matter), I kill them (usually without
hesitation). Anyway, this was our friday night
entertainment...the Mazyks and the Randall
girls also got to see this lovely spider up close.
I'm sure they will sleep well tonight.