Happy Birthday, Daddy

Today was Chuck's birthday. Anna made him a terrific card, which includes this acrostic poem (read the first letters vertically and it spells Daddy's name!):

Checking on everyone

His heart is as big as a monster

Always being kind

Really, really nice

Loving and caring for everyone

I love Daddy

Everyone loves him!

Best Dad on earth

Understanding everyone's problem

Really funny

Kind as Snow White

Everyone agrees that he is the nicest person on the block!

The Scottish play

Anna spent last week at drama camp -- rehearsing and performing MacBeth the Musical. Here's a pic of her with a friend in their jester costumes. And here's an excerpt from the opening song:

"You'd better get back, Jack

He'll attack you to the death.

Because that cat is whack,

that's Mac-Beth!"

Rollover, Shakespeare.

Poppies

I went to the farmers' market yesterday and bought these beautiful poppies. I'm glad I took some pictures because as soon as I put them in water, the poppies drooped and the petals dropped.

Paddle to the sea

Anna and I recently read a book that we loved: Paddle to the Sea by Holling Clancy Holling. In the story, a boy in Canada carves a wooden man and a canoe and then sets them on their course through the Great Lakes and on to the sea. With her paddle in hand, Anna set her own course around Silver Lake...

Lakeshore

Two views

Headed to Silver Lake for the weekend. Here are two views -- from land across lake, from lake to land.

Strawberry fields

We went strawberry picking this morning. Faye plopped down and ate every berry in her radius -- like the little girl in 'Blueberries for Sal.' Anna proved to be a champion picker!