The ladies often find themselfs in the car seperated by an empty seat, to far to pull hair but not to far for a little hand holding.......at least that's what I think she's doing.......she might be trying to pull Ella out of her seat? That Malias a sly fox.
It has come time to address the tires on daddy Dave landscaping trailer, the tires have seen better days and have a little dry rot(cracks along the tires sidewalls). Daddy was also in need of a spare for future flat tires or etc.
Daddy Dave picked up two new tires and rims, he figured he'd go ahead and replace both being they were two different sizes and makes.
With new tires(shoes) on the trailer it was time to use one of the old for a spare.
I had some extra u-bolts laying around so I useded them to mount the rim to the trailers cage.
And here we are ready to go out and get my grass cut on, prepared for that unexpected flat.
Malia Drew a picture of momma Mandy yelling.................maybe not Mandy but it's what I like to tell people.
In the morning the girls had coffee across the fire from aunt Violet and Mr. James
A closer look, and of course the girls coffee is just coco, Ella is looking a little serious.
This past weekend momma Mandy and daddy Dave took the girls for a weekend camping trip. This camp ground was next to a lake which had swimming access, the girls had a blast.
Here Ella is cheesing it up
Sense we weren't at a "real" beach the sand was only so deep and being in the Carolina's the soil is clay. Aunt Rose started forming these clay balls, and soon daddy Dave joined in. They were soon formed into clay creations.
After a day at the lake dinner was enjoyed around a camp fire.
Malia was pooped......... she fell asleep on momma Mandy's lap.
It seems that this bird feeder is of poor design, the covering dosent keep the bird feed dry and after a good rain the seed is ruined, but daddy Dave had a plan.
After looking around he came across this old veggie tray bottom which was of no longer use. First a hole was predrilled and threaded onto the cable to act as a covering.
Here's a pic of the finished product.
This should help keep the rain off the goods, so eat on birds. No one likes soggy ceral and I doubt the birds like soggy bird feed.
Malia has decorated the walk way with chalk, a sort of Picasso style. I know what happens if you step on a crack(break your mommas back) but what happens if you step on a face, you get a leg brace? You get a can of mace? Get a bad case? A new place? that's all I got maybe you can come up with something better.
Momma Mandy took the girls strawberrie picking.
They went right to work, Ella mostly picked up the discarded berries or the ones laying on the ground she wasn't very PICKEY........
Malia was more precise.......picking nice big red strawberries.
Here they are pictured with the bounty, Ella has some evidence on her face it seems that not all of the berries she picked made it into the basket.
Afterwards they hung out with some chicks.
And momma treated the girls to some fudge pops on an old country front porch.
Mmmmmmmm nothing taste like fresh picked organic strawberries.
On daddy Dave's landscaping trailer the lights haven't been working, to prevent further problems(ticket) he decided to add a light kit to the trailer. Pictured above you can see the non working lights and broken lens, it was figured it would be easier to add new lights than the hassle of replace the old ones, needing to find exact size etc.
After adding the new lights and installing a new harness, we were in business. Daddy Dave still needs to take a longer look at the wiring diagram because the turn signals don't function properly, and when the brake is pressed one side cuts off, but some lights are better than no lights.
Here we have Malia the great..........or other wise known as matryoshka(Russian nesting dolls).
Here she is in her act.
Tada.....
No it's not the movie "tangled", it's just a past birthday gift for one of the girls(which they both enjoyed). But there comes a time in the life of a slinky in which it's past adventures get it into a mess. It may have been the time the girls tried to jump rope with it, or use it as a Barkley leash, or may be the time they were trying to see how far it would stretch, never the less this time it became tangled with a favorite pair of fairy wings. And the choice was which would perish(get cut). I guess if daddy Dave had them pacitence he could unravel the two like a sort of sick rubics cube, but like I said "IF" daddy Dave had pacitence.
The decision was made over lunch, how can those girls stomache the grotesque act of cutting apart a peice of their family (toy family that is), right before their very eyes. But It didn't faze them, as you can see the fairy wings won out and the contorted slinky will be recycled and down the hatch went peanut butter and honey sandwiches with a splash of milk.
Momma Mandy broke out the pool and let the ladies cool off in some cool water, Malia is teasing Barkley with his ball.
Here's a pic of Ella relaxing watching something on the tube.
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