Sweet Mercy

Brian and I got massages this morning at a spa. It was a perfect way to end a week and begin the weekend. We both are now extremely relaxed and enjoyed it tremendously, but Brian can't stop saying, "Sweet Mercy!" Hmmm...

Cousins Playing

What To Do With A Pillow

Ava knows what to do with a pillow. In case you are wondering, it is Uncle Brian that is tossing the others on her. She'll get him back someday...

Hello?

We spent the afternoon over at Mr. Kenney's house. It is blazingly hot here in Philadelphia. While enjoying fresh squeezed lemonade and soft pretzels, we let Ava entertain us inside in the AC.

Mrs. Kenney & Ava

Mrs. Kenney would be so proud.

Manning the Porch

Over the past few weeks we have noticed these long strawlike branches on our front porch. We kept sweeping them off thinking it was from our neighbor's cat. But everyday more and more appeared and it soon became clear that a little Robin Red Breast was making a home. He was very tenacious - day in and day out he would bring new sticks to his nest. It took him about two weeks. He'd leave his post everytime we came onto the porch, but now he must have another mission. He finally stayed long enough for us to capture him.

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Val had her surgery on Monday to extract the three teeth she broke. She did very well during the surgery and is back to her normal self. The first night after surgery was rough though...she was not herself. Being heavily drugged, she accidently wet the bed. Now I know how my mom felt back in my early days when I would call her in the middle of the night after I wet the bed. She would clean me off and change the bed and then I would get to spend the rest of the night in my parents' bed. I loved it. While that is a fun memory for me - being on the other side of things sucks. I guess I owe my mom a big thanks!!!

Above is our toothless Val. She is all better and should be back playing ball in no time.