Good Morning! Been MIA lately, busy LOL! Quinn is in full toddler mode, he still though is wonderful, but has moments - I have my sense of humour hat on but sometimes I do not know what to do! If anyone has any advice, I will listen to anything, feel free to email me. Most of it is when he doesn't want to nap and he gets up alot in the night. (Riker is sleeping through the night LOL! Shouldn't it be the other way around??) Quinn has discovered that you can put things in the DVD player.....

It is fun around home! Riker also loves the pool!
Here are some pics from Thurs and Friday. The second pic is Riker's new favourite sleeping position. Riker is a very big boy, same build as Quinn just longer. Yikes. Time to save money for that grocery bill.


I'll be back later! Have a wonderful morning everyone!

Eileen the boys are so adorable! I have a solution for you. When Quinn gets into full blown toddler mode, that is when you call a relative and say: "Quinn just keeps asking about you. Couldn't you find it in your heart to take him for a few hours today. He just loves you so much!" A friend of mine got real good with this method. She had lots of relatives so had lots of people to take her child when she was in toddler mode. Child got a distraction, relative got a handful, and my friend got some much needed rest.

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Eileen, such cute pictures! I can't believe how big Riker is already!

Full toddler mode seemed to hit right about when Riker came along....YGM ;-)

Jeanine, I like that solution!

Cynde. I am also scared of next year, when the 2 can gang up on us!!

Those boys are getting big. Cute pictures.

Here's something not quite as cute.



Any ideas what kind? He was pretty small and probably a yearling.

Looks like a water moccassin to me. Fat body with rapidly tapering tail - can't really see it's head clearly, but from this angle it looks like a wide viper head. Are you near water?

By the way, Cecil, - Eileen posts nicer pictures than you do!

Good God, Cecil, that THING was in your yard????? Thanks for the nightmares, buddy!

Cynde, this is just for you. I bought Riley a new book today, it's a Baby Einstein and it's called "Mama and Me". It's about mommy and baby animals with cute pictures. Here are two quotes that will make you pee your pants.

"I am a baby whale. Even though I am big, I am still young."

And as if that wasn't funny enough...

"I am a baby elephant. My mommy protects me by letting me hide under her large body."

Riley has no idea what made me laugh so hard... lmao !!!

Thanks everyone! The snake is cute too Cecil.

LOL Kelly!

Cecil...not sure of type but willing to bet it is in the viper family because of the head shape. I agree that it does look like a water moccasin from the angle you posted.

Kelly...LMAO....Hi, I'm shamu...

Cecil, have no idea...I hate snakes...can't even look at pictures of them. When I lived in Washington DC, we were backed up to a river. Had them on our back porch, front porch, regularly...I was trapped in the house until my ex could come home and get rid of it...lol!

Cecil, I need for you to open his mouth for me to identify. Thanks post the picture when you can.

looks like a harmless banded water snake...narrow head & round pupils in the eyes

harmless and snake should never be used in the same sentence..... lol

Well, now that I think about it, I do believe, Water Moccasin is probably correct. Although I did not think we had them this far north.

How do I know, his mouth was snow white (on the inside, hence the slag name Cotton Mouth). Don't ask how I know that.

Cecil - here is the range for Cottonmouth Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

That's what I thought, but it did have a white mouth. I'll try to check the other shots tonight to see if I have one with the mouth open. He was very uppity and did try to bite anything near him. The other question is how old that map is? My Peterson Field Guide for Birds says that Turkey Vultures do not make it to NH, yet we sure do have a slew of them. Another case of global warming, damn George Bush's eyes.

Cecil...we get water moccasins here and I am just west of Chicago. Not that we are over run by them, but I have been seeing them since I was a kid (and that was a while ago).

here's the updated map... LOL

Timmmmy...I'm so glad you are part of BT. You always make me smile.

Timmmmmy it is most unfortunate that you must add central Ohio to that list. Ugh.