Quilter's Faire

It's so fun to be creative and craft together. This summer Tiffani and some of her friends took a sewing class at The Quilter's Faire. We all love this store! Everyone who works there is so nice and helpful. And Billie, the girls teacher for this purse project was amazingly patient. Tiffani had never tackled a project like this before. And it turned out beautifully, as did all the girls'. I love how the colors they chose suit their personalities.
Same project...different style.

Alexandrea, Lexi, Tiffani & Sierra

Sierra, Billie & Tiffani

Ta-dah!










Celebrating at Mimi's Cafe
Phyllis & Bethany

Happy Anniversary!

Bye Bye Birdie...

No pictures today. Babies and Mama have flown away to their new lives...

And then there was one...

Baby #2 hung out in the nest most of the day. Probably enjoyed having it all to himself. Elbow room! LOL! Do birds have elbows?! Baby #1 hopped from branch to branch still and Mama came back for frequent visits.

Taking Flight!

What a blessing to see this entire process from start to finish. We awoke this morning to find one of the babies sitting on a branch very close to the nest.

Shortly thereafter, Mama (left) alighted beside her baby (right) and poked about at its wings, as if to encourage it to fly again. For about 30 minutes, the baby flitted short distances, from branch to branch. Mama always nearby for poking and encouragement.

Feeding Her Babies

So excited to get a picture of her feeding the babies. We've seen her numerous times, but never had the camera close by!

"Mama!!!"

Babies calling for Mama...

Mama answers their call...

Mama With Her Babies

Mama with her babies...

Mama protecting her babies...

Fuzzy babies waiting for Mama...

Babies Crying For Mama...

Mama spends quite a bit of time away from the nest.

It's HOT here! Over 110 degrees F.

Mama comes back in the hottest part of the day,

sits with her back to the sun, spreads her tail feathers & wings

to protect her babies from the scorching sun.

She gets thinner and thinner...
We want to go out and place something for shade in the tree!

We don't though. We don't want to disturb them.

Hummingbirds do this all the time!