Sodden Osprey

While walking in our amazing national refuge this morning after the rain, my son and I saw this gorgeous and very wet osprey sitting on top of a pole.  Poor thing.  Glad to have a roof over my head when it rains...yet another thing to be grateful for. :)

Double Deer

My son and I saw these beautiful deer this morning while we were out walking.  Seeing anything "natural" these days is difficult due to all the construction going on in the streets (they're replacing water pipes), but we still managed to find some peace and tranquility in a nearby neighborhood. :)

Sick baby :(

My sweet baby boy is sick... :(  High fever, listless.... This is the way he looked for most of the day on the couch.  Actually, I was cuddling with him for the majority of the day, but I was "allowed" to get up to take this picture and to make myself something to eat this morning.  I sure hope he feels better tomorrow... 

Mangroves on the beach

Tonight, after getting the kids to sleep, I went quickly to see if I could catch the sunset at the beach.  It was pretty overcast and cloudy where the sun was setting, but I thought these mangroves looked gorgeous as it got darker.  I sat there for a bit just to relax.  Good for calming the nerves after a long day... 

Bubble wonder

We had a great barbeque tonight on the porch for Mother's Day.  While Daddy was cooking our dinner, the kids and I played with bubbles.  What is it about bubbles that fascinates both the young and old?  I love the look of awe and wonder on my children's faces when they play with bubbles... just so sweet.

Magician at breakfast

This morning, my son had his breakfast smoothie while wearing his magician hat and while perusing his baseball stats with his wand.  Really...how cute can you get?

Yellow Crested Night Heron

I saw this Yellow Crested Night Heron at the beach during my photoshoot tonight.  One of the cutie-petutie boys I was photographing was playing with a beach ball with me when I noticed this little bird.  He was just standing at the shore trying to find some dinner.  I quickly shot this picture before we ran to catch up with the rest of the awesome family I was photographing. :) What a great night!