"OKAPI" pix sent in by Tracy:

"Smokey Snarling" sent in by Missy:

Here are some of my "animal" photos...

My husband and kids while we visited an Alpaca Farm...

A pig we saw at the local fair...

Does a "party animal" count?  This is my husband's alter ego... "Paco"...( also used him in the "word of the week"~~ COLORFUL...haha)

Some "animal" drawings by my 5 year old daughter, Zoë...

A trip to see "Gramma's Cow's"...

My friend, Jessie's, cow...

and her pot belly pigs...

Since we don't have any pets... the last 2 pix will have to do:

My oldest son, Camden, with his favorite stuffed animal... "Big Bear"... he's had it since he was about 2 :-)

Zoë's new "Garfield" cat...

:-) Bridget

This week's assignment is for you to send in pictures of "NATURE"...

Pictures sent in by Katherine... my bestest buddy from Alabama... (all taken in her backyard!)...

isn't this cool???  A frog on a leaf!!!

Sent in by Anita...

Pix sent in by Jessie...

"lost on Pine Mountain"

Michigan State Park...

Jessie on bridge at Callaway...

Windmill Island...

a BEAUTIFUL sunset...

Monarch Butterfly... sent in by Pamela... "This was the monarch that we were watching through his transformation process"

"from Caterpillar to butterfly"~~~Aubrey's butterfly, "Alex"  

Christine's kids at the ocean:

Gretchen's  beautiful Wyoming "nature" pictures:

Photos sent in by Leslie   (Leslie is a wildlife rehabilitator)

"Barred owl baby-the moment I got it in. I had not even
set up a cage for it yet."

"Barred owl on a wire....the release,... right after I
let it go"

"Here is a recent photo of a butterfly on a flower"

here are a few of mine

My husband and kids taking a walk...

Same place...different day... a double rainbow!

My daughters playing in the sandbox while visiting friends...

My son at our family camp...

A rainy day in our backyard:

a puddle in our driveway made by the rain:

SORRY that I got behind on posting the new "word" for the week...but no one had shown any interest... so the group kinda got put on hold!!!

I would really like to encourage people to have fun with this so that I could have a good reason to keep posting!!!  I will try to get the word out, literally...hehe... by sharing my blog with others over the next few weeks!

So... the word for the week of September 10th is "CRAZY KIDZ"... please send me pix that show kids being the crazy little beings that they are!! I will post them to the blog!!!

"CRAZY KIDZ" pix

These pix were sent in by Katherine...

Her 2 oldest daughters playing in the backyard covered in red clay!!

That "Crazy Kid" in the middle is my friend, Katherine LOL

Pix sent in by Christine...

Paige, Sophia & Noah dancing in a NH hotel

Sophia...

"Great Grandaughter's 1st Birthday Party" posted by "Jessie"

Tenley with her 1st birthday cake~~ 8-27-06

PICTURES POSTED BY "ANITA":

PHOTO POSTED BY "DAVE":

"Evan singing in color"

PICTURES POSTED BY "RICARDO":

Thank you to everyone who sent me pictures to add to my blog!!  I am having SO much fun with this!!

Here are some of my MANY "Crazy Kidz" pix:

My oldest son dressed up to do a show for me...

My youngest son (left) getting eaten by his cousin...

my two girls...

My son after making stuff with clay:

My baby's crazy hair-do (thanks to my niece)

crazy summer fun

My kids and a friend having fun with a roll of toilet paper! (it was my idea too!  Hey...sometimes you just gotta let loose!)

I'll end on this note...

Here are a few of my "summer" pictures:

Swimming!!!! Here's a picture of my daughter, Zoë, jumping off a dock at my brother's camp in Alton Bay, NH

Here's my son, Aidan, eating a popsicles... I put a B&W copy over the colored copy in my Paint Shop Pro and erased just the popsicle!!! 

Using the hose!!  Here is Aidan again... have a blast getting sprayed by his big brother!  We were washing our van!

Swinging!!!  Here's Zoë swinging on a tire swing! 

My great nephew, Audric, relaxing in the grass:

My son, Camden, daydreaming:

Camden found a ton of 4 leaf clovers this summer!

My daughter, Lilli, playing outside in the Jeep:

Summer is so fun!!!  :-) Bridget

Pix sent in by Katherine...

Wool Cloth Diaper Covers...

Cloth dipes and covers...

lots of cloth diapering stuff....

Roses...

and her youngest daughter (of 3), Petra...in front of their home in the grass...

Sophia...sent in by Christine...

These are a couple of my "colorful" pictures:

A pair of rainbows we saw a few weeks ago!

some of my son's Thomas trains....

and here's a pic I took on the 4th of July of my husband and daughter, Lilli, watching the fireworks:

my husbands alter ego... "Paco" (hahaha...talk about COLORFUL... haha)

and last but not least... a picture of my oldest daughter and her VeggieTale buddies!  I took this for her 5th bday party invitation!

Ok... now all you need to do is hunt through your photos and find something "colorful" (or a few somethings) or scan a "colorful" pictures your children have drawn... and then send them to my email!!!

Have fun!!  In Christ, Bridget :-)