Considering Lips, Wildlife and Another Milestone

It has been nearly one month since CavSon had his surgery.  He is doing well except for eating dirt this afternoon.  The stitches in his mouth are coming out so that makes things interesting.  We have a difficult time figuring out what is food and what is a clump of stitches.  This picture is a few weeks old but you can tell how much better his lip looks after the revision.

We have lots of visits from the local wildlife lately.  CavWife discovered a turtle in the garden recently.  The kids were fascinated by the turtle.  I’m not sure they have seen one so up close and personal.  When I first bought the house in 2000, there were plenty of rabbits hopping around.  With the growing population, including stray cats, the rabbits disappeared.  I had not seen one for a few years- until this last week.  He came hopping across our front lawn, and the kids got a quick look before he scampered off.  A few days later he appeared between the bushes in our backyard.  I think he might live in the yard behind us.  Their motion sensor light will go on at night.

The heat has returned with a vengeance here in central Florida.  And it has been dry.  There has been no appreciable rainfall in the last month or two.  The grass is crunchy beneath your feet.  CavSon won’t go on it without shoes.  With water restrictions we can only water once a week.  I abide by them, but apparently not everyone does.  Plenty of green lawns around.

To escape the heat we went over a friend’s home today to go swimming.  I’m not sure CavSon had been in such a big pool.  He was not liking it too much.  He wouldn’t let go of us.  CavDaughter enjoyed herself, splashing around.

Here is CavDaughter riding our neighbor’s bike.  She took to it quite well.  The only hang up has been getting started if the peddles are in the 12-6 positions.  Yes, she usually wears her (oversized) helmet.  This bike may be hers shortly.  The little girl who owns it has outgrown it and will get a new one for her birthday in June.  She wants CavDaughter to have this one.

So many people have been so generous to us the last few years.  I am amazed at God’s goodness through both Christans and non-Christians.  I’m not some mega-church pastor and we live quite modestly.  One way we have gotten by is through the generosity of others- clothes, swingsets, bikes etc.

We did get to Toys ‘R Us yesterday.  No luck finding a gender neutral beginners scooter.  So we bit the bullet and bought one with butterflies and lots of pink.  We’ll buy another one, in a more masculine style, for the boy soon.  But after I put it together, he was the first one to hop on and ride.  He has not figured out the tricycle yet, but pretty much gets the scooter.