365-70 smurf house

First mushrooms that i've seen this spring in my garden. My kiddos were big fans when they were little of the little smurfs who lived in mushrooms.

365-67 A girl and her dogs

What better way to spend a rainy afternoon than reading and cuddled up with some pups.

365-65 Mystery plant

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365-61 THE shoes!

365-60 Gyro

My first time to try one of these believe it or not. Sliced lamb, homemade Tzatziki sauce, tomatoes and red onions in a grilled pita. It was quite tasty but definitely enough for two people! Also came with some zesty fries!!

365-59 Iced Tea

365-56 butterflies

If you ever go to Neiman's you have to ride the escalator into the 'cloud of butterflies'. These hang in the center of the store and whenever we go I feel like a princess or something as they twirl and twinkle while i go from floor to floor. That feeling fades when i look at any of the price tags. But the butterfly curtains sure are pretty.

365-54 Burger Street

The colors at this place were so vibrant i had to take a photo -- i'd never been here before but they had a sign announcing their new sweet potato fries. Those weren't so good.

365-53 New blooms

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365-39 And the sun returns!

365-38 still going

These little chile pequins look none the worse for wear after 4 days of freezing ice and snow -

365-14 Are you ready for Valentine's Day?

It's a month away, but every where i go now i see hearts and bears -- and when shopping in a Mexican market you'll see the Virgin de Guadalupe in there too...

365-13 Blingy Boots

These are some blingy (and pointy) boots. Made for interesting window shopping.

365-12 Piñatas

For all those parties during Christmas  through Candlemas there is an ever abundance of piñatas. For each party there must be  a piñata full of traditonal goodies - oranges, peanuts, cookies and of course candy.

365-11 You can tell its still Christmas season!

In some U.S. Mexican Catholic homes Christmas doesn't stop on Dec. 24 and 25. It continues on with another celebration on Jan. 6 to celebrate Kings Day - when the three kings found and paid homage to the Christ Child. This is when the Kings bread or Rosca de Reyes is served (similar to the one served during Mardi Gras) and includes a small baby Jesus inside the bread.
The person who gets the baby Jesus in their slice of bread gets the honor of hosting the next Christmas season party on Feb. 2 (day of Candelaria or Candlemas) to dress and take up the baby Jesus from his honored place in the manger. He will then be kept in another place of honor all year until next Christmas Eve when he will be put down again to symbolize his birth.
At the local Mexican market you had your choice of baby Jesus statues in case you didn't have one already --