[Image]  The California cousins came to visit, and we went for a picnic lunch with them. While we were there, this swallowtail landed on Ruby, and she gave it to Desert Girl.

[Image]  Desert Girl was enthralled. I don't know if she had ever held a butterfly before.

[Image]  She can't stop smiling.

[Image]  Now the butterfly is getting really close, and she's not so sure anymore.

[Image]  Maybe it's better if butterflies stay at arm's length!

[Image]  Beautiful Ruby!

[Image]  The swallowtail left Desert Girl, but it stuck around.

[Image]  Desert Boy took a look at it, but he was much more interested in...

[Image]  ...bones! He found a wonderful big bone and was so delighted when I told him he could bring it home. It's in our sandbox now.

[Image]  Next we went swimming, and the girls headed out into the warm water.

[Image]  Desert Girl loved swimming with her Grandma.

[Image]  Desert Girl was learning how to hang out from her older cousins!

We had a fun afternoon.

[Image] So much fun that we came back and swam the next day. You can never swim too much in a hot summer!