Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Memorial Day Weekend

Lane worked evening shifts during Memorial Day weekend so we stayed home Friday and Saturday, all went to church on Sunday then the kids and I went to Mom and Dad's for the night.  We grilled burgers and hot dogs and ate outside.
We were also celebrating my nephew's 10th birthday.  They had birthday cake the night before, and my Grandmother made him two of his favorite (buttermilk) pies on Sunday.  Dad and I attempted to make s'mores on the grill, but we burned the graham crackers and melted the graham wrapper to the pan!  Most people chose pie instead of s'mores for dessert!  :)
This sweet picture on the left came up on Facebook Timehop for Memorial Day...Crosby at our cul-de-sac picnic in Little Rock, Memorial Day 2010.  And on the right, he's driving around the farm!
Happy Memorial Day!
We are thankful for our freedom and for those who sacrifice for our country!

On Monday the kids spent most of the day playing outside with their cousins.  We came home early enough to swim with Lane before he had to leave.  It was a good day.
Can't believe my little nephew is 9 months old already!  We'll be celebrating his first birthday before long!  He's such a good baby.  We always love getting to see him.  We drove out into the field to check on the big kids who were climbing on hay bales.  
The catalpa trees were blooming.  I loved these when I was a kid!
My Mom got Alexee this pink cat cake because she said that everyone else had had their own birthday cake with their name on it, but Alexee wasn't in Flippin on her Birthday.  She loved this, of course...cake and cats!  :)

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Baby Dedication & Mother's Day

On May 14th we went to church with my sister's family for my nephew's baby dedication ceremony.  He is a such a precious gift from the Lord!
My sister's sweet family.
It was also Mother's Day!  
It is a blessing and a joy to be their Mom.
And I'm so grateful for my Mom!  I loved getting to spend the day together.
Micaela had lunch ready at her house after church, and we opened Mother's Day and Baby Dedication gifts.
I'm very excited about my new cookware from Mom and Dad.  The kids were tired from staying up late and playing, so they took naps on the 2.5 hour drive home.  I wish I could have done that too!  :)
Alexee cut this pretty bouquet for me for Mother's Day.  She's so thoughtful!  (Maybe it is from Bogart, too?  He seemed to think he should pose for the photo.)
And we are also so very thankful for Lane's mother (Grammy) and my Grandmother/"Mo Nina" on Mother's Day...and every day!  We love you!

Monday, April 17, 2017

Easter Weekend

I love Easter weekend!  Easter is my favorite holiday!

We were out of school on Good Friday, so the kids and I made a quick, one-night trip to my parents' house to see them, my grandparents and my sister and her kids.  The weather was perfect.  We had burgers and hot dogs and ate outside Friday night.  
Mom gave the kids chocolate rabbits for Easter.  
It was also warm enough for the first swim that weekend!  And Crosby spent the night with a friend/classmate (Thurs. night) for his friend's birthday.  They had a lot of fun coloring Easter eggs and going out for donuts the next morning.
Looking forward to a fun summer of swimming.
We made cut-out sugar cookies Saturday afternoon.
Easter baskets Sunday morning.
It was raining and we were running late so our photos were indoors and rushed.  Rhett-13, Alexee-10, Crosby-8.
Our only family photo from Easter 2017
Church parking lot, only Alexee's bow made it into the picture.
Lunch was ready when we got home.  We had pork tenderloin (a recipe my friend Heather sent to me to try), potato casserole, baked pineapple casserole, grape salad, rolls and banana pudding for dessert.  Rhett also made lemonade.  
I got these cute blue egg dessert plates at Target.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

February Summary

These photos/events probably aren't in chronological order, but I'm just trying to catch up...so this is a summary of what happened in February:

Lunch with Crosby.  I'm very surprised that he likes broccoli, but I'm glad he does.
Crosby got glasses!  Now our whole family needs contacts and/or glasses.  I think he looks super cute!  They have lime green and blue on the sides.  He was excited about getting them, and hasn't complained at all about wearing them.  
Alexee participated in the school dodgeball tournament fundraiser.  The girls chose their team name:  Dodging Donuts.  They made it to the finals of the tournament, but got beat in the last few seconds of the game.  It was an exciting day for them!
 Watching one of A's ballgames.  Rhett needs a haircut!
 We had unusually warm weather in February.  One afternoon we went for a hike in the woods.
 I just thought this was funny.  He hates baths.
We had lots of ballgames in February!  It kept us busy and left zero free Saturdays, but it's always fun to watch the kids play.  It has been a fun season for both Alexee and Crosby.
I had this chair recovered at a local upholstery shop, and I repainted the frame (with Annie Sloan chalk paint and dark wax).  I'm happy with how it turned out.  It's a great little spot to sit and drink coffee by the window.  :)
A's school had a showcase night for 4th-6th grades.  Alexee showed us her final draft of Agent Cheesy Cheese, Spy Mouse, her group robot and a great piece of artwork!  Proud of our creative girl!
Also proud of Rhett, he was voted as a "student of the month".  He and the other student pictured were invited to lunch off-campus with their Principal!
We had some stormy spring weather, including tornado warnings.  We spent some time in the basement laundry room waiting out the storm (or so we thought).  We couldn't hear anything in the basement, so I was trying to read the radar on my phone to get up-to-date information about the storm, but it wasn't working very well.  I sent Lane a text at work that said, "I can't really read this weather app."  He replied, "It's over is now", which I interpreted to mean "It's over now"...as in moved on and safe to get out of the shelter.  So we came back upstairs to (a cold) dinner, noticing that the storm still seemed close by.  Later that night I figured out that Lane meant to type "It's over us now"....meaning the storm is currently right over our area.  Oops!! Glad we were okay.  Bogart was very nervous for a while, but finally settled down for a nap on top of a pile of Alexee's stuffed animals.
 Crosby had a fun class Valentine party!  
This came home in his backpack one day...I loved it!  So precious to me.  
Lane's parents came up to visit the weekend before Valentine's Day.  We went out to dinner at the Japanese steakhouse Friday night, and they were able to see A & C play basketball Friday and Saturday.  Rhett took the ACT that Saturday morning, and we took the kids to the indoor climbing place on Sunday.  Busy weekend!
Valentine's Day dessert was heart shaped cookie cakes with ice cream.
Lane and I had Valentine lunch out and went Target shopping for two new small appliances...practical Valentine's gifts!
I drove a group of girls to NW Arkansas for their first club volleyball tournament.  It was a fun weekend!
One weekend Rhett went to NW Arkansas with my Dad to see my niece and nephew play basketball. (Unfortunately it was a different weekend from when we were there playing volleyball--wish we could have all been there together.)  Between games they went to Cabella's.  R had a good time!
It seems like things have been extra busy lately!