Memorial Day

I've always enjoyed Memorial Day, for most of my life we have always done the same thing, tweaking here and there as the years have gone by. I love it cause it is always right on the verge of summer, the excitement of school being almost out lingers with you and it makes for a great holiday. Plus this year I have been missing my super ridiculously busy husband so much, that it was so nice to have a full day to spend with him and our boys. I kinda wanted an updated family picture for this little decor project I am working on so I made my sister meet me at our house first thing in the morning and take this quick picture. Its not perfect, but it will do. Best out of the 5 we took.

We then headed to breakfast. We go out to breakfast maybe three times a year. New Years Day, Memorial Day and the first day down to our Island Park vacation. That is usually it. And if you know me, you know breakfast is my absolute favorite meal to eat out for. I just totally love it. We went to Jeremiahs, it was kinda a wait so the kids kept themselves busy in the little gift shop. We went with Ash and the kids and my mother in law and Rosemary.

My kids are big fans of breakast too. It is the only meal I can count on all three of them to eat well. Carson is going through a major growth spurt lately. That kid can really put food away. He ate an entire pancake that was as big as his plate, 3 pieces of bacon, 2 scrambled eggs and a few oranges. It was amazing. Sometimes when I watch my boys eat it makes me very afraid for my future grocery bill...3 growing boys. Yikes.

Then it was off to Willard cememtery with my mom's dad to visit the graves of his loved ones. A few of my aunts, uncles and other cousins come as well. Its always kinda nice to get together. Plus our kids loved it. Appearantly the cemetery is one of the coolest places to visit if you are under the age of 6. They were loving it.

My grandpa Woodyatt (my moms dad) and Lincoln. Linc is sitting on top of his great, great Grandpa Woodyatt's grave. I love this Grandpa of mine, he is quite the charachter, an absolute goofball and one of my very favorite people. He loves to make us laugh and he does a great job of it.

Love this picture of my boys and grandpa. Look at his expression, I know I will always cherish this picture. Warms my heart.

I was a little camera happy. Weird huh, so unheard of for me. Ha.

My grandpa then took all of us for pizza. The big boys got there very own table. This is a pretty big deal people, they were on cloud nine.

We then headed home for a couple of hours to get a couple of things done. I had mountains of laundry and Thiago needed to get our next application of fertilizer down on our lawn.

I was visiting with him outside while he did it, and noticed quite a few strawberries coming in. Me and the boys set to work picking them. Look at that. Home grown berries.

We ended the day at my inlaws for a small BBQ. My husbands aunt and kids are in town this week for my sister in laws highschool graduation, so they were all there as well. I have probably only been around Thiago's aunt 4, maybe 5 times in our married life. She lives in Illinois and doesn't make it down here often. It is his only blood related family that is here in the states so it is always fun to get to spend time with them. That was Memorial Day...

Insta-Weekly

Introducing something new friends...Instagram. Are we all familiar?? All of the following photos are taken from my phone using the Instagram app. It allows you to take the picture and then puts these fun filters on them that changes the look of the photo. Lots of fun and very convenient, considering I always have my phone and don't always have my huge camera. So here is a look at my week through Instagram. I am tired and the hubby is waiting to watch a movie with me so I will keep the captions nice and short. They will state exactly what I wrote when I sent the picture out through Instagram. So have fun, they might be kinda vague...

Ahhh, Monday morning....

BBQ with the Phongsavath's

Yum!

Drake just woke up from a nap and Elle Belle thought he could use a friend. He's skeptical...

Avengers. Lined up ready to fight.

Honey is out to dinner for work...me and the boys are having Warren's!

Teri..stop eating this!

Cool, new shoes for my boys..

Morning cartoons...

Time with my flower beds this morning...

Cut and color!

Rio Tinto stadium watching the Davis Darts hopefully take state in soccer. Bro in law is the head coach. Oh, and by the way...they did take state. Champs!

Hittin the road. Just me and my babe, out for a Friday night jog.

While we jog...this one kicks the soccer ball.

Perfect way to end the day.

Love a decorated cemetery. Happy Memorial weekend.

Building forts with dad. When the cats away, the mice will play. Happy LONG Weekend friends!!!

Let's Plant

May brings three main events for me. Mother's Day, my anniversary and my heavens.....flowers!! Flowers, flowers, flowers...such a lovely event we must say it three times. I tell ya friends, I live for May. I can't even tell you how my heart seriously sings when I pull out those pots and dig into that soil for the first time. Euphoria...complete euphoria!!! Last week was planting day. It was lovely.

To start the day out, I had to run Carson over to the elementary school for his end of the year testing. We had been practicing and reviewing all weekend long, and he had that stuff down. I wasn't allowed in the room while he was testing obviously, but when he got done his teacher told me how well he had done. Her exact words were "he blew that out of the water". My mama heart was proud, so what does a mama do when her heart is proud?? She buys her boy his favorite treat. Doughnuts. Doughnuts put an extra pep in our step...got us good and ready for planting day.

Let the fun begin. Meet Ashley, little Miss Green Thumb, my mom is the original green thumb, Ashley is her apprentice. And lucky me, the apprentice comes to help me. I wish I could say I was a natural at things like this. I try my dangdest, I fake it, I copycat, I give it my all but in the end I don't have a natural knack for it. Years of practice have made me decent, but Ashley is just a natural. Her pots seriously look like professionals. She is constantly getting asked where she bought them and how much they cost, and she proudly states she just did them herself. So yeah, I make her help me.

Here's another special little helper. Although lets be honest, his help wasn't appreciated quite the same way. Lets just say Drake wishes he was one with the dirt. No matter what was going on, no matter how many toys I brought out for him, he went straight for the dirt. EVERY. TIME. Can we say annoying...

We stopped for a little lunchbreak.

Then there is this boy. This is right up his alley. He was glued to Ashley's side the entire time. He would ever so carefully peel the flowers from their containers, gently break up their roots, hand them to Ashley, sprinkle the food, refill her watering can. They were perfect little partners. He soaked up every minute of it. This boy is a lover of the finer things in life. He knows beauty, that is for sure.

This boy. Not the case. He spent the day in a typical, crazy Lincoln boy kinda way. Until he stepped on a sticker. Maybe he should keep his shoes on. Regardless, he did indeed step on one. It was rough, for all of us. The kid knows how to cry and carry one. Poor baby.

Here it is, Drake's big moment of the day. Someone found his way, right smack in the middle of not just dirt, wet dirt. Right in front of the hose. He found it, sat in it, played in it, threw it in his hair, all before his mother could catch him. I turned the corner, took one look, muttered to myself and went to find my camera. Little stink.

By the end of the day, Drake wasn't the only one covered in dirt from head to toe. We all were. However the end result was well worth it.

There you have it friends. My babies for the next 5 months. They bring me much work and stress, but oh so much happiness. Welcome summer.