April Showers Bring May Flowers

Saturday was full of fun for me & the kids...We started out at the Dollar Tree so we could get lots of yard tools; shovels, hand rakes & gloves...We even got a few garden "angels" that Spencer said we had to have so they could watch over our flowers! We landed a few new pots & some hanging baskets too and even 10 bags of potting soil! I love that store - EVERYTHING is $1.00.

Then we were off to Desi's Veggies & Flowers in the mall parking lot. We got so many flowers that I didn't even know if we would have them too close together - but we made it! 4 flats & a few potatoe vines & even a couple ferns. We will be adding some iris bulbs this week (thanks to my friend Angela) to line the entire West side of the house that goes along the driveway.
Eric is going to paint the railings on the front & back porch & we are in the market for a porch bench or 2 chairs. I will be hunting that down at garage sales & clearance furniture. I'm hoping to get the kids' fort/swings fixed for them soon too. The tornado winds tore it completely up & the wood to the swings was rotten so it just fell to pieces when we tried to fix it. Hopefully Eric can collect enough unused wood from his job sites that we can rebuild it for them! It is a work in progress but we should have our house looking really nice for this summer! The kids pool is the next big ticket item! YEAH!!

The new look...Blond Billiance! I did it last night...with the help of 2 small people (Spencer & Tristan). Sissy had to help me pull it through the cap & Bubba had to "paint" on the dye with the little painters brush. Quite the experience I must add. But, I am slowly on my way to being a blond beauty again, of which my husband is excited. He has always said that he loved my blond hair...so why did I go back to a natural brunette??? Oh Ya! I had kids & that took presendence LOL!

Happy Easter...I know it's late!

This year Easter lasted about a week for the kids...Oh man did we have tons of eggs & candy! It started with Aunt Chrissy & Aunt Jennifer taking the kids to the night hunt @ Regional Park on the weekend before Easter. They had such a great time with that cuz it was like a kids carnival & egg hunt. Each of them got tons of prizes, which later were dumped out in Mom's bedroom floor - go figure! During the week before Easter, we had numerous egg hunts at "big" school for Spencer & Sophie & at daycare for all of them ( since Sophie & Spencer go to daycare for after school). On Good Friday the kids were out on break, so the daycare had tons of activities for them to all do, which they had such a blast & couldn't wait to get into all their Easter baskets when they got home. That night, we went to Aunt Sherry & Uncle Doug's for a cook-out of hamburgers & hotdogs & another night time hunt in an open lot beside their house. Aunt Sherry had bought prizes for each of the kids so when they each found their "special" egg - they got their prize. Sophie got a flower making set, Tristan got a new blue baby bunny & Spencer got a tool set. They were thrilled! Next, was the Michelin Easter egg hunt the next morning with Aunt Sherry & Ashton & pictures with the Easter bunny...then we were off to Aunt Chrissy & Aunt Jennifer's for egg coloring & lunch. They got more Easter baskets that were full of clothes, shoes & some toys for each of them. Even Mom got a basket full of pedicure products & my new PedEgg! LOVE IT!!! The kids stayed there for several hours with them while Mom went to take care of a few things....Then back I went to get them. We had family night & cook out (with Daddy too) that night & couldn't wait for Grandma to come over the next morning for her turn. She got to our house about lunch time with a whole load of presents. More clothes & more toys! These kids aren't spoiled or anything :) !! We had a great Easter week & are now getting geared up for Tristan's 4th birthday in May.

Regional Park Easter Egg Hunt

Spencer & Tristan went last Friday night with Aunt Chrissy & Aunt Jennifer to the Regional Park flashlight easter egg hunt (even though these were taken before the egg hunt). The kids had a blast! It lasted from 6-almost 10PM - Man, my kids were pooped when they got home! They got to do all the park toys, big inflatable slide, facepainting, carnival games & of course, the egg hunt at dark. Sophie didn't go to this cuz she was chillin' at home with her girlfriend, Jerrynique! The girls had a sleepover & were all into watching High School Musical 3!! The girls were all cooped up in Mom & Dad's room, piled on the bed with popcorn, nail polish, their movies & Oh ya - Dad's Dr. Pepper - whooa! All you moms out there - beware & prepare!! LOL
Tristan found her eggs!

Spencer looks amused, huh? But - he did have a great time!