Summertime!

Last Saturday afternoon we loaded up and headed north to Mimi and Papaw's house for the afternoon.  Here we are taking a ride and watching Papaw clean his fish...

And the princess twirling ... isn't that what all princesses do next to the garden?

Pretty girls.

This is what summertime is all about.

Warning:  Babies in birthday suit alert.  

 Avery and the sprinkler. No captions needed.

My sweet little buddy watering the flowers...

Avery wanted to help.  Way to improvise, sister.  Albeit with Eleanor's boot...

Of course, when dirt is wet (i.e., mud), one must make mud pie.

Happy girl!!  

Mother's Day 2013

Oh, I just don't know if I can handle this cuteness!

After church on Mother's Day, we went home for naps (we are still at the age where going out to eat lunch is not really possible, or without tears... ).  Who needs a bed.  See above picture.  

Later that absolutely beautiful afternoon, Bruce, Silas, Avery, and I met Grace and Eleanor at the reservoir for a picnic!  We had so much fun and will certainly do that again soon!!  I can't think of a better way to spend Mother's Day:-)  (BIG SMILE.)

Avery: "Nel-nor... watch me land this tumbling pass!!"  Eleanor:  "Nah, catch ya next time..."

Avery:  "Ta-Da!!"     Eleanor:  "THIS way..."

Okay, hold your breath.  This is a framer. 

Sweet ladies.  Or, princesses, as Avery says.  (and she's right!)

 Eleanor was not afraid to lead the pack.  But Avery wasn't far behind...

Nor was Silas...

So sweet... (poor Eleanor!)  She is such a good sport!

Wow, we are blessed.  (I may or may not be holding/pulling one of mine close for the picture.)  Best Mother's Day yet!

This is May?!

The first week of May surprised us with quite the cold snap!  Silas and Avery loved one more hoorah with their warm sweatshirts and jackets... lest anyone keep them from playing outside!  

On another note, May surprised us again with these two - growing up WAY. TOO. QUICKLY.  Their first "program" was Thursday at their Mother's Day Out.  Just a minute, let me get a kleenex. (sniffle). 

"The wheels on the wagon go round and round..."   "Yee.....haw!"

"This is the way we pull up our boots, pull up our boots, pull up our boots...."

Poor little one in the middle was not a fan of the whole shebang.

They were all so cute... the older three-year-olds of course 'carried' the program and actually sang and danced while the older two year olds stood and marveled at parents smiling and dancing like idiots in the chairs in the audience.... too funny.  I wouldn't have missed out for the world.  

Recent Pictures

Last weekend, Silas, Avery, and I loaded up and spent Friday night and Saturday in Grenada with Mimi and Papaw (while Bruce was home in bed with the stomach virus... bleh).  Silas and Avery might have as well been in Disney World... enjoying every second planting flowers, spreading gravel, cleaning the lake house, you name it!  Here they are with Papaw on the tractor:

And rowing the boat.... (with beverages, of course)

What's better than a bicycle built for two??

My new favorite picture.  This. Is. Love.

So is this, of course.