More to come...

Ok, so I'm a little behind on posting. I haven't been very motivated to blog lately for a few reasons but I've also been busy doing the Moment's with Mom's project for preschool for one thing. That work is done at night, which is when I usually do my blogging. Plus, I messed up on the project and basically had to start over when I was almost half way done! Don't ask! Anyway, that took several nights of non-blogging. So, for anyone out there actually looking at this blog....no, I haven't quit...I'm still here. I have 11 more posts to catch up! The girls are good. Lyla just graduated preschool and turned 5! Big stuff. I'm determined to catchup so please standby...

The flowers have exploded

Last year I planted Evening Primrose in our backyard. The brilliant owners of this house prior to us put a flower bed across the ENTIRE backyard! It runs the entire length of the fence! I love flowers but not the work so much. So, I did some research and found flowers that multiply rapidly, are a "ground cover" and come back year after year. I planted a few plants in each section of the back flower bed. By the end of last summer they had really multiplied! This spring they have exploded! They're sooooo tall and they completely fill the beds. These pictures below were taken before they had all even bloomed! A week after these were taken they were even more thick! I do love them! And I love it when my plans work!

Daisy Scouts Sock Hop

Eric took Grace to the Father/Daughter Daisy Scouts Sock Hop. She wore Reesi's poodle skirt even though it was too short. We had a little photo session before they left. After the sock hop Eric and some other dads took the girls to Sweet Cece's for ice cream. They had fun. The picture of Eric on the bike and Grace carrying the milkshake is the picture that was taken at the sock hop. Pretty cute!

Ford's Birthday

Ford had his birthday party at the zoo this year. The kids loved the zoo keeper hats! They saw a few animals then went to the carousel. After that it was cupcake time. Then we headed to the big playground. They played and played and did not want to leave. Sweet Ford, we'll miss you at our new school!

Spring Break

This spring break was pretty easy going. We stayed at home for Monday and Tuesday. The weather felt like summertime. The girls were in their bathing suits all day long. They played in the water, jumped on the trampoline, ate popsicles and just played. I planted some flower seeds too. It seemed like summer with them running in and out, flies in the kitchen, water/dirt on the kitchen floor and me putting sunscreen on them.

Then on Wednesday we went to Rockport. We took Elye with us and Julie and Easton were there too. We just hung out at Mimi and Papoo's house. The girls played and played, like they usually do. Papaw Gardner took them fishing one day too. They loved that! The weather got really cold though, which was a drastic difference than what it was at the beginning of the week. Here are some pictures. I didn't take many pictures at mom and dad's because it was too cold to go outside much.

Relaxing on the trampoline

The girls were enjoying the new trampoline on this spring day. They were in swimsuits and running between the baby pool we have and the trampoline. One of the times Grace ran in the house she said, "life can't get any better than this"! I wish we were all so easy to please. I love how kids can get enjoyment from the smallest things.

Easter Morning 2010

Easter morning...it wasn't very eventful. They found baskets of goodies from the Easter Bunny. They had some art supplies, a chocolate bunny, bubble gum and a little stuffed dog with bunny ears. They liked the stuffed dog the best. I had a nice yellow shirt for Lyla to wear that would match Grace's yellow and white dress. She approved it earlier but when the time came that morning she decided she was not going to wear it. I wasn't very happy about that. I think I'm pretty tolerant about Lyla's clothes but it frustrates me when she won't give in a little for special occasions. Anyway, that was the most eventful thing on Easter.