Friday, May 31, 2013

Thursday, May 30, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 149

Tonight was the Spring Fling at the boys school.  I was so busy working during the event that I never made it out to the Kona Ice truck for a slush...so I made do when I got home with this grown-up version!  I also didn't have a chance to take any pictures of the event so this is now my picture of the day.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 148

Lunch date today with two of the three younglings.  I had to make a food run at BJ's today for the schools Spring Fling and they have been such big helpers that I decided to treat them to a little lunch at one of our favorite places.  Shaun was very excited to get a pancake for lunch today!

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 147

Evan shows off his ice cream mustache at our Family Center field trip to Beech Hill Farm!

Monday, May 27, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 146

One last day of fun before it's back to the grind.  Only 3 weeks left of the 2012-2013 school year!

Sunday, May 26, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 145

And then there were NINE Boys!  Owen's inauguration into the group shot!

Saturday, May 25, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 144

Rock Band parade around the kitchen into the dinning room...thankfully it only lasted a few times around.  That's when the grown ups broke out the cupcakes and they became very quiet, very quickly!

Friday, May 24, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 143

David had his first after school play date and I have lived to tell about it!  Up until today all the play dates my boys have had have either been at the friends house, or at our house but with the parents present.  David's friend rode the bus home with him and they played all afternoon.  They played so nicely together and even Shaun had fun playing with David's friend and I was very proud of both boys for making sure he was included in their shenanigans!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 142

Someone was caught steeling some veggies before dinner tonight...and it kind of makes me happy!

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 142

Today David's class (along with another 1st grade class) ran the school wide meeting they have every month.  The theme was Respect For Differences and they sang and danced to What I Am by Will.I.Am.  The principal talked about how everyone is different and special in their own way and asked how the students could show respect for other peoples differences.  It was really fun seeing to whole school get together like this!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 141

Making progress to our landscape!  I'm happy to report that the red maple survived the move to it's new home (away from the front of the house)!  Moving the tree left a big hole in our front but our plan is to reduce the size of the garden and make most of it grass.  I'm not very much into gardening and while I love pretty flowers, I want flowers that are super low maintenance and in a smaller space so I'm not spending hours upon hours weeding!  Our plan is to figure out a new design when we get ready to redo the walkway.  The corner near where the garage connects to the house (that was filled in by the tree) definitely needs some kind of shrub, I'm just not sure what it will be!

I also picked up my hanging baskets today.  They are big and they are gorgeous and I love them.  And you can't see it well in the picture but I had purchased, through a PTA fundraiser, the boys artwork on garden flags, and finally got them put out after picking up something to display them on.  David and Shaun were pretty excited to see their drawings on display in the yard!

Monday, May 20, 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

Thursday, May 16, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 136

Slowly but surely, we are starting to see some growth in the back.  I still think it will be at least a month before we can safely walk out there without sinking, but it's nice to see that hue of green!  Now, on to phase 2 of the backyard remodel!  Tonight we got the initial plans for our 3 season porch, master bedroom balcony and deck remodel!  It's exciting to see this all starting to come together!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Friday, May 10, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 130

Evan Michael - big boy swimmer!  He's already doing really well, I was especially nervous that he wouldn't listen to his teacher but for the most part he sits on the stairs where he is supposed to and waits patiently for his turn!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 128

What the 3 year old looked like by the end of his brother's T-ball practice...

Monday, May 6, 2013

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Saturday, May 4, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 124

Opening Day and Shaun's FIRST T-ball game!  Go Lucky's Barber Shop!

Friday, May 3, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 123

Look who graduated to the big boy swimming class!  And not pictured, is the excited Mommy who no longer has to go in the pool!

Thursday, May 2, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 122

A year later and we are on the last phase of our back yard expansion project.  It was a much bigger project than we anticipated, but the loam is finally down and today it was seeded!  By next week we should be seeing some grass growing!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

365 ~ 2013: Day 121

The Birthday Boy!  He finally got to have his cake...he waited (not so patiently) ALL day for this.