Camping at the Beach

We went camping at the beach with the Anna, AW, Laurel, Hannah, Jimmy, Sarah Bess, and Davis. The kids loved being able to walk between campsites and seeing everyone. The weather was great and only rained on us when we were fast asleep in our tents. Once again, Kay was a trooper and took naps and slept in the tent without any complaints. She is getting to be such a good traveler. We had yummy camp food and enjoyed meals together with our friends. The trip was a success and we are already making plans to go again. Kay loved the water and was not nervous about it at all. She wanted to go right up to the waves and jump in them. We brought the wagon to help carry all the stuff to the beach. Kay was packed in and loved it!

Kay loved when Craig and I would roll our windows down in the car. She would laugh in excitement whenever the wind hit her hair.

We did have to take Kay to the doctor on Monday when we returned. She tripped on a tree root while we were loading the car to come home and fell. She was carrying her sippy cup which smashed into her nose. Poor thing had the biggest bloody nose. It kept bleeding off and on for over a day so I thought it would be worth having it checked out. Everything looked ok so we will just mark it down as her first bloody nose (thankfully not broken nose!) Now, the adults just have to recover from the incredible amount of itchy chigger bites we got sitting around the camp fire

Mother's Day & Natalie's Birthday

We had a nice weekend celebrating Mother's day. Our town was having a festival downtown so we walked from our house to enjoy the festivities. We then helped celebrate Natalie's birthday later that afternoon and we enjoyed breakfast at the Farmers Market on Sunday! Kay started out licking the frosting off the cupcake with one finger and ended the evening with shoving it in. The girls both got baths immediately after cake because they were covered. Kay gave Natalie a baby stroller for her birthday (just like the one Natalie and Charlie got her for Christmas). It is one of Kay's favorite toys so when Natalie opened it Kay quickly screamed "stroller" and took it from Natalie. The kids also enjoyed releasing balloons at the very end. We babysat Molly at our house for Scott and Marcia. Kay once again loved having a dog in the house. She kept wanting to put Molly's collar on and walk her around the house.

Family Visit

We are fortunate to live close to Craig's great uncles and extended family. A few weekends ago we were able to visit with Craig's brother and family while visiting their extended family. Kay had a blast fishing and playing with the kids. She was too small to hold the big fishing poles so she found a stick and held it as if she were fishing. A big thank you to Aunt Pat for the yummy lunch!

Proud Mom!

As a mother you want lots of things for your child/children. I hope and pray for Kay a long life of health, happiness, and love. You strive to raise your children to be independent, love life, and be kind to others. You spend hours worrying about your children and worrying you are doing all the right things. You stay awake at night listening to make sure your children are healthy and sleeping peacefully. And then...you have little things happen that give you the inspiration to keep going and the glimmer of hope that all your hard work pays off. The giggles of a carefree 22 month old old, the smiles when you come home, a little girl practicing "I love you", a child so proudly pointing and saying "mommy".

Kay's daycare report this week was a perfect example of one of those glimmers. It stated "Kay was very helpful today. When her friend Maggie lost her shoes, Kay brought them to her."

Ok, I admit, my heart melted. It's the little things in life...

Favorite Things...

Some of my favorite things about the Spring are the strawberries and the roses in our front yard. We went strawberry picking as a family this weekend. Kay had a blast although she did not pick one strawberry. Her activities consisted of carrying the bucket (or dumping it out), sitting in the aisles, and eating them. By the end she was covered in red sweet juice! After picking a flat of berries each with our friends Hannah & Jimmy and their kids we made strawberry preserves at their house together. I think Kay might turn into a strawberry for how many she has eaten over the past few days.

I have been cutting the roses as they are ready so we can enjoy them in the house. They make the entire kitchen smell so nice!

A Rainy Day with Mom and Dad...

We had a rainy day a few weekends ago and we decided to make crackers. I was afraid Kay's attention span would last about two seconds (which it did) but we still had fun together as a family. My mom found my old apron she made me when I was little and Kay enjoyed wearing it. I can't wait for Kay to have her own some day. She loves cooking with us so much!