Fun Day

Today Beckett and I went to his friend Grady's house. I am posting a couple of pics of them together. I am amazed every time I see Grady - he looks SO MUCH like Grant at that age!

 The liked pushing the lawn mower around the yard...mowing mowing mowing.

 Riley girl sitting in the driveway. She's such a good dog. :-)

 Beckett found a weed wacker at a garage sale about a month ago - now that we replaced our broken one, he is SUPER excited to weed wack with Daddy! Just need to teach him how far to stay back. :-)

He was practicing his form - just like Daddy. 

Here is a video of Beckett at work. :-)

Haddy Mudders Day!

This was my greeting Sunday morning when the kids came running in the front door with Roger. Big smiles on their faces, flower baskets in the driveway and breakfast soon on the table.

We then spent the morning at a local park enjoying our beautiful weather, a good bike ride and a nice picnic. I enjoyed a bit of time on my own at a local nursery I have been wanting to check out and then topped off the night with a nice dinner at home.

Grant made many beautiful gifts for me at school ( :-) ) My favorite though was a little quiz he took. The bolded areas are where he filled in his answers. :-)

My Mom is the most wonderful mom in the world!

Her name is: Mommy
She is 16 years old
And has green eyes and blonde and brown hair.

She is as pretty as a butterfly and flower.
My mom's job is doing laundry.
My mom always says Thank you.
The best thing she does is play with me.
It makes my mom happy when I help with the laundry.
The best thing she makes is pizza.
When my mom shops, she likes to buy bananas, blueberries and toys.
My mom's favorite show is a dragon show.
If I could give my mom a present, I would give her a new picture I painted.
My mom is really good at playing games with me.
I really love it when my mom plays games with me.

 The kids riding back to the park on their bikes. Thought this was cute. :-)

 I didn't even have to carry the backpacks on Mother's Day! :-)

 Grant's was a little bit big...

 We found a new bike for Beckett at a garage sale. He's VERY excited.

The kids ready for our post dinner ride around the neighborhood.

What We've Been Up To

We have settled back into our routine of parks, gym, school and more parks. The kids are loving their bikes and are pushing the limits of speed every time we head out.The video is from a park last weekend. The biking loop includes 2 large hills....I think Beckett was actually lifting his feet off his pedals some of the time. Crazy boy!

Riley is growing and growing and growing. There is a 1 year old goldendoodle in our neighborhood that weighs 60 pounds...if she gets that big then she's going to be MUCH bigger than I thought. Long and lanky...not dense and stout like labs. :-) Roger and Grant start puppy school with her this week. She's a VERY well behaved dog, but if she walked on the leash a bit better that would be great. :-)

 The boys showing off their new boxer briefs...Grant was tired of his boxers riding up in his pants, so we are trying these out. And of course, had to show our muscles. :-)

Beckett ready for a bike ride around the neighborhood...rainboots - check, shorts - check and raincoat - check. :-)

Grant only has a couple more weeks of school then summer begins. Grant is going to 2 camps and we have a few classes thrown in there too. Some kid concerts in the park and of course, the pool. We head to my parents house in August.

Roger and I are working on the yard - putting in some landscaping bricks and a fence. Transplanting bushes and putting in some flower beds. The previous owners loved to plant...so we are trying to get that under control while adding some new elements.