Can you tell the tuxedo needs some adjusting?

Our garden is growing ...

Our garden is growing ... we usually overcrowd our seeds ... just hoping something will come up! Not very smart ... hugh? So, with my clippers I thinned out our row of pea plants and let the kids pull the pods off! They thought that was sooooooo cool! Shelby and Jack went to work, but Grant didn't like the smell!

Two peas in a pod!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meal Swap

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Happy Mother's Day!

The weekend begins ...

Friday: Daddy calls on his way home from work on Friday to ask what I had going on tonight! The usual! "Well," he said, "I intend on giving you some 'mommy time' this evening." I told him I would take him up on it!

At dinner we gave Michael his first baby cereal!

He wasn't sure about it, but he is getting the hang of it now! I did help get everyone settled before I left for a couple of hours, but it was good to get out ... and the moon was beautiful!
Saturday: Michael and I ended up sleeping in ... until around 8:45! I couldn't believe! Daddy cooked breakfast, pancakes or course, and we had a family morning! Shelby, Michael, and I went to a baby shower in the afternoon. Soon after we got home we headed out to dinner for my "Mother's Day" celebration! My choice ... we went to Macaroni Grill!

Waiting patiently on the steps at Macaroni Grill!

We have learned our lesson over a couple of "out-to-dinner" nights ... if you are a family of 6 ... CALL AHEAD! We waited for over an hour for a table - and we arrived there at 5:45! We made the most of more family time ... as you can see in the picture below! We ate calamari, pizza, chicken strips, lobster ravioli, and some WONDERFUL bread! Plus some good mac-n-cheese for Jack (some of which landed on the floor) and some tiramisu for Daddy and Mommy and ice cream for the children (which Grant's bowl hit the floor when he was finish and broke into MANY pieces - he was heart broken and embarrassed). With all of that - we actually had an enjoyable time! Can you believe! Michael slept through almost the whole meal! We came home and hit the bed!

Sunday: My family took good care of me today! We had biscuits for breakfast and had everyone dressed to head to church on time! I was given some special gifts that I had been wanting! Some to make being a "mommy" less stressful (a lock for the back yard gate) and some to make being "mommy" more fun (garden clippers and a blender)! We had a special morning with some special cards!

The Lord has blessed me with some precious children!

Thank you, Lord!

Our family of SIX! WOW! Thank you, Lord!

Please continue to give me the strength to be the mommy you would have me to be! Lord, thank you for sweet "mommy" friends You have blessed me with - I look forward to fellowshipping with them in the near future! :)