This is funny

To all my fellow parents out there:
You hafta go to this site. It's sure to give you a good laugh! I've already got a few things I could send in from our little monster...

shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to everyone! We had a wonderful day just hangin around. Last night Brian and the kids made me breakfast, AND I didn't have to clean a single dish! Food always tastes better when you don't cook it yourself. This morning, Brian and the kids had cards and a beautiful Willow Tree figurine for my collection. Then Grandma Lilla and her sister Sandy came over for the afternoon. We had a wonderful time visiting and talking about our gardens :)

Grandma and Jolee

Daddy showing Brady a wonderful skipping rock

The method we sometimes resort to for getting Brady from point A to point B

Me and my kiddos

Me and my wonderful family

Brian and his mommy :)

Jolee showing Brady how to drink from the faucet

Grandma and Brady giving goodbye-kisses

New (Sort of) Aerostar

My apologies for no recent updates...our internet connection's been on the fritz lately.
Anywho, here's the result of Brian's hard work the last couple of weeks...
it looks so good! He's so proud of the way it turned out. It doesn't even look like the same plane :)

Good job babe!

Starting the Garden

Now that it's officially well into spring, I no longer have any excuses for the so called "garden" I say I have. So, I've been trying to get out for even just a few minutes a day and get it ready. It's time to get the weeds out and get the tomatos in! I took my garden helpers out with me today and made a pretty good dent. I'm hoping to have my plants in the ground this weekend. Also, one of my peoney plants has sprouted two flowers! I was not expecting any blooms this summer, but this one is apparently a strong one :)

Brady's pointing the way

Even my kids race around the track! LOL

Brady's smelling the peonies

My helpers doing what they do best

My puppy keeping an eye out

Cute Girls

On Tuesday Jolee's 2nd grade class at Richards went to the Springfield Nature Center for a class trip. We ended up meeting up with them after they had eaten lunch at a nearby park, and I grabbed a couple of pics of her and her friends. So cute!

Jolee, Kaylynn, Kaity and Haley

Maddie, Jolee and Kaylynn

Girl Scout Awards

We just got back from the Girl Scout Awards Dinner, and overall, it was a success. It's always hard when you have that many people in one small building, but it actually went really well. The girls all got to get several badges and certificate awards. I'm so glad it's over! LOL

My little gang

Jolee and Grandma

Me and Jolee

Jolee getting one of her awards

Brian recieved the "#1 Girl Scout Dad" award

Mommy and Daddy

Showing off our goodies :)

Hello Hopter!

Brady got to do something really cool today! If you know him at all, you know that he is OBSESSED with helicopters, or "hopters" as he calls them (LOL). We took our usual lunch trip up to the airport to eat with Brian and Gary, and while we were there we got into a conversation with the pilot for the local highway patrol department (who is also an aquaintance of Brians). He caught on pretty quick to Bradys fascianation with "hopters", and offered to let Brady sit in their HIPO "hopter"! He literally jumped at the mention of it. We ran over to the hangar, and after some initial apprehesion (because he's never been allowed that close to one) he climbed right up in the pilots seat. He is his fathers son.....LOL