Our weekend...

We were recovering our little guy chairs and table and Nathan found a new way to sit in it.

James loves to be tossed high in the air.  He laughs and squeals and kicks his legs. I love it.

Little Gardeners

Last weekend we got our vegetable garden going and the boys were very eager to help.  Especially since it meant digging in the dirt. 


James is my little dirt magnet.    He loves all forms of dirt and is happiest when there is dirt around and a shovel.  He spends a lot of time in the backyard sitting and digging in the holes that Zoey digs.  Once we got the garden plot weed free and ready for planting he was fascinated by so much dirt to dig in and wanted to play in it each time we went outside.  Our plants better grow quickly to avoid being squished by a curious boy. I ended up putting tomato cages on almost all of our plants.    

Nathan is becoming a garden pro with this being his third garden he has helped with.  He was really excited this year and very proud of it once we got it all together.  On Sunday he told his primary teacher all about it because they were talking about seeds in the lesson. 

What we will be eating this summer:

Tomatoes (my favorite!)

Butternut Squash

Zucchini

Green Peppers

Cucumbers

Pumpkins (perfect for Halloween!)

Nathan was really helpful and the day before he and James even helped me get my flower pots ready.

James was just happy to be in the dirt. (:

Mother's Day

 I had a wonderful Mother's Day.  I am so blessed to be a mother to my two sweet boys.  They bring me joy everyday and I cherish the time with them.  Being a mom isn't always easy but nothing worthwhile is easy. (:  


My sweet Nathan always ready to smile.  He helped Ryan pick out some beautiful pink flowers and was so excited to give them to me.  He is such a sweet and thoughtful little guy!

My cute Jamers always so happy to be with Mommy. He loves to be held and cuddled all the time. What more could I ask for?

Our Best Bites' Chocolate Mouse Crunch Cake......My Mother's Day present to myself. (:
Oh my goodness this cake was delicious and so fun to make!!!! It tasted just as good as it looks.
I just got a Kitchen Aid, which I have been hoping for and dreaming of forever.  Our hand mixer died, there was a great deal on Kitchen Aids at Costco and Mother's Day was coming up....perfect combination.  I of course couldn't wait to use it so I made this for our Mother's Day dinner and it was fabulous!

Easter

I love this time of year.  All the colors are so bright and fresh and you can just feel the warm days ahead coming (except when you wake up on May 1st and find 6 inches of snow).  Everything is new and blooming.  The grass is green and the days a little sunnier.  I love SPRING!

Our Easter Table

We had a yummy Easter dinner together.  We got a Hunny Bunny (in the center of the table) from Great Harvest this year. It was so cute, the boys loved it and it made for a fun centerpiece.  It was made from their yummy honey wheat bread and it was a great addition this year.  Maybe one year I will get a little crazy and try to make my own. (:

Our Easter Bunny Napkins

We never used them because they turned out so cute!

We had a fun time coloring eggs and opted to do it outside which was a good call because it was James' first time.  He was fascinated by it and you could just see him trying to figure out why the eggs were all turning different colors.  He didn't bother with the egg dipper he just plopped the eggs in with his hands.  By the time we were done his hands were dyed orange.  Nathan had fun too and just wanted to make blue eggs.  Blue is his favorite color and he loves anything blue right now.

Our rainbow of colored eggs. 
Not only did we enjoy making them we enjoyed eating them too.  Nathan is becoming a little bit of a picky eater and he gobbled this right up. Who knew? I was going to make him an egg sandwich one day and he just wanted to eat the egg plain and he loved it.  James liked it too which isn't a surprise. He usually eats just about anything. (: