Mother's Day-Present

One of my favorite things about Mother's Day and Father's Day, is hearing the Primary kids sing songs for everyone at church. Lincoln did not disappoint this year. He was the most energetic and enthusiastic singer up there. We had many "compliments" on his singing. One woman told me, "I bet he is work, huh?" Dave made me a nice dinner and installed some shelves in our 2nd pantry (it was the best gift!). I tried to have a nice shot of me and the kids, but we ended up with only a funny one.

The kids and I met a couple other families new to our town. They both have 4 year old boys, which has been such a blessing! We threw a Memorial Day party and invited our new friends. Just like most other boys, Drake loves to hang out with the big boys.

I took the kids strawberry picking the day after Memorial Day. A friend told me how beautiful the strawberries were and you can just grab them by the handful. I was hesitant to take both boys by myself, but decided the strawberries were worth it. Let me brag for 2 sentences please. My boys were wonderful! They followed all the rules; didn't run in between the paths; didn't grab the green strawberries; and stayed right by me. I wanted to yell to the other people there, "See my children. Do you see that they are following rules?" We picked a couple boxes full and then got to play on all the fun playground equipment on the farm.

This has been the craziest summer: we have had non-stop rain! Our pool membership is barely getting used, but we did sneak in some swim lessons for Lincoln. He actually did really well, and is comfortable putting his face under the water if he has goggles. He was also very brave and jumped off the diving board a couple times.

We celebrated Drake's 2nd birthday at Tweetsie Railroad. My parents also met us there. Luckily, we had nice weather, and the boys had a great time. It didnt' really surprise me Drake wanted to go on the bigger rides that Lincoln rode on. He even went on the Cyclone, where he was squeezed between my mom and Dave. I remember Maxine and I went on a ride like this at the fair. We screamed/laughed the whole time! Drake was just kind of stone faced.

Drake enjoyed opening presents and being sung to. I made him a doggy cake, which I have no pictures of. I also don't have any picture of Dave and the boys on Father's Day. I guess that was Dave's present this year! I did make him a yummy peach pie though.

I love fireworks, but Dave is not a huge fan. I decided to take Lincoln with me to watch the fireworks at our downtown, July 4th celebration. We played on the playground, danced to a live band, shared a cupcake and watched the fireworks in the rain. It was such a fun mommy/son date.

Unfortunately, Dave was swamped with work, so my parents drove the kids and I up to New Jersey for a little family reunion. We left at 3 a.m., hoping the kids would sleep in the car. They were too excited about the road trip, and being in a cool rental van, that their little eyes were wide open, even in the dark. Instead of sleeping, they watched Max and Ruby. We made a stop at Roadside America, a place with tons of model trains. My mom would visit there when she was a little girl, and I have lots of memories of stopping there as well.

 

 

Reed, Chelsea, my uncle's family, my grandma and parents had a fantastic trip. The weather was great: we went swimming in the lake everyday. Drake has no fear of the water, and would jump right in from the dock. My cousins loved playing with the boys. Lincoln was in heaven when he got to spend the night at Graham's house twice. It is always hard to leave family, but it was so nice to get home to Dave.

 Tons of pictures to come!