Happy Mother's Day {2011}

We have had a busy weekend, but we've enjoyed every minute of it!  Connor has been saying "milkshake" non-stop this past week so finally we gave in and headed to Sonic...

I think the picture says it all

On Saturday, Matt worked so Connor and I made ourselves useful.  I cleaned/organized the garage, while Connor gave Cooper wagon rides.

Saturday night, Caroline and I went to our very first Go Girl Paint Party.

Caroline was very calm and confident

While I was about to have an anxiety attack!  No joke, I have no idea while I was so stressed...I think it's because I don't have an ounce of artistic ability in my body.

Here's the finished product...I had to give myself a pat on the back for a job well done!

 

On Sunday, we went to Gigi's house to give her a Mother's Day present.  While we were there, Connor wanted to try out her "perfect sit up" machine. 

I also planted some flowers on the front porch.

The flowers look really good with my new flag, courtesy of Ashley!

Connor's Art

Matt spotted this cute turtle walking across the backyard

 

Like father like son...

All in all, I had a wonderful Mother's Day and I couldn't be happier!  Not to mention, I absolutely LOVE my Mother's Day gift...

Annual Crawfish Boil

This past weekend was the annual crawfish boil at Brent and Stephanie's house.  They provide the crawfish (and fixings), while everyone else brings an appetizer or dessert.  The weather has been very hit or miss around here these days, but thankfully the rain held off until late that night.

Connor and Rachel

Attempting to go through the bounce house

Could he be any happier???

Poor Connor, the boy on the left just slammed him coming through the bounce house...after that we didn't play in the bounce house with the big kids

Rachel doing flips on the trampoline

Connor's little friend for the evening...Jasmine

It took him a little bit to get comfortable jumping, but once he got the hang of it you couldn't get him off

Connor and Gigi

Head Chef Brent

(and his helper, Byron)

I think he got a little higher than he wanted to

See ALL the BIG kids in the bounce house??? If I had to guess, I would venture to say there were at least 20 kids running around (wild)

Big Daddy being funny with Stephanie

 

We had a great time at the party and enjoyed all the wonderful food.  Plus there was the bonus of Connor jumping all his energy out. 

Easter 2011- Part 2

After Connor had a nice long nap, we headed to Yaya's for round 2. 

Momma duck with 3 babies

He's obsessed with fishing at Yaya's

One of many

 

 

Two peas in a pod

Peep Drinks

Connor loved his peep drink

 

Garner looked like she was lounging on the beach

Ms. Candy helping with the bubbles

Momma Duck with 12 babies!!!! (I could not even imagine...this is a different momma duck)

By the time we got home, everyone was exhausted.  We had a wonderful weekend and we have another busy weekend coming up.

Easter 2011- Part 1

Just like any other holiday, we had a very busy day planned!  We woke up bright and early to get ready for the 8 am church service.  Of course, we had to give ourselves a little extra time so Connor could check out everything in his Easter basket. 

Candy, bubble gun, and cars for his train set

He was still half asleep

Who says you can't have jelly beans for breakfast??? (Besides Gigi)

Bubbles everywhere

The completed swing set!!! Big Daddy and Gigi did such a wonderful job!

So strong

 

 

Connor loves the slide

Look how cute the baby bird is!

Rachel is always so sweet to keep Connor entertained, that girl has so much energy!

Not a cute picture of the baby bird...

Waiting patiently for Easter baskets

Close your eyes...

...

After baskets, it was time for the egg hunt

The poor kid really had to work for those eggs

 

Big Daddy helped find the last few eggs

We had a wonderful time at Big Daddy's and Gigi's, but it was time to head home for a quick nap before we headed over to Yaya's.