Jayda's first trip to Star Lake

So... this is Star Lake!

Puddle Jumping

Trying to scooter AROUND the puddles! : )

Painting rocks for Father's Day

Shay

Hmmm... how did that happen, Livie?

Ready for the beach!

My kiddos

Jayda's first pontoon ride

Snackin' on the pontoon

Hey! Who's driving?!?

Jayda's not a fan of life jackets

Shay asleep -- too much fun!

Alivia

I love Star Lake!

This past week, the kids and I went to the lake to spend time with "Papa!" Jackson had been asking for WEEKS to go see Grandpa. Once I was finished with school, we were packed up and out the door! I love spending time at the lake and Jackson does too. Jayda... she's not so sure yet! Lots of new things to look at and strange sounds, it was a bit overwhelming for her at times. Despite our lack of sleep (at night and at naptime), a good time was had by all. We were able to spend some time visiting with old family friends, playing with "the cousins", going for a ride on Papa's pontoon, splashing around in the lake, and painting rocks for Father's Day! Busy, busy, busy! It was hard to say good-bye on Sunday, but we'll be back in a few weeks. It's hard to believe the fourth of July is only a few weeks away. Yikes!

A Beautiful Day at the Zoo with Bonnie

Jackson LOVES our neighbor, Bonnie, and today she went with us to the MN Zoo. Jackson was in heaven!He loved showing Bonnie around the Zoo and running! I wish I had half of the energy that he does! : ) On the way home, Jackson was busy singing and talking (to himself) about the Zoo. Suddenly, it got quiet... he was fast asleep! I would say that was another successful day at the Zoo!

Happy Memorial Day

We hope everyone had a safe and restful Memorial Day weekend! We spent the weekend at home. It felt good to get some projects done around the house. Maybe once school is out (nine days left!), we can get out to the lake and spend some time with my family. Bring on summer!

Planting "pretties"

It's been awhile since my last post. I went back to work and life just got significantly busier!! Wow! I can't believe how little free time I have now!

Anyway, since the snow has melted and it's gotten a little warmer out, Jackson has been a "mud magnet!" If there's an ounce of mud within a two block radius, Jackson has found it and stepped in it. He loves the flower beds! I love my flower beds too, so we were at a crossroads. After much thought, I decided to put his love of mud to good use. I bought a bunch of plants and had Jackson help me plant some flowers. Well... it worked out a lot better in my head. Jackson wasn't all that interested in planting the flowers. He did, however, love driving his trucks around the flowers. The flowers turned into "beautiful" road blocks. You gotta love two year olds! : )

Ada's Birthday Bash

Birthday Girl feeding Oreo

Honey helping Jackson feed Snickers

The big cowboy!

Jayda's take on the ponies...ZZZZZZZZ!

Ada Mae - Birthday Girl

Sammie

Jackson on Oreo

Lisset

Nicole

Gracie with her "tats" - she wasn't a horse fan!

Jackson showing off his hippo tatoo

Momma's happy little girl

Sly smile

Honey's granddaughter, Ada, had her 4th birthday party last Sunday! It was a beautiful MN Spring day and a wonderful day for a party. Honey invited many of the daycare kids to come join the fun and ride the ponies! She had two ponies, Oreo and Snickers, come to her house and give the kids rides. What fun! I really wasn't sure how Jackson was going to react to the horses, but to my surprise... he LOVED them! He fed them carrots and jumped right up on their backs and went for a ride (actually many rides!) On the way home he said, "I want a horse at my house, Mommy!" Hmmm, I don't think so. We have all we can handle with two kiddos and one sweet little dog! : )