Memorial Day Weekend 2010

I'm a little behind on blogging but instead of stressing about trying to catch up I'm just going to try to keep up on our "current events".

We went camping this weekend at Clayton Hills Campground in Garnavillo. Below are pictures from our first family cooking experience in the camper. A delicious layered strawberry shortcake...it was delicious! Thank you to my good friend Kristy for sharing this recipe & to Jason for taking pictures so I could supervise our chefs.

Mason worked on "folding" the strawberries into the glaze.
Alex patiently waited for his turn...sort of!

The boys did a really nice job of taking turns for each layer. It was sloppy, but delicious. I had a hard time keeping their fingers out of the cream mixture.

How could you not love these two???

Our finished product.
I think we could have squeezed those last two strawberries on top,
but Mason & Alex thought it looked perfect without them.

Painting Pumpkins 10/3

Great-Aunt Ginger came over on Saturday to help the boys paint pumpkins. Mason painted for about 20 minutes and then he was ready to be done. Alex, on the other hand, painted for over an hour and cried when it was time to stop. It's neat to see how different two little boys can be...same dna, same life experiences, very different personalities. I really love their differences.

Happy Mother's Day!

What a great day so far...

We woke up a little before 7:00 and went out to eat for breakfast with my parents, Jaime and Davon at the Isle of Capri (thanks Jaime!!!!). The food was great and we had lots of fun. When we got home we went in the garage and I got my Mother's Day present, a Dappled Willow Tree! It's a decorative tree that will only get to be about 8 feet in height. It has beautiful pink flowers and the branches will turn red in the winter. I've read that you can do some pretty extensive pruning at the end of the season and I absolutely love trimming trees.

Then we went to the Western Home to visit with Grandma Ruth for a bit with my aunt Ginger and Uncle Gary. When it was time for her to go to lunch we stopped by to see if Grandma Meyer was around but she wasn't there. We left her Mother's Day gift on her bed and can't wait to hear how she likes it.

The boys are down for a nap right now, Jason just finished using the 4-wheeler and lawn sweeper and is playing a new video game. I've got just a little while to update this post before Jim and Connie come over to spend the rest of the afternoon and evening with us.

This is exactly how I want to spend my Mother's Day. Beautiful weather, no stress and lots of time with my family. I wouldn't change a thing.

Happy Easter!

We had a great Easter this year. Mason & Alex did an Easter egg hunt with Davon outside at our house after church. Mason would fill up his bucket with eggs, then tip it over and pick them all back up again. When we were all done we came in to open the eggs and they tried to eat all the candy as we went. I didn't realize how many gummy bears would actually fit inside Mason's mouth! The boys also enjoyed an Easter Egg hunt at Jim and Connie's later in the afternoon. These are the most spoiled little boys. Who knew you could get so many gifts at Easter!