Mother's Day today! I had a wonderful day with my family. Bryan and the kids surprised me with a new Kitchenaid mixer...a kitchen gadget I've desired for a long time but the price tag kept me from getting one. However, my generous husband was kind enough to surprise me with one! I love it and even used it this morning to make cookies! We enjoyed church, visited Grandma Peterson's grave, and then had dinner at Great Grandma White's house. It was a beautiful day!
Monday, May 11
We've been trying to help my sister, Jennie's, friend raise some Monarch caterpillars into butterflies for a wedding. Here's a current photo of one of the little bugs who has gone from a teeny baby caterpillar to a big juicy caterpillar who eats constantly. We've had several die and we hope to have success with at least one. We'll see how it goes.
Tuesday, May 12
Haircuts for Mommy, Ben and Natalie today. This was Ben and Natalie's first experience with real haircuts from my stylist Marie. She did a great job as always and the kids ended up with some cute do's...Mommy did too! Natalie got a bit cut off and got a cute little bob. Ben said..."She looks like someone else!" We're so used to her curly locks that it was a bit of a change to see her with straigth hair. So cute though!
Wednesday, May 13
The past week or so, Ben's Kindergarten class as been studying animals at school and had to do an animal report on an animal of their choice. Ben chose monkeys and we made a cute poster and puppet to go with his report. He did a great job! His favorite tidbit about monkeys was that a group of monkeys is called a troop.
Thursday, May 14
One of our favorite things to do when the weather is warm is go on walks around the block or up the ravine path after dinner. Lately the dandelions have been out in full force and the kids love picking the white fluffy one and making a wish as they blow the seeds off. So much fun but not helpful in stopping the spread of these little annoying weeds. Bryan's constantly asking them to leave them alone but I can't resist letting them have at it. I love watching them have fun picking and making wishes. Here's hoping some of them come true!
Friday, May 15
The iris's in our garden are starting to bloom. The pretty purple color really brightens up the yard.
Saturday, May 16
Another lawn mowing picture as the kids help Daddy in the yard. We bought these toy lawn mower and trimmer a few years ago when Ben was about 2 years old. We sure have got our money's worth!
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