Playing Outside

We spend 2-3 hours outside every afternoon these days, so here's a few pictures of our fun!

Bo sure loves Mae's baby pool.

Mae LOVES to play in the dirt. She definitely earns her bath each night!

The slip-n-sliders in action:

Mae toddling around the yard and picking some flowers:

Mother's Day 2014

 I can't believe how quickly the year went by! Last year, I was due with Mae on Mother's Day and now, here they all are! :)

Saturday, I told Bo how Mamas like to get breakfast in bed sometimes (hint hint), so they brought be pancakes and scrambled eggs in bed on Mother's Day morning! I also told him that children didn't whine on Mother's Day, but that trick didn't work. 

Arabelle and Bo piled on the bed with me (Jared had to take Mae out because she was trying to climb on me and steal my food, despite already eating a HUGE breakfast). Arabelle gave me a card she had made and a bracelet she found and wrapped up. She was really excited about Mother's Day (and yes, I reminded her all week that it was coming up)!

We went to church, which included Mae's baby dedication, then to Sambo and Leigh Leigh's for lunch, then home for REST! I actually laid in bed extra long and guilt free this one Sunday. We ended the day with outside play and some great steaks that Jared grilled. 

Great day with my babies, thanks to Jared! 

Here are the six years I've celebrated Mother's Day:

So thankful for these three and the fact that God saw fit for us to raise them. I really do treasure each moment with them (yes, even the trying times) because I can already see how FAST it all goes by. 

Spring Porch Washing

Once it warms up in the Spring, we always get out and wash the front porch down and have a little fun!

It was definitely difficult taking a few pictures while making sure the camera didn't get wet and keeping Mae from falling down the steps.

Mae loved the soap bucket (and yes, she's gnawing on a stick Bo put in the water. Oops.).

Arabelle took the job very seriously.

And Bo was, well, Bo. :)

The water hose has a little hole in it, so they had a 'sprinkler' too.

Mae saw Bo washing the door and joined in.

This is hilarious to me. Sums up our days around here...WILD and CRAZY! :)

I guess this is another 'thing' we'll be doing every year and I'll take pictures of. I always wonder how long I'll get away with these things and have them smiling. Do you think they'll be grinning like this when they're 17, 15, and 12??

Strawberry Picking

Saturday morning, we went to the strawberry patch for some fresh strawberries!

Arabelle kept saying, "I love picking strawberries!!!".

Mae has never eaten strawberries when I've put them on her tray. She tried them, then would spit them out or ignore them all together. I handed her one to play with while we were picking and she surprised me and ate it (uhhhh, stem and all).

Here she is Saturday afternoon eating a few outside.

And a hilarious video! Strawberries are definitely an 'outside snack' for Mae!

Cousin Fun

A couple of weekends ago, we spent some time with the cousins in Pineview! 

Ok, obviously it's easier to take a picture of Mae than the other kids because she can't run away and is easy to 'trick' into a smile. So, most of these are of Mae. ;)

I think she's saying, "I'll be one soon!"

She LOVED sitting on the Gator and pretending to drive. She can't quite reach the pedal yet.

Grandma found a baby turtle that we kept as a pet for a few days. We set him free before we accidentally killed him.

Here's Mae sitting in her great-great Grandmother, Lora Mae Love's chair.

Looking forward to more family fun this next weekend!