Happy 50!

My parents celebrated their 50th anniversary on June 9th. We had a family dinner the night before, and then celebrated with an open house completed with homemade pie and ice cream. I was happy to see so many people come to wish them well, and I think they were blessed by the celebration. I hope to see more pictures, but my niece photographed the event and hasn't passed them on yet. Congratulations, Mom and Dad!

Spring This and That

Spring seemed to take a long time to arrive this year, but when it did . . . we couldn't have been more thankful to watch the world turn green and to soak up some sunshine and warmth. Here we are just enjoying one of those first beautiful days.

A little later, we explored a festival at the park with good friends.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Cupcake is excited about the potential for rain and/or snow later today. As we drove to school this morning, she reminded me that rain or snow equals playing with costumes at Toni's. The kids love to bring out the costumes there, but such fun is reserved for a rainy day.

Then thinking about rain reminded her of this song:

"Rain, rain, go away.
Come again some other day

If you don't, I don't care . . .
I'll pull down your underwear."

WHAT did she just say? Naturally, I am concerned.

I don't want my sweet girl thinking that the pulling down of underwear is funny.
And I definitely don't want her following through on that action.

I started a conversation about her song. We talked about being kind. We talked about alternatives to pulling down underwear. . .

"Hey Mom, How about this song? . . . .

Rain, rain, go away.
Come again some other day

If you don't, I don't care . . .
I'll GIVE YOU SOME ICE CREAM & CAKE!"

Much better. :)

Splendid Saturday

This morning, Cupcake and I took a walk to the post office for stamps. A local store was having a sale with 99 cent sunglasses, so I bought her a pair. The result? Secret Agent Girl.

Then we visited the Grandparents and got to test out their new ride. A Kubota. So fun!

Sweet cheeks woke up early this morning. But she didn't wake up her still-sleeping parents. She busied herself with lining up all her shoes in a row. We love our girl. :)

Diva Saturday

One of the highlights of this Saturday was getting to see one of our favorite high school girls and her friends all dressed up for prom. They were beautiful! Cupcake told us "When I get to be a prom dancer, I want to wear a purple dress.". We'll see . . . :)

And this, because you can't have too many hair clips.

Dirt Didn't Have a Chance

This Saturday, we went to Grandpa T.Lee's house to get some dirt for our garden. This meant a rare tractor ride for our girl with her Daddy. She loved it!

Proud of our MOM!

Our Mom is 73 years old. She has spent the last two years accomplishing an 80 pound weight loss. She has counted calories and steps. Daily. She has sacrificed for her goal. This day, she ran/walked her first 5k. We couldn't be more proud. And thankful to have her with us.