It's Feeling A Lot Like...

Summa summa summa tiiime...
Time to sit back and unwind!

Don't mind if I do, Will Smith.

This weekend certainly put the summertime buzz in the air.  Beach days, pool outings and cooking out for every meal - I'm giddy just thinking about it.

In just 8 days, I will officially be on summer break.  Bring it on!

Mother's Day

Better late than never, I guess.

Mother's Day is by far my favorite celebratory day - not because the day is supposed to be about me or that it's a day to receive gifts - it's simply a day that I get to reflect on how happy I am to be a mom.

Robert always tries to provide opportunities for me to take the day to myself - like go to the beach, go shopping, get a pedicure, etc.  But Mother's Day to me is about spending time with my family and counting the two blessings I have in my life (well, three  - love you, babe).

So, what did we do for Mother's Day?  Hung out at Nascar Speedpark of course!  What Mother wouldn't find that dreamy?  We all know it's all about the kids - even on Mother's Day.

Evan's first hole-in-one!

In addition to our lovely day spent together, Robert did the grocery shopping for me and I received a very sweet homemade card from Evan and Mattie Jane.  Robert also hooked me up with a new pair of TOMS and a gift certificate for a pedicure - he's trying to tell me my dogs are barking! :)

Being a mom is the hardest job I've ever had, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.  There is no love like the love I have for my kids.  Happy Mother's Day to me!  Yay.

School Pictures Again

I've said it once and I'll say it again - I am NOT a fan of school pictures.  I can not bring myself to shell out overpriced dollars for those lame backdrops.  BUT...I do love the memories and the laughs so I always make a point to take a picture of the pictures so that we still have them to look back on.

We had the pleasure of pony pictures again this year!  A couple of months ago, Evan and Mattie, both decked out in western gear,  had pony portraits made that literally brought tears to my eyes from laughter.  I do have to admit - I was close to purchasing these just for pure entertainment value.

Spring pictures came around a few weeks ago.  We made our best attempt to send the kids to school looking "picture appropriate."  They could've been wearing holey jeans and ketchup stained t-shirts and the only thing I would've been staring at was the faux stump and artificial flowers.  The "realistic" stream in the background was a nice touch too (not!).  Ok - enough sarcasm.  You can be the judge.

The solid background pictures weren't hideous, but still, nothing fancy...

But my favorite is the picture the kids had taken together.  Once again, Mattie is channeling Chris Farley...

I had the kids sit for a picture at home before we left for school - the results were so much more appealing to me.  But these school pictures will forever be the most entertaining.