Kevin's Weekend

We're pooped!  My eyes are burning as I type this--not sure if it's because I'm tired or from all the swimming.  Hard to tell.

We started our weekend on Friday.  Kevin took the day off.  Olivia wrapped up her week of Vacation Bible School Friday morning.  Davis had a Dr. appointment.  We took the boat out in the afternoon to get it broken in for the summer.  And we all went to a VBS celebratory par-tay Friday evening.  

Davis seemed to fully enjoy being out on the boat.  He slept while we tootled around the lake, and he went swimming, too!  We stopped at a "beach" and got out to swim, and Davis sat in the sand and splashed in the water.  He loves to splash around!  Olivia is such a little "boating pro" this year!  She's turned into quite the Skipper!

Olivia really enjoyed VBS this year!  She made lots of new friends (shout out to Molly!), learned new songs, and learned that God does not give us a spirit of fearfulness, but gives us love, power and self-discipline!  

Saturday, we celebrated Kevin's 33rd birthday with his family!

And, today, we've been spending the day celebrating one great Dad that couldn't love these two kiddos any more than he already does!  And these two kiddos sure love their Daddy!

Why must the weekends fly by??  

Sincerely,

Leigh

Quote of the Day

My conversation with Olivia:

Olivia:  "Is that your dry skin?" (She asks this as she's intently examining my dry skin, which, by the way, has only been exacerbated since swimming everyday.)

Me:  Yes, Olivia, I have dry skin.

Olivia:  I don't have dry skin.  You have to be really old to have dry skin.

Me:  Thank you very much, Olivia.



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It finally feels like summer is in full swing around here.  We're getting geared up for July 4th--a little early, but who cares!?!

Sincerely,

Leigh

Strawberry Pickin' at Hardy Berry Farms

We wanted to take advantage of this lovely weather we've been having, so a trip to Hardy Berry Farm to pick strawberries was the perfect way to do just that!  Plus, Olivia could eat her body weight in fresh strawberries! 

This was Davis's first strawberry picking experience, and he really seemed to enjoy it!

After we picked our 7 pounds of strawberries, we lounged around on the porch and took advantage of the rocking chairs that were calling our names!  

This is Bear, the best Golden in the world!  He moseyed right up to us to say hello when we got out of the car.  He's a welcomer at heart.  He gave me a big paw shake and gave Olivia a big lick in the face!  I would bring him home if I could!

It was a fun morning!  

Soooooo....what do you do with 7 lbs. of strawberries??  I stuck some whole ones in the freezer for smoothies (Olivia and I are obsessed with fruit smoothies right now!)  I sliced a big bowl full and put sugar on them.  They'll go in the freezer too, and we'll take them out to top our homemade ice cream all summer long!  We bagged up a few and took them to our new next door neighbors.  And I'm still left with a gallon ziplock bag full.  I'll have to come up with something!

The berries are beautiful and they put the grocery store version to shame!  Can't wait for the blueberries and blackberries to be ready!  

Sincerely,

Leigh

Olivia's First Dance Recital

What a whirlwind last week was!  With stage rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and two nights of recital I'm glad to be starting a new, less hectic week!

Olivia closed out the 2012-2013 dance year with such poise and grace!  She did such a great job in the recital, and I'm over-the-moon proud of her!  And I know she's pretty proud of herself, too!

She was the star of the show!  And she really gave an awesome performance!  She knew all the steps and positions and wasn't at all affected by the audience.  (She just asked me if she can learn to tap dance next because "there are all colors of tap shoes!")

Congratulations, Olivia!  You're such a smart, sweet, lovely, tender-hearted, big girl ballerina!  Mommy loves you to the moon and back!

Sincerely,

Leigh

Today was picture day for Olivia's dance class, so we took some quick shots before heading out!

I instructed Olivia to strike a ballet pose.  She attempted a passé but told me she couldn't stand on one foot in the grass.  Sure.  Sure.

And with that, recital time is just around the corner.  I expect it to be more cuteness than I can stand!

Sincerely,

Leigh

Happy Easter, Y'all!

Well, this certainly wasn't a typical Easter for us.  We spent the day packing, packing, packing.

I'm happy to report the Easter Bunny did manage to deliver Easter baskets for Olivia and Davis despite the stacks and stacks of boxes cluttering the house.

We dyed eggs on Friday.  Davis sat back and let Olivia do all the dirty work!

Davis's first Easter basket!!  The Easter Bunny hid it in the laundry room sink!

Olivia's was hidden in the kitchen cabinet!  That Easter Bunny is sneaky!

Olivia enjoyed a Bunny waffle breakfast with a side of blueberries and bananas!

Hoppy Easter!

Sincerely,

Leigh

Don't Mess with Dave...

Today was one of those perfect "Dave" days--a sunny, roll-the-windows-down kind of day.  So that's what I did as I drove Olivia to dance today!  I had the windows down with an old Dave CD in blasting "So Much to Say."  

Olivia yelled from the back seat, "Mommy!  Turn that down!  It's too lLLllooOOOouuuuuuuuudd!"  So I pulled over and spanked her.

(Totally kidding on that last part!)

No, I sternly (but lovingly) explained to her that Mommy was listening to Dave Matthews.  DAVE MATTHEWS.  D-A-V-E!!  And when Mommy listens to Dave things are going to be a little loud.  And that's that. Period!

It's an important life lesson for her!  Little does she know that Dave had me in 1995 when I was in the 9th grade with "Ants Marching!"

Don't mess with Dave!

Sincerely,

Leigh