Random Roundup

He acquired an Aeronca Chief. And has been trying to get it up and running.

 I picked so many of these ruby red gems.

 We got our first egg! Always exciting!

 Making Banana Muffins for the Lemonade Stand.

 Pretty cute, right?

 And then this happened! Burst pipes meant a flood in our kitchen and holes to patch.

 At least I was prompted to pull out our range. I guess I should do this more often?

 We especially love our blue eggs!

 These boards may not look like much but I have big plans for them. Just wait!

 He lost his first front tooth. Twice as cute and twice as mischievous!

 We went to Jamestown!

 I love the ropes!

 My sweetie reused an old copper pipe to make this little trellis for my climbing rose.

 I love this, dirty feet and all.

We had about a week of all the cousins on my side of the family together, so fun!

 Scored this at a little shop in Eastern Virginia. It will go above the tub in our Master Bathroom, just a smaller version of the one in our Room.

Free sunflowers in a patch in front of a farm. I love that someone wanted to share.

We have zinnias!

Several of these pies have been made and consumed here. All the fresh berries and peaches have made it easy.

School is starting in a little over a week from now, it's the end of a great summer! But I hate change… it will be nice to settle back in to a routine and welcome fall.

Thankful and blessed,

Melissa

We went on a trip...

…we had a great time, I will post more pictures later, but for now, this pretty much sums it up.

" I went to Lego-Land. I petted a Cow-Nosed Ray. I went on a roller coaster. I built a sandcastle at the beach. I went on a kayak ride. I got sick one day. The next day I was better. I flew home on an airplane. That's all! "

~by Carter

Hallie added in parentheses (He wants to write) meaning we did more on our trip but that's all he put down. This was a homework requirement for school. So funny :) 

His Birthday!

My little guy had his sixth birthday on June 2nd. And we are so proud of him! He worked so hard this year, graduated kindergarten and has been so much fun! We love you so much, son, and are so thankful  

God gave us you!!!

Here is his birthday list, too cute!

The cake:

 This was fun to make! I found the rock candy at Sweet Frogs. 

 Love his excitement!

With his Grandmothers. We were so happy Grammie could be here from California!!!

A few games...

Opening presents!

                                                                                 

                   

 The best part: playing with all the new toys!!!

Vintage Stool

I found this for $3 at a yard sale on Saturday!

I love the rusty patina, and that it's really small. It will fill in when we need an extra bar stool.

It fits nicely at the end of my counter. Now I'm inspired to do more yard sale-ing!

We've had a full week of spring break. It was cold most of the week, and at first, I was a little grumpy about that, but that's pointless, really.

The week was filled with cousin play time, putt-putt golf, (a first for the kiddos) outdoor picnics, and just all around play!

Yesterday, I planted a bare root rose, a yellow climber. This is a first for me, I really hope it does well!

I am really tired of my blog header, but, it's always so hard to change, anyone have a good link for how to size the photos and get it changed smoothly?

Also, how do I bring a Pinterest photo to my blog post? This stuff quickly frustrates me!!

Bye for now,

have a great week!!!

Winter Morning

It's snowing again but will probably stop soon. So far we've had no accumulation, just some very pretty snow showers.

I'm trying to savor every day that we have the children home from school. We are even getting on a late schedule, sleeping in till 8o'clock some mornings.

Hope you all have a blessed weekend!

Our Vacation

 We had an awesome vacation starting with an overnight stay at my Aunt's in South Carolina.

She has a lovely place near Charleston - I should have taken more pictures...

 After a huge, yummy breakfast, we drove around a while and ended up at Fort Moultrie.

The children enjoyed climbing around on the canons!

I just started using Instagram and am having fun playing around with it.

 Lido Beach was wonderful as always, there's something magical about the days spent playing and relaxing there!

She had a blast with her surf board, and I loved watching her!

Treats from Starbucks!

They have been begging to carve pumpkins, and it has taken me this long to make it happen, luckily they don't mind being a little late.

And that's it! It was hard to come home to cold weather but I'm trying to stay busy and hoping for snow this winter.

Thanks for reading and have a great rest of the week!