Super Six

 Another great birthday weekend.  Matthew had a cousin sleepover for his birthday, and they had so much fun together.  I decided to do another backyard photo shoot, and I asked Matthew to put on his cutest shirt and give me his best poses.  This is what we got... I love it!!

Time to get some Pink!

Meet the new girl of the house.  We got a dog.  It is shocking, really, if you know me at all.  Her name is Abby and she is a 5 year old beagle.  I am going to try and not be crazy dog picture lady, but she is just so cute!  We have had Abby one week, and she has been great!  I have definitely had to learn a lot this past week since my dog experience is zero.  But so far this new adventure has been mostly fun, and the boys all love her.

Lovely Evening

 We had wonderful weekend celebrating Spencer's birthday.  We finished off last night with a family party with cake and presents.  First we opened presents outside because it was the most gorgeous evening. 

 Then we sent Spencer and his cousins on a treasure hunt around the house and yard.  After gathering clues they put them all together to figure out the last clue. 

 The first letter of each clue led them to the treasure in Spencer's closet.

His own motor scooter, no more fighting over the one we have!

And of course ending your birthday with a wad of cash is always a good thing.  Thank you grandparents!!

Eleven

Painting Happiness

 I love the aqua blue in my living and dining rooms.  It is so calming and bright and happy.  I still need to add some more touches to the room, but I feel good about what is happening so far.  I forgot how good it feels to do a little renovating.  Refreshing.  This painting has been inspiring my color choices.  Love. 

Easter Boys

 Love this picture of Spencer!

 Nathan was so happy hunting for eggs.

 Matthew seems to do everything in costume!

Egg Time

Peter Parker what are you doing?

We had Spring Break this week.  I feel good about how the week went, which is a huge relief.  I feel excited for Summer actually.  But not so excited I won't enjoy 2 more months of kids in school!  Wednesday was a nice lazy, stay at home day.  Late in the afternoon I turned on the tv to browse the channels since all the boys were upstairs.  A rare moment to enjoy a few minutes of a show for me in the middle of the day.  I found one of my favorite movies, Sea Biscuit.  Before even 5 minutes had gone by, three of the boys were downstairs with me.  Whatcha watchin' Mom?  What is this?  Wait, is that Peter Parker?  Yes, that is the actor who plays Peter Parker.  "No Way!!  I've go to go get Spencer he will want to see this!"  That was Sam who is always looking out for Spencer's best interests.  He knows that Spencer loves anything to do with Spiderman.  So, we all watched the movie together.  After awhile, I started getting some funny questions.  Why is Peter Parker riding a horse?  Why does Peter Parker have red hair?  Why is Peter Parker wearing boots?  Where is Mary Jane?  They watched the whole movie with me, but I think they were waiting for Spiderman to make an appearance the whole time!