Busy busy weeks

I hope every mom had a wonderful mothers day! Flowers and gifts of colored stones were in abundance at my house. I loved every bit of it and enjoyed spending the day at the zoo with the kids. We have had some busy weeks here as of late but hopefully it will slow down once school is out. Until then we will be enjoying baseball games, recitals, concerts, and all the other fun stuff that the ending school year brings. Speaking of baseball, I finally took my camera to the ball park and took some pics of my son. He is hitting so well! He plays 3rd base and his team is undefeated. I really just enjoy watching him play and enjoy watching the team working together and supporting each other.

Here he is up to bat. I still get anxious when he is up there. He is such a champ though. He has a good eye and usually makes a hit while up at bat. Unless he gets too anxious, then things get a little more harried.

And here he is again hitting the ball while up to bat. I really need a new camera. This does not zoom in well, it comes in blurry.


This past weekend we went downstate to celebrate a cousins birthday. It was nice weather, not too hot and the breeze made it feel just right. It was at a lake so the kids all enjoyed canoe rides and swimming in the lake. I personally thought the water a bit on the chilly side, but the kids enjoyed it. Here is everyone getting ready to enjoy the birthday cake.

The only downfall was my oldest has severe pine allergies and the lake was surrounded by pine trees and she was miserable by the end of the party. She is still recovering from our visit.

The next day was Mothers Day and we visited the zoo. The kids all had a blast. The weather was so nice and the animals were all out. Here are some pictures from our visit. Here they are looking at the elephants.




Here is my 7yr old riding a statue elephant with her cousin.


Here is my son pretending to hold this snake. It is a sculpture of numerous reptiles crawling on it. It almost looks real doesn't it? I especially like the look on his face.

Here is my pretty little girl whom I was so lucky to be able to hold hands with for most of our visit. I enjoyed holding her little hand in mine while we walked around and talked about all the different animals, trees, and sculptures we saw along the way. I love enjoying time like this together.




Here she is again with her cousin in the background. We were in the outdoor bird area where they have egg sculptures in which the kids can climb on. Do you see the look on her face? It is so funny!

This is my youngest at the end of the trip. She was wiped out! Her brother took turns pushing the stroller and I cannot believe he was not like this by the end of the day.

We had a fun filled weekend to end our hectic week. We are looking forward to a much slower week this week. Although I do wish my hubby could come back home. His trip home was shortened due to lack of drivers for his fleet. He is good at his job and they miss him when he is absent from the force. :) We basically were able to get his appointments finished and then he was back on the road. It was a rushed home time that is for sure. Maybe next time it will be a more relaxing time.