Playing with cousins

We celebrated Uncle Billy's 40th Birthday party a few weeks back. It was such a nice day that all the cousins were running around have a fantastic time! They're luckily all only a few years apart, so they get along great. The older ones were harder to catch on film because they were playing with the nerf shooters, so I mostly have pictures of Melody and Faith.


Tell me this picture of Melly's back doesn't remind you of a teenager! Man will I ever be in trouble...



They just play so well together!



And of course girls can play football too!




Me and Joanna laughing at something funny the girls must have done!

BFF's in the park

On another beautiful day, we met up with Kerri and Ashley at the local state park to enjoy some sunshine. For some reason, drawing in the dirt with sticks, and throwing rocks off of the bridge into the water are the favorite activities. I'm always amazed at how many new things we can all find at the park. Between bugs, fish, and all sorts of nature things, these kids walk away with an entire world of knowledge.


Digging in the dirt...


Throwing rocks off the bridge into the water...



Blowing bubbles (or at least trying to). We did end up losing both wands into the water. I guess next time we'll blow the bubbles on solid ground instead of the bridge.




Ashley giving her Mommy some lovin'!





Melody being Melody!

Warm days make gardens!

Long awaited warm days gave us the motivation to actually do some gardening! The past few years we've gone straight from cold to hot, without any warm. That makes for a lot of weeds, and an unmotivated Pam to do anything about it. This year the few warm days was all we needed to get the gardens under control. Oh, and it helped that my little partner was able to dig with me too!


Aren't the little gardening gloves the cutest!



It's a good thing that she's a little OCD. She lined up the flowers for me exactly evenly spaced!



Hurray! I did it!




Don't forget to water them!

Tea party for two!

Melody is finally starting to act like a little girl! Tea party's are her favorite. She likes to invite her guys to join her, and Bunny was her favorite this time.

Easter Egg Hunt

We went on an Easter egg hunt in the town with Kerri & Ashley. It was kind of rainy out that morning, so we had it inside. The Easter Bunny was a big hit, but not as much as the chocolate inside the eggs! Since this was Melody's first egg hunt since last year, it took her a while to get the hang of it. Once she understood she could keep getting eggs, there weren't much left. But, now, she is a professional at gathering the eggs as the other Easter egg hunts after this one proved!


The BFF's giving some love to the bunny!



Mmmmmm..... chocolate!



Ashley looking sweet as pie!

The Peabody Museum

We took a sunny afternoon and went to the Peabody Museum. It was a nice size to keep Melody entertained without being overwhelming. Plus, they have a great kids room!



Who doesn't love a good statue of a dinosaur!



Melody spent the longest time watching the ants in the ant farm. She would watch them take pieces of a leaf from one section, and walk it on over to another section.



There they go....




My little pointdexter trying out the microscope.





And last but not least, an organizing section where she spent forever putting all the seashells into the correct section. Only my child would think that was fun!

The Little Artist

What do we do with our empty shoe boxes? Do we just throw them away? No, that would be way too simple. We decorate the crap out of them! Nothing like some paint, glitter, pom poms and yarn to make a fun morning activity. Although, by the end of painting, Melody always has a nice shade of brown/gray because she insists on using all of the colors on the same spot.