Summer break is here!

The day I have been dreading and anticipating for so long is finally here. The last day of school! lol Jack had a fantastic program with his montessori school. We got to watch preschool kids do the tango! It was too cute and super adorable. So now I will have both boys home with me for 2 1/2 months...not that Im counting or anything. Im really excited because this is the first summer I have been able to stay home with them and I have tons of activities and craft projects planned to keep them super busy. Next week is Jakes surgery so once I get passed that, it should be smooth sailing. I cannot wait to get some projects done around the house. Here is the latest wreath I have hanging on my front door...

Is that not the cutest??? Its made from lima beans!! and I got to use my new cordless glue gun I got for Mothers Day. Well I am off to break up a fight :) Until next time...

What a crazy month!

I just realized I havent blogged in a few weeks. So sorry to neglect all of my loyal followers lol This month has been super crazy. Not only is it my birthday, but it is also my husbands, and mothers day and memorial day and the last month of school. Yay for summer! This will be the first summer I will get to spend with the kids. Please pray for me lol I have lots of activities planned but first I must get through Jakes surgery. I cannot believe it will be next week. Seems like we have been waiting forever for it to get here. Im sure things will go safely but its my baby and you know how we moms worry. As for the 30 day challenge, Im sticking to it for the most part. I did have a couple of set backs but I am back on track and I hope to finish out the month strong. Until next time...

Growing Up in the South

So today I got to eat lunch with my cousin who now lives in LA. We only get to see him a couple of times a year so I was so glad to hear that he wanted to eat lunch with us while he was passing thru. He had two friends with him and one was born and raised in California. She was so facinated with everything in Tennessee. As we were eating our very southern lunch, we got to talking about the cicadas that are coming to visit this year. She had never heard of these bugs and was excited to learn about them. That then got us talking about other summer things which she had never heard of. For example, she had no clue what a lightning bug was, how to creek stomp and catch crawdads, never sucked honeysuckle off a vine or ate at a Krystals. I guess growing up here, I tend to overlook how lucky I am to have been able to grow up and now raise my kids in this awesome place we call The South. I now look forward to poking some holes in a mason jar and have Jack catch his own lightning bugs this summer. And I will have to role up the pants legs and get in the creek to help Jake build a dam :) Until next time....