Always an adventure

We allowed the girls to get a little grocery cart at Kroger on Saturday but they had to share (we grabbed one from the cart corral on our way in).  It went about as well as can be expected.

 Working together for a change :)

 We love the bumpy part! 

(By the way, I want that table and chairs in the background, but in white)

 Decorating cookies for Mother's Day (which they ate right afterwards-ha!)

Happy shopper!

 Telling me what's in her cart

I do my best grocery shopping at Kroger.  I think it might be Lilly's favorite too :)

Proud to be the one they call Mommy

 

Mother's Day 2014

Shenanigans

While Ellen is at gymnastics on Saturday mornings, Phillip's been taking her lately, Lilly and I stay behind and work around the house.  And we sometimes play :)

Changing Ellen's sheets is more fun with this little helper.  We jumped, bounced, sang along with Laurie Berkner, played parachute with the top sheet and Lilly even pretended to take a nap.

Is she or isn't she?

She had a little trouble keeping her eyes closed which made for some really funny pictures!

Snoring and everything in this one

Trying not to smile (and possibly ready for a real nap after all of that jumping around)

What a fun morning!

(She's looking a little too comfortable in this big girl bed!)

Guppy Love

We have a fish.  Murray.  (It's a girl.  Ellen chose the name.)  We adopted her from school.  So far so good but not sure how long Murray is going to make it living in a glass bowl on our kitchen counter (I did some research and fish require a lot more than I bargained for).

The note Ellen gave me the day she brought Murray home (I told her I didn't think they sold fish food at CVS so she included "just check".)

Mini North Carolina Reunion

Mindy and Chris organized/hosted a North Carolina reunion Saturday evening.  Several families could not make it this go round but we had fun catching up with The Williams, meeting Caroline and seeing Lee.  

It was a beautiful night for a walking tour of the Tennessee Children's Home property

Hannah took Lilly under her wing.  So sweet!

Not pictured:  Ellen and Justus who were riding bikes ahead of the group and Lee who arrived a little later due to work

Bloom where you're planted

My department was issued a flower growing challenge yesterday that coincided with the bloom where you're planted concept discussed at our weekly team meeting.  We were each given one of these Daisy Grow Kits and the timeframe, the month of May, but little else.  The only rule is the plant cannot leave the office.  Should be fun.

I don't have a lot of experience in this area so I'm looking to Ellen's bean plant for inspiration :)

May 2014

May 1st - Lunch with Ms. Gildemeister (Ellen bid $12 on this at Spring Fling (silent auction) and won!)

May 2nd - KFC Service Project

May 5th - Mom and Dad's Anniversary (Cinco de Mayo!)

May 5th-9th - Teacher Appreciation Week at The Children's Academy

May 9th - Muffins for Mom at The Children's Academy

May 11th - Mother's Day

May 15th - Girl Scouts (last meeting)

May 16th - Field Day

May 18th - Russ's (Grandpa) Birthday

May 19th - Character Breakfast at HES

May 20th - End of Year Party

May 21st - Last Day of School (1/2 day)

May 21st-26th - Trip to North Carolina

May 26th - Memorial Day

May 27th - Ellen's First Day of Summer SACC

May 28th - Ashling's Birthday

May 31st - Morgan Carpenter's Wedding