More Birthdays/Memorial Day

We spent Memorial Day evening with my mom and the Naffs. Drew and Jeremy have birthday's close together so we usually celebrate them together. We had yummy parmasan chicken, green beans, garlic bread. And then of course there was a snickers cake and Apple Pie. mmmm I just had a leftover piece a few minutes ago. simply wonderful.

We explored the dog park, and also hide the Easter Eggs that we still had at our house since everyone had a stomach bug on Easter.

This is where the sun was in Owen's eyes so he covered them as he said the clouds made the sun disappear. :) Love that kid.

It was a great evening, gorgeous evening, and surprisingly my sugar stayed under control. Thank. You. Jesus.

Family Time

 That's what our long weekend consisted of - lots and lots of family time with a little bit of friend time in the mix. Thursday I started off getting a massage thanks to Mother's Day and Birthday gifts from Peyton and Teal. That was 90 minutes of pure bliss. I HIGHLY recommend every new momma to go get one. The time away in quiet is fabulous! We then met some friends to see Avengers. Two thumbs up from this family!! Peyton enjoyed time with grandparents and we so appreciate the help!

Friday we time shopping, because Drew's birthday money was burning a hole in his pocket. Saturday we relaxed, took naps, and spent the evening with Grammy D and Papaw.  Sunday was another day of rest and errands because we desperately needed to make a Kroger and Sams run! I also summoned on Nay Nay to come watch Peyton because I made the mistake of grabbing the wrong end of the curling iron before church. A burn on 4 fingers makes taking care of my little man a tad difficult. Thankfully only one spot blistered, and it was really minor.

Today, on this wonderful Memorial Day we headed out to a Red Sox game because they were playing the Hillcats which are the Braves affiliates. We met up with the Klieners, SamShe, and Kaehlen and almost made it through the whole game. Ball park food, slushees and ice cream cones were consumed to deal with the heat, but the two kiddos just couldn't fall asleep in their sweat. I don't blame them! P was asleep as soon as we were leaving the park (I guess the breeze of moving helped). Thankfully he came home with 0 sunburn, although I can't say the same for Drew and I.  More resting commenced, and then Drew made us yummy steak with corn on the cob and rolls. Perfection I say!! Now we're ending the night with kettle corn and you guessed it, relaxation. Drew's been opening pools the past couple weeks so he definitely deserved the break and me, well I take care of an infant all day every day! ;)

Oh, in case you were wondering, yes that is a hickie and no that is not from my husband. It's from my son.  He just loves giving me kisses, but that often includes sucking on my cheek/chin and well, let's just say I didn't notice it fast enough! I sure do love his big hugs and kisses... well worth the awkwardness of a bruise on my cheek!

I hope y'alls weekend was as relaxing and fun as ours! I'm so grateful for so many men and women who have given their lives so that we can be free!!

Oh mylanta what a busy weekend... [41]

 Drew and I had our plates full this weekend. Literally. ;) We are so blessed to have tons of friends and family to spend time with on the holidays. We were definitely ready to relax, just the two of us, by Monday evening though!!

We started our weekend out by having Lewis and Christine over for dinner. It was supposed to be a big cookout with all our friends for Drew's birthday, but when I was planning it I didn't realize it was Memorial Day weekend so everyone was out of town. We were fine with that and had a great time catching up with our newlywed friends. They are so encouraging and a great couple serving our Lord. I just love them.

Jeremy, Katie, Owen, and Audrey came into town Friday evening and stayed til Monday evening. Chaos reigned our house but I loved all the talks and snuggles that ensued.

Saturday morning we headed over to my grandparents' house for some yummy Farmer breakfast. Eggs, Bacon, Pancakes, Biscuits/Gravy, sausage, apples... my stomach is growling just thinking about it. Almost everyone was there and it was a  relaxing morning of chatting on the screened in porch, watching the kiddos play and eating Popsicle.

Saturday evening we headed to my other grandparents' house (My mom's side) for a cookout. Again, chats, laughter, kid watching continued... + some squirt bottles = soaked kids.

Sunday Drew preached because Scotty was out of town and he did a great job! I'm always so proud when he shares his convictions with others. :) He spoke on us being Holy (we're going through 1 Peter). Afterwards we cooked on the grill and napped before we headed out to a Red Sox Game. Drew decided to end the school year for our kids and teens by treating them to a baseball game. Although it was super hot, we had a good time catching up with friends. We didn't see the teenagers the whole time because they would way rather walk around the whole time, but the kids love it!

 These girls had the expressions that we all had. 'Ugh, its HOT!'

 Poor boys. They wanted the bat boy to through them a ball so bad... they just didn't understand the concept of being directly behind an incredibly tall net!

Monday we were able to slow down. Family stayed over until around 6.. We were able to watch the kids play in the pool, try a new taco pizza recipe, and spend some quality time with the Gilmore Girls. Oh, and Jeremy mowed the lawn since Drew has been too busy with opening pools to do it! :)  Drew and I went out after everyone left because the last thing we wanted to do was cook dinner.

Shew... time for a nap!!