Container Garden

This is our second year doing a little container garden.  I really love doing it, and we're still learning as we go.  This year we have basil, rosemary, cilantro, mint, a few pots of flowers, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkins (if they grow), strawberries (see below), snow peas (so fun to watch them grow), and four dwarf trees I ordered online - lemon, lime, orange, and fig.







Some are from plants and some from seeds.  The girls go out almost every day to check for (and eat) any ripe strawberries.  They have done better than I thought they would.

A Visit

We got to have a nice May visit with Grandma and Grandpa.  We love when we get to see them!

Joy School Graduate

Chess graduated from Joy School!  We had a little celebration lunch at an airplane restaurant.  The kids had fun watching the planes take off and land, and we had a good meal.  Each graduate got a certificate, a photo album with pictures, and a graduation cap.  I will miss working with this cute bunch!

Mother's Day

This was the first year the girls wanted to make things for me for Mother's Day, and I love them!






One blessed Momma.

Ballet Recital

The girls had a lot of fun doing ballet this year.  Here are some pictures of them at the recital.  They were so cute and did a great job performing!  I'm really glad we did it.








Twirling and playing before the performance.




Nan-Naw got to come watch!


The girls and their sweet friend, Darby.

Surfside Beach

We went on a weekend beach trip to Surfside Beach, SC in April.  Here are lots of pictures from our trip.


We were so excited to get out on the beach!


This is Lera's first time in the ocean.  There was pure JOY on her face the whole time.  Even though the water was cold, she ran right in and rolled around and had a blast.




Baywatch!


Chess also LOVED it!








I love all these photos so much.  I'm so glad I could capture these moments.


After about 20 minutes, Lera needed to be warmed up.


Chess wanted to try out the snorkel, but it didn't work out very well.










On our way to dinner at about 6:00, Lera fell asleep in the car.  She was out so hard that she did not wake up in the restaurant, on the way back, or that night in the hotel.  She slept straight through till morning!


I got my yummy crab legs - 1.5 lbs and I ate every one!  So full afterwards.


The next day we went to the pier.






The girls played a few games.


Then we went on a little marsh walk.


Thanks for taking a picture of us, Chess!




Back to the room for lunch.




Into the waves with Daddy.




Warming up with Momma.






Ahhhhhh!!!!


Ice creams after dinner.


Last night to sleep in the hotel.


Checking everything out in the morning.


Walking on the beach and collecting shells.




Taking a dip in the hot tub before packing up and heading home.


Good-bye pelicans!  Time to drive home!