Girls' Spa Day

While the boys were away fishing, I took S and one of her friends to get mani/pedis!  I also scored a pedicure out of it:)  These little girls loved every minute of it and I loved watching them being completely pampered and spoiled!

Sooo many choices!  I think they enjoyed this part as much
as they did actually getting pampered!

I loved that they had kid-sized chairs!

This girly absolutely LOVED being pampered!  She sat like
 this pretty much the entire time!

Boys' Fishing Trip

Last night M and C left to go on an overnight chartered fishing trip at Strom Thurmond/Clarksville Lake.  I'm not sure who was more excited, M or C!  They stayed in a hotel last night(C thought it was pretty special sharing a bed with his daddy!) and had an early morning wake-up call at 3:45am!  Whew!!  They met up with some friends and the fishing got underway!  They little boys and big boys all had fun, even if they only caught 2 fish the entire morning!  It was a great memory-making experience for M and C!

Friday night dessert in Augusta - ice cream soup!

Early morning start!

One of the two catches of the day!

Two little crazies!

I think this about sums it up!!!!

Where Did April Go?!?!

And April is wrapping up!  How!?!?!

Chalk fun!

I had an evening alone, and what did I do... cleaned the house!! 

Lunch with S a school one day!

Check out the last sentence - and this is how rumors get started!

This spring's pictures turned out really cute!

For both of them!

I just had to get another picture of my beautiful azaleas!!!

Old man snaggle tooth lost another one!

A day in the life of riding in our car! Disclosure: Yes,
I took this while driving but also notice I am just swinging

it back and forth because I just faced it backwards 

and didn't really know what I was getting and what I wasn't 

- although, it was with pretty good accuracy if I do say so myself:)

Random Other Pictures

I had to make a trip to Walmart for a PTA function! Look at
all those goodies!!!  I was kinda embarrassed!

Another trip to Popcorn Bank!

Sunrise:)

We love dining on the screened porch!

I wasn't able to be at one of C's soccer games, so he told me
I could take his picture before I left!:)  I didn't even ask!
He knows me so well!

Our azaleas are blooming!  And they are even prettier since
I took this picture!

It was HOT!!!! 90*!!

We got our outdoor lighting installed - well, part of it anyway, we are getting
a few more to shine towards the top of the roof!

C is officially done with speech!  It was kinda sad as he has been
in it for 4 years!

Randomness from S!

While Gigi was here she taught S to use the sewing machine
she got for Christmas!

I planted the garden:)  Tomatoes, strawberries, squash,
zucchini, cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe!  Okra to be
planted later!

Bought our first 2 buckets of strawberries!  Nothing but juicy
deliciousness!!!

Last Soccer Game for the Season

Tonight was C's last soccer game of the season and he did great!  He got one or two goals and several assists!  I'd call that an awesome way to end this season!  Although we technically don't keep score, we all do in our heads and this time did not lose 1 game - undefeated!  And, to make it even better, every kid scored at least 1 goal during a game!  They were a great team and I hope that we can get this coach again in the fall because he was great with crazy boys with no attention span!!  The past 2 games Grandmamma and Granddaddy have been able to come and watch him play which I think he really enjoys having an audience there!

Team huddle before the game started!

C and Wise ready to start!

I tried to get a few action shots, but it's hard to do when you are also trying to watch the game!  I kept losing the ball through the video;)

C threw the ball right to his buddy on the team who kicked

it in for a goal!  It was an awesome play!

With this age group there is a lot of ending up on

the ground!:)

End of game kicks! Not the prettiest shot, but it went in:)

Getting his trophy!  Although, this year was more about loving
to play than it was the anticipation of getting the trophy!

Lion King, Jr.

S and I went and saw Lion King, Jr. done by our local children's theater today!  It was so good!  We always run into so many people we know there and also typically know a few of the kids performing!  This time was extra special because two of the girls in S's class were in the production!  She was so excited to see them:)

If You Give Gigi the phone...

You will be getting lots of pictures!

Gigi came to visit last today and we all went fishing down at our neighbor's dock!  I wanted to do some fishing, so I gave Gigi the phone and her and the kids went to take taking TONS of pictures!!!!

I'll spare you from having to look at all of them, but here are a few:

Oh boy, a HUGE fish... nah, just a snagged line! 

C loves to play with the bait!!

Camping at Paris Mountain

Yesterday, after C's soccer game, we grabbed a quick lunch, packed up the car, and drove just a short distance to Paris Mountain State Park!  It was a beautiful day and I am so thankful for that!  This was our first camping trip without friends and I think at first the kids, C especially, was a little bummed about that, but they learned that Mom and Dad aren't too bad to hang out with after all:)  It was the most relaxing camping trip we've had, and I'm not sure if that's because we were on our own agenda and not trying to coordinate with others(don't get me wrong, we still love to go with others!!!) or if the kids are getting older and are just easier to take camping.  Probably a mix of both!

We got our campsite set up and then went on what we think was about a 2 mile hike!  It was suppose to be 3 miles, but the kids both needed to use the bathroom so we had to turn back early!  We tried our hand at fishing, which was a major bust because we kept getting our lines caught on trees in the water and then there were just sooo many people out peddle boating that it was just too much activity.  

When we got back to the campsite the kids explored around and helped M get the fire started while I prepped dinner - hot dogs for the kids and chicken/veggie packets and potatoes for the adults!  All turned out great and we determined that foil packet cooking is the easiest way to cook on a campfire:)  After dinner we had the requisite campfire s'mores and sat around the fire for a while but it was getting COLD! So we got into bed early knowing that it takes the kids a very long time to get to sleep when we are all in the tent together!

It got down to about 43*, we were all cold(I am writing this note in hopes that I'll remember to look at this blog post next time I'm wanting to go camping - we need to wait another 4-6 weeks before we go so that we don't freeze!) and apparently state parks are not as strict on enforcing quiet hours because several campsites were up until all hours of the morning!  Needless to say, we did not get much sleep!  But, other than that, the trip was great and relaxing!

When we got up out of the tent, it was about 7am and we started the fire-making and cooking right away!  It did warm up quickly and we were much more comfortable after the sun came up!  We had cinnamon rolls cooked in orange peels, eggs, fruit and pancakes for breakfast - all of it delicious!!!

After breakfast, which we piecemeal and leisurely, it was time to start packing up!  We stopped at the park's playground on our way out and let the kids play for a bit!  We unloaded the car, started laundry and all took very long naps!  

When we asked the kids their favorite parts, S said hiking and C said the fire!  It was a great family adventure, but our own warm beds are sounding amazing right now!!

We did the Mountain Creek Trail since the kids and I had done the Lake
Placid Trail back in the fall!

The boy and his sticks are dangerous!  We kept making him
go to the back of the line so that he could swing and swat with
it to his heart's delight:)

Hot dogs are a necessity for the kids when camping!  They
won't think of doing anything else:)

This was my dinner and it was amazing!!  All we added was pepper
and olive oil.  I think I'll add some of our homemade bbq sauce
next time and see how it goes!

Getting ready to go to sleep!  Look who is nutso!  Don't let
her fool you though, she was just as crazy!

Brrr!!  We tried some cinnamon rolls on skewers, but that didn't
work out so well for us!

But once we put them in orange peels and foil, they worked
amazingly well!

Their after-breakfast trailmix snack!