Summer buzz

Today we decided to give Neal his summer hair cut.  His hair was getting so long and it was time to cut it and with the hot weather coming we decided a short buzz cut would be best.  Also, I tried to trim his long hair and didn't do such a great job so a buzz cut was needed.

I already miss his long, shaggy hair even though I think he still looks adorable with it short.   Maybe I need to learn how to trim his long hair so we can keep it a bit longer next summer :)

Biking all around

The "big-boy bike" has finally come out at our house!   Neal asks everyday if we can go out on a walk so he can ride his bike.  He loves to ride around and is so excited that he has learned to ride his "big bike".  

I think after this summer maybe he'll be ready for a real "big-boy bike" and we can try and take the training wheels off next spring.  I love that he is getting faster on his bike.  He can make it a lot farther on a walk with his bike then on foot and so we all get some nice exercise.

Mother's Day

My boys did a wonderful job this year making a very special Mother's Day for me.  First, I got to sleep in!  That in and of itself was the perfect Mother's Day gift.  When I came out Neal was sitting at the table eating breakfast and had a card and some flowers from the yard sitting for me at the table.

He was so excited about the card that he wanted to open it himself and once I read it he continued to carry the card around with him all day long.  He loved the fact that Garfield's hands pop out and can give you a hug with his arms.  So Garfield and Neal were giving me hugs all day.  

We had a great day just relaxing at home as a family.  We all got to take an afternoon nap and then I got to read my book out on the back porch while Neal played.  I also got to chat on the phone with my mom and feel baby girl move and kick around a lot (this always brings a smile to my face to feel her moving around and active).  

We finished our day by going out for frozen yogurt.  Since I have been craving ice cream lately this was the perfect end to a perfect day for me (I had some delicious Salted Carmel yogurt).  Neal was so excited to get to pick his own yogurt flavor and then loved that he got to pick any toppings he wanted to add to it.  There was one mishap as Neal fell off the bench and dropped all his ice cream on the floor while trying to sit down, however the employees there were quick to clean everything up and were able to put a smile back on Neal's face when they told him he could go and get a new ice cream since he dropped his.  

I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family and a sweet little boy who made me a mom a little over 3 years ago.  I am so glad that I get to live life with Tyler and Neal everyday, what a blessing the Lord has given me.   

Strawberry Picking

The spring season has been off to a slow start with the cool weather we have been having but it is finally Strawberry season around here!

Me and a good friend of mine took our boys strawberry picking last week and he had tons of fun.  I think Neal ate one strawberry for almost everyone that made it into the bucket.  There were also several that I found in our bucket with a bite taken out of them, Neal must have been testing them to make sure they were good enough to bring home :).  

It was a great outing and just in time since this week has brought lots of rain.

Who doesn't like fresh, ripe strawberries right?  Especially this pregnant mamma, who has been craving fruit and ice cream lately.  We have already had them on french toast, on our cereal in the morning, over chocolate ice cream and I'm planning on making some fresh fruit salsa and cinnamon chips for later this week.  Yummmy!