Garden

I planted our garden last night with the help of Keith, John and Reagan. Keith took charge of the planting the last two years, so he said I was in charge this year. I did some of the planting with Riley on my hip, but I think it went well. It's really quite exciting. We'll see if anything grows. :) It is only our third year to have a garden. We have reduced the variety of vegetables that we plant down to corn, butternut squash, zucchini and carrots. We bought some soaker hoses for the garden this year, so we will see how that goes. We also bought drip lines for the planter beds. As long as there is a dry day next week, I am hoping to take a day off of work and start working on my flower bed. We have quite a few blossoms on our apple tree and peach tree this year. Maybe we will get some edible fruit this year.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was really good! On Saturday evening we attended my brother's 40th birthday party then stayed over night with my parents. It was nice to spend some time with my mother on Mother's Day and I know she enjoyed seeing the grandkids. I apparently picked the right ward to attend on Mother's Day too since I got a big Hershey's almond bar. We all shared it on the way home from church (I appreciated the help eating it since I really didn't need all of those calories). Later in the day we returned home, then went over the Keith's parents' house to spend some time with his mom. Keith's brother and family were there as well. We had a nice time!

My kids did a few things for me on Mother's Day. John made a "cake" with the game Upwards. It had a big purple "M" on it and a candle made from the letters. He brought it to me singing "Happy Mother's Day." It was sweet that he put so much effort into it. Then Reagan made a candle with the letters and put it on the Upwards box and brought it to me. Later, Reagan sang "Happy Mother's Day" to me while strumming on the guitar. I got it on video too. It was great! I tried to milk Mother's Day for all it was worth. I got John to sing the closing song in church with me. I love singing with him! He also gave me a poem with his hand print that he had made at school. It was wrapped with decorated wrapping paper that he made himself. The best part of Mother's Day, though, was just being with my kids! I love them tons and love being a mother!

Swimming

We went swimming at the university last night. Riley loved it this time! We put him in his floaty and he had fun splashing the water with his hands. Then he decided that he didn't want to be in it anymore and tried to climb out of it. He did a pretty good job of it, so I took him out. He liked to lay on my arm and doggie paddle and even tried floating on his back a few times. He did great! Reagan was all over the place floating on two noodles. She didn't even want us to touch her. We just had to keep a close eye on her, but she is a great little swimmer! John had fun as well. He will be taking swimming lessons again this summer. He takes them at a local high school. They have an indoor pool, so you don't have to worry about sunburns or bad weather, which could include snow the way the weather has been this year. It is snowing right now!