Every oncoming summer, I confide in my dear friend Shelley just how envious I am of the gorgeous lilac bushes decorating her backyard.

And every year she surprises me with my very own bouquet :)

Artsy

Warning! A tad self indulgent :)

Along with my sis-in-law, I also got to play model-for-a-day.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my sister Kirsten has been busy creating unique, beautiful hair combs and head pieces to sell in the salon she works at.

The Objective: to collect enough photos to put together a look-book artistically displaying her designs.
We managed to get a few decent photos that day, however, we only captured a few really good shots of the head pieces themselves.  Oh well!  We truly are learning as we go :)

Aaron's Hair

Just in time for summer, or maybe just inspired by his dad.... 
 Aaron's new haircut.

I thought he was looking particularly handsome this morning on his way out to school.

'Come on, MOM!! Can we go now?!!!'

Baby.Belly.2

As promised, more photo fun with my preggo sis-in-law, Kim!

Might I add, neither my sis (my partner in crime this particular day) or I are professional photogs in the slightest, and were merely having some fun with the camera.  So simply, enjoy!

 

'Til Next Time, May

This past weekend (Saturday actually) was a sight to behold, or loathed entirely rather.  Another bout of snow, or, I hate to admit-- a blizzard. This is what we laid our depressed eyes on, Sunday morning:

Eww, right?!

The good news is it took only a mere day for it all to disappear.


Among other things this weekend, I rescued a red Skittle out of Ava's left nostril, cheered for Aaron at inline, had an all day Star Wars-a-thon (Aaron was in heaven) and enjoyed a night out with the family at our friend's house.

Last night, after receiving news of a frost warning (thanks Garry!) for the first time in my greenthumb-loving life-- I covered my beloved garden with an old sheet.  I figured if my gramma was losing sleep at night over my garden, would it really be too much to kindly cover it up with a little blankey.


Of course not.

These, I call my button flowers.  I think they look like lovely little buttons- and I love them :)

Actually, as you can see from the pik, they are titled 'English Daisies'.

Also, Ava finally got her first real haircut.

For the first two years of her life we battled potential mullet formation with little trims to the hairs on the base of her neck.

The following two years, many a bang trim.

And finally, yesterday, the whole kitten-caboodle.

I'll have to ask Kirsten how many inches she thinks she may have taken off.  Her hair had nearly grown down to her cheeks! 

Today, being June the first.  I will be looking forward to a seasonably warm month with the anticipation of Dallas' high school graduation (coming this weekend!), the ending of school, the unexpected song of the ice cream truck passing by, wandering Farmer's Market and maybe a glimpse of baby goslings at the lake.

June?  Where have you been all my life.

All May Long

Decided not to subject ourselves to camping this May Long Weekend. And rightfully so-- it snowed.

Did not much of anything exciting really.

Had our niece, Chey, for a sleepover.  That was nice.

Visited four different shopping malls over the course of the weekend.  Also nice.

Visited a couple of friends.

Planted more greenery in the garden.

Watched the movie 'Shorts'.

Made Lemon Poppyseed Scones from scratch.

Cleaned, just a little.

Painted my nails a newly discovered shade going by the name 'Peacock'.

Got excited about Camp Day cups from Timmy Ho's.

Barbequed bacon-wrapped asparagus (you read me right-- bacon wrapped.)

Watched the boys play a little street hockey.

Looked high and low for my tweezers.

Failed to locate my tweezers.

Nailed off a few pages of The Fellowship of the Ring.

And finally,

enjoyed what little sunshine was too be offered today, being Monday :)

 

Yahooo!  Just as exciting as the christmas cups.  The anticipation of summer.

Ava's Motto: Waste not, want not.

 

'Peacock' from Joe.

Only four dolla bill ya'll!

Garden.

This is what we have to work with. 

It could be worse...

Some people don't even have a garden :(

Greenthumbness: Limited; although improving yearly thanks to my gramma.

Lovely Assistants: Aaron & Ava

Pretending to be flowers.

Sidenote: Ava's new fave choice of footwear- Aaron's old cowboy boots.

...To be transplanted.

You'd think after nearly draining the bank account at the greenhouse we wouldn't run into this problem:

Not enough flowers (hence, the big gaping hole missing flowers)!?

 

Ugh... back to the greenhouse.  Maybe tomorrow.

Pat on the back for me-- selected my greenery and arranged my own planters!  Two of them :)