Weekend Fun

It has been a busy couple of weeks for Anthony and I. This is his busiest time of the year at work, so I try and pick up the slack in the yard and with our crazy dogs.

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Des Moines to visit my sister and we were joined by my niece Carsen from Kansas City. It was such a great weekend to have her aunts spoil her rotten! At 4, she is at such a wonderful age. We took her to Adventureland and she couldn't get enough of the rides- especially the big ferris wheel! She's a little bit sassy- but then, so are we! We love her so much!



I took my camera to Des Moines to capture pictures for my blog- but then I didn't want to drag it into Adventureland. We have a Nikon D60 that I love, but I definately need to get a smaller camera that I can just throw in my purse.

You think that small friends don't always know what's going on around them, but it's amazing what they catch on to. When Jackson was born, my sister didn't bring Carsen with her to the hospital. At 3.5 years old, we figured it would just be really hard to understand. Carsen knows that we had a baby and that he went to Heaven, but I never really thought she knew much more than that. Recently my sister was telling her about a friend of theirs that had a baby and Carsen asked if they got to "keep" their baby. It broke my heart.

My mom is coming to town today to help me work on my flower gardens. I got really anxious this year and planted things just a little too early- because it's suppose to FREEZE tonight. Boo. I'm going to look like that crazy lady with sheets all over her yard trying to protect everything. Two years ago, the weekend after I planted we got a terrible hail storm and I had to replant a whole bunch of stuff. Unfortunately it was later in the spring and all the really cute stuff was gone from the greenhouses. So that year, our yard wasn't as cute as I had hoped.

I am punting the idea of a vegetable garden this year. With so many other things going on in our lives, I just don't have the time to do it right. Last year I made a lame attempt at tomato plants in pots- HUGE mistake. I had to water them twice a day to keep them from dying. So this year, I'm going to support the local farmers market and leave it up to them!

I love spring!