Memorial Weekend

My oh my, what a busy weekend we had...

Unfortunately we were unable to make it to my cousins wedding, but we did accomplish quite a few things around our home...

First, Joe tackled the pool

Then we attempted to replace our crappy back door with some beautiful french doors.. .Here is the before and after picture...

And finally, we decided to clean the tent that Dad so graciously loaned to us for Cub Scouts. What a pain that was, first, we were unsure of how to put it up, then it turned us into smurfs... though the kids had no idea what smurfs were...

But alas, Success....

Tom decided it would be worth testing, so he took a three hour long nap... under the canopy... Sarah chose the couch.

And no Memorial weekend would be complete without at least getting in the water. Yep, the same pool we painted... Do you have any idea how cold that is.. .LOL Bet the kids can tell ya.

IN addition to all of this, Joe managed to get in some fishing with his friends on a Charter Boat out on Lake Saint Clair, he didn't catch anything he could keep, but had a blast anyway. They fished on the Canadian side of the lake, and fished from about 8 am till about 7 pm... Great times.

Hope everyone had a pleasant Memorial weekend...

What have I been doing

I have been really busy lately being the new den leader for Tom's cub scout group... please check out the blog to see what we have been doing...

Spring has sprung... FINALLY

My tree out front is in full bloom,

my hosta's are up,

I am one happy camper... THANK GOODNESS, its about time... LOL

Trip to Detroit Zoo

So in kindergarten, the kids always manage to end up at Detroit Zoo...

This year I was unable to bring siblings,

but Sarah and I had a really good time...

Here is a video to show you our adventure.

Thanks to Aunt Amanda for suggesting the song...

Goin to the Park with Manda & Russ

First we, well they all played a friendly game of "mega soccer" while I took pictures...

Then we adults sat down and let the kids play on the playground... it was a lot of fun... Though this is a really crappy picture of me...

Here are the girls going through the corn maze

Joe & Amanda Play Wii - Boxing

So Amanda & Russ brought their Wii up for a visit... Joe and Amanda challenged each other to a boxing match, I couldnt help but to laugh... Notice Tom as he pops into the screen on the lower left side... I am not sure who he is helping...

Flower Garden Update

Here are the most recent pictures of my mild flower garden...

We gave this whole kite flying another go on a less windy, more pleasant day,

You will notice three kites in the sky... YEAH!!!

Here is some video of my kids flyin thier kites

Lets go Fly a kite

Yesterday, I decided that it was a nice and windy day, what a great day to fly a kite.... LOL>... so we headed off to Halmich Park, and tried to get the kites off the ground...

Tom's kite was too small for the wind... so he did a lot of crashing... right up till he let go, and it got all tangled up... :( time for a new kite already....

Daddy helped Sarah get her kite in the air... was very nice to have him there...

YEAH!! kites are in the air... all but Toms....

Here is a short video of Sarah flying her first kite ...

My flowers are really taking off :)

Just wanted to show everyone how nicely my flowers are making thier appearances so far... I am so proud.. .LOL