4-Wheelers and the law

Isn't there a law somewhere which states that grandmas aren't allowed to watch while 4 yr old grandsons are being taught how to ride a 4-wheeler???? If there isn't a law like that, there should be. Hunter is getting his first taste of riding by himself. His uncle Craig and aunt Michelle decided to let him have the smallest 4-wheeler that their boys learned on. Right now Craig is walking and sometimes running beside him ready to grab the machine. Of course Darrin, who is 6 on Friday, is flying around on his because he's an old pro. I am cowering here inside the office and taking peeks outside to see if everyone is still OK. My girls always rode ours but they were older when their dad taught them. Hunter seems to be having a wonderful time but you know he's gonna pitch a fit when it's time to come back inside.

Birthday boys

Jared was 7 on May 2nd and Hunter turned 4 yesterday. We have two more birthdays coming up next week. I'll post Darrins pictures then. His birthday falls on the last day of school. I don't know if I'll get to eat lunch with him. I know he plans to spend the night and go shopping for his presents. I gave him the same option as I gave Jared. They both chose to pick out their own presents. I made Hunter's mom do my shopping for his gifts. Cole will have to wait till July for his special day. And of course there will be another birthday added to the calendar this October. We'll know in about 2 weeks whether pink or blue will be the color to paint the nursery. Pink would be great but I think blue will be the one we'll be doing.
We have a granddaughter and an older grandson but haven't seen them for a few years. My step-daughter got mad at all of us a couple of years ago and moved out of state. She is the type to always be causing some kind of trouble wherever she goes. She loves creating drama and trouble between family members. Almost caused a divorce for her brother. I feel sad for the grandkids. I wish we could enjoy those two grandchildren as much as we do the other 4 boys. Azlynn will be 7 next Wednesday. Aidan will be 9 years old in November. Hopefully one day we will get to see them again.
So now I've caught you all up on some of our family drama. :) Sadly, I'm fully expecting more drama this summer. It's been so nice and quiet for the past few months!! How I wish it would last. But, I know it's coming and I'll do my best to be detached from the whole mess that I know he'll create. I'm just going to sit back and let him show his true colors. Ok this was supposed to be a happy birthday post and now I've gotten completly off the subject. Gonna stop now and concentrate on the good things in life. Hunter wants to go outside and play. I love to watch him use his imagination during playtime. That's one of the good things!

Swap cards

Here are my Christmas and Sympathy cards for Maricar's swap. BTW they were mailed today. Let's hope they arrive at the intended destination.

This is a Thank you card I did in Sue's card swap.

Mother's Day with a Turkey!

It was a nice Mother's Day Weekend. I stayed home all day Saturday. I made Parmesan crusted chicken, batter bread, homemade noodles and mashed potatoes for dinner. Crystal and Hunter came to eat with us and Hunter wanted to stayed all night. Sunday we went to San Jose's for a late lunch. We also went to Cold Stone for some ice cream treats. The girls gave me an 8x8 and a 12x12 tablet of Debbie Mumm papers. Debbie Mumm is one of my very favorite designers. I have quite a few items and lots of fabric that are her designs. I worked on my card swap and then watched Survivor. Darn, I wanted Amanda to win.
Larry finally got a turkey Sunday morning. It was the last day of season. He ran through the woods to get it after he shot wanting to make sure it didn't get away. He found it without any trouble. But when he was carrying it back out of the woods, gun in one hand and prized turkey by it's feet in the other hand, it started flailing around. He threw down his gun and grabbed it's head and held on to it. He got spurred and shook around by the turkey and then he slipped in the mud and fell down on top of it. It was a 23 pound bird so it was pretty strong. Thankfully their death throes don't go on for more than a couple minutes. What a site that would have been!! Trevor only witnessed the last part of the action but still laughs about it. Guess we'll be eating turkey this week.

What a great weekend.

I had a great weekend. Saturday the girls and I went shopping. Crystal, Hunter and I ate lunch at Cracker Barrel. Then we went to JoAnn's and I got $350.00 worth of fleece for Piece Makers. I hadn't spent any budget money this year so I made up for it. We went to Hobby Lobby and I found 1/2 price paper packages that I couldn't resist. We took Hunter next door to Big Lots so he could do his shopping. He bought Bob the Builder play-doh set, a beginner skateboard, and a ride on toy. He's quite the shopper. We let him tour the pet shop then met Randi at Kohl's. We did major damage to my credit card!!! I had a 15% extra saving coupon. I got the boys a lot of shirts for summer. Both girls bought several outfits and shoes. I got a new purse and a really nice deep fryer which I am trying out tonight. Then we had dinner at Chili's. Hunter was so tired he just wanted to go home and so did I.
Sunday I stayed home from church because I woke up late. I fried mushrooms and made wilted lettuce for Larry and Trevor. In the afternoon we went up to the pond to fish. Crystal and Hunter went with us. We caught a lot of small catfish. Never did catch one big enough to keep but it was still fun. I know the bigger ones are in there but the pond was still very muddy from the last rain and maybe that's why they weren't biting. I took a little wheelbarrow, my garden rake and shovel for Hunter to play with but he still got a little bored. Next time I'll bring his fishing pole too. We had a bunch of ducks fly in and land on the water. That was a pretty awesome site. They didn't stay long because we were too noisy and scared them away. Two geese kept flying over and wanting to land but they never did while we were there. As we left to drive back down to the house we watched them walking around in the field. They were not scared of us at all. Crystal was on the 4 wheeler and drove up close to them.
I bought Larry a nature camera last October for his birthday. He has it in his favorite hunting spot. We have gotten pictures of deer, turkey, and raccoons. (a couple pics of trespassers too) We are going to buy another camera to put by the pond. It's always exciting to open the folder to see what wildlife we have captured. We keep hoping to get a picture of a bob cat. Larry has seen them in the field but nothing on camera yet. Who knows what we will see next time!

Happy May Day!

Can you believe it's already May??? Tomorrow is Jared's 7th birthday. I am going to eat lunch with him at school. I'll take pictures and post them later. We have two more boys with birthdays in May.

This month our ATC theme was women. I was inspired to do one set with a pink ribbon to remind me of all the women in my life who have been affected by cancer or for those who may be affected by it in the future. I pray that we find a cure soon.