Little Helper

We always seem to have a lot going on! We decided to take advantage of some good car deals and this past Tuesday we bought a minivan. It's a Grand Caravan...brand new...only 23 miles on it. The girls were really excited. Of course their favorite place to sit is in the "back-back". It's like their own little world back there! Every time I drive the car, I like it more. We were one of those couples who said we'd never get a minivan, but they are just too convenient and a lot easier to get in and out of than a three row SUV. Plus in an SUV you lose cargo space when you stick that third row in there. The girls are REALLY enjoying it! They watch all kinds of shows and movies when we're riding around...now Kaylee can even watch Tom and Jerry on the go!

Kaylee and I did some plant shopping on Friday. She helped me pick out some perennials for one of our flower beds. She picked out some 'step-able' ground cover and some dianthus - two pink, one raspberry swirl. The only specific plant I was looking for was an Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry. We needed to replace our Jap. Maple...well, we just moved it to a drier location hoping it will perk up. After we got home and ate some lunch, Kaylee came out and helped me plant all of our new plants. She did a great job raking away the mulch, digging the holes, and filling the dirt back around the plants. Once it started sprinkling though, she decided "she was too much of a sweet girl and she might melt" and she went inside.

We also had Ryan's birthday last week. The girls and I surprised him with an "Iron Gym" pull-up bar that he can take on our trip to Florida. And now he's thinking about getting a new grill with his birthday money. We didn't get to go to the driving range or anything like that for his birthday this year, but he has played golf the last three days in a row!

We went to Terre Haute for Mother's Day this weekend. It had been a few years since I got to spend Mother's Day with my mom. We had a really nice time hanging out. We also celebrated Brian's graduation. Of course, today I've already been asked 5 times when we're going back to "my mommy's house". I think the girls are going to be in heaven when we're spending two whole weeks with Gramma and Grampa! That's something I always hope we get to do, since we don't live close enough to see each other on a weekly basis. Don't get me wrong, going to Florida is nice, but I don't think it would be nearly as nice without Mom and Dad there. I hope we reach a time when Val and Roger and their families can join us too. Now that would just be too good!

I am soooo ready for this school year to be over. It's been a long one, but at the same time it's flown by really fast. I just can't wait to have my girls here with me all day. They're both home today (Alexis was a little under the weather) and it is just so nice! They're such good girls and so much fun. I just love watching them interact...they are just so loving with each other. I hope they grow up to be really good friends!