a summary for the summer

Goodbye May

I  can't believe it is the end of may already! This year is flying by, it is too fast! This month has been a good one. I've had alot of downtime with friends, more then usual actually, yet not enough sleep. That is the price I pay. I've experimented more with cooking this month then ever before, and spent most nights reading and rereading books from my own bookshelf. It's been a few years since I read books at night. It helps me fall asleep, and ofcourse there are natural joys in reading. Jude ended his last year of preschool this month and to me, this is the last month of spring. June 1st is tomorrow. Hopefully the pool will finally be warm enough to swim in, with out it taking me an hour to ease in :) Im excited for summer. I plan to plant more plants outside my door and further expand my garden. I plan to cook more, read more and have more tickle fights with the kids. More sleepovers in mommy's bed and more movie nights with my boyfriend. June is also the month of my best friends birthday and I am getting the planning for that event under way. Good bye may. Hello June.

Some photo's of the last days of may for our family

Our friend alex with asa, watching drew play at a small festival

alex & jude at sushi dinner

a night with friends

games,good conversation and relaxation wrapped up a great friday evening.

some er

We are so excited summer is finally (alomst) here. Though we do appreciate every season... There seems to be a lag between spring and summer. Spring for me starts in march and ends at the end of april. It has always seemed to me that may is an inbetween month.. and its boring. The flowers start getting wilty, and take more effort to care for, and the pool is not warm enough to swim in yet. Last year summer didnt seem to start till the 4th of july, this year I am determined to start the fun off early. We have beach trips planned and I want to make the most of them by spreading them out! Recently we set up camp in the backyard for a day in the sun with our record player close by.

ashley

beautiful days here

After spending the first part of our day inside snuggled up watching dennis the menace (Ive missed that movie!) we ventured outward into the sun. It's beautiful out today. But now we're off to the store to gather ingredients for dinner. <3

Good morning...

From us.

Jude's Preschool Graduation

Earlier this week my first son Jude graduated from preschool. This is a big deal in any parents Life. It is the first big public ceremony/milestone in your childs life. Drew and I were so proud of him. My mother and my best friend also attended with us. It was an unforgettable night. And ofcourse we took a lot of pictures. We started the evening off with a celebratory dinner at my parents steak house near downtown orlando....

and by the way, It was about to storm, which made the night interesting..

The kids sang a number of songs they'd been learning in music class all year. It was impressive, and .... I cried. There I said it.

Jude getting his diploma

<3 He will be out for summer in a couple of days, and then he will be on to kindergarten. He is going to the same elementary school I went to when I was little. I am very excited for him and the years that are to come.  

Mothers day 2012

I had the sweetest mothers day morning. The kids made me breakfast ad served it to me on my parents back porch. It was delicious, and they had worked so hard at it, they started digging in before we could get a picture taken together. In the first picture my parents took of us, which i didnt post.. Jude is downing my orange juice and Asa has my croissant in his mouth. :) They gave me gardening presents that I love. My entrance looks even more beautiful now, and there is room to grow! <3

Before

After

<3

The summer months.

The summer months are finally here, It is getting to mid may already and the heat is outrageous. It's time for swimming, slip and slides, sprinklers, water balloon fights,forts, cocktails,bar b ques... all of which i intend on getting into this summer. Last summer we swam every day and made a fort everynight in the living room. It was one of the best summers of my life. Cant wait for a repeat! This summer I also am planning on staying t the beach for a couple of nights.. a couple of times. We love the beach, who doesnt, but there's one particular around here that is our favorite. If you follow my blog you already know which one it is:) Im anticipating  a visit very soon. Here's some pictures Ive taken in the last few weeks of our daily happenings as the temperature has been rising.Most taken with my phone, and all edited using a new app i found on android called pxlr-o-matic.

We went to gatorland for Asa's third birthday

Pictures from our garden

Sleepovers in mommys bed

asa and his new favorite toucan stufftie bye for now, happy summer:)

Park

We went to a beautiful park near my house the other evening. Its on a lake in-between the highway and a private airport. We always try to get there right before the sun sets and watch the planes fly in. There is a lot of wildlife around, and last week I saw an alligator in the water, but we couldn't find him this time.

How handsome is this sir.

Goodbye park.

planting..

So this is the sad before picture of my front door.

The last time I had thriving little plants around my front door was LAST spring, and since we've done little with it. So with the weather being as nice as it has been, I thought this evening would be a perfect time to buy some new plants and clean up the front of my house. Asa came with me to pick out the flowers, and jude stayed at my mothers house to help her plant flowers in front of HER door. So everyone was outside this evening planting, it was nice.

These are the plants we brought home to plant in our vacant but beautiful glazed pots we bought last spring.

asa scooping soil

the kids watched franklin inside while i finished everything up...then we had a sort of unveiling

they liked it

and so do I :)