Catching Up!

Well here I go again, playing catch up! May has been SO busy! We are on the go all the time with end year school stuff, baseball, soccer, swim lessons, oh and add in 2 jobs...it's crazy! We are having fun though and are ready for SUMMER!

 

So a couple of weeks ago my mom and I headed out to California to visit Carrie. We had so much fun! Rooney is the BEST baby. She does not cry at all...all she does is smile, smile, smile! She sleeps great and generally just goes with the flow. I think Joel was hoping I would come home saying the opposite and that I didn't miss babyhood at all--ha, nope! :)

 

 She is the cutest little girl I have ever seen! We had fun playing dress up with her!

 I look horrid, but we had dinner on the beach one night!

I think Rooney might be a little obsessed with her aunt. She just kept asking me to take her picture!

 Selfie on Balboa Island!

 Our view from lunch in Laguna!

 Rooney got to swing for the first time ever and I think she loved it!

Saturday morning we did a 5k for Melanoma. It just so happened to be the weekend we were out there, so why not! We NEED a cure!

Carrie's melanoma has come back unfortunately and she is having surgery next week and then will do treatment again. It's only in one spot and hasn't spread, so we are hopeful that this time it will go for good! Please pray that all goes well and she has a quick recovery and most of all, that she is cured!

 This is what the boys got from Aunt Carrie. If you can't read it, it's a book called Walter the Farting Dog, and comes complete with an actual farting dog. I keep telling her that her payback will come, but in the meantime, I will enjoy the laughs that we have listened to these past couple of weeks. Boys and potty humor!

 Hudson had his choir concert last week and he did great! They made a major mistake when they put those 3 boys together on the front row though...they were a mess!

 I had Muffins with Mom with Harrison on Friday morning! We got our muffins and sat down, and about 2 minutes later, Harrison told me it was time for me to leave because he was ready to play! I wasn't expecting to have a free morning (Fridays are my days off with Harrison!), but I took full advantage!

 Friday afternoon, the boys begged to go to Irondale. Since we don't live that close anymore, we haven't been as much as we used to and the boys have missed it!

 Saturday, we were up bright and early for the 8:30 baseball game! The Cardinals won! It was the last regular season game. I will be so sad when it is over. Hudson had the cutest team and we all had so much fun. Nerve-wracking, but fun! :)

 Hudson was so proud to get another trophy!

 That afternoon, Harrison had a soccer game. It was HOT!!! Only 3 kids showed up on his team so Harrison had to play the whole time. I was so proud of my buddy! Joel had to take him home the week before because he was throwing such a fit and refused to play, but this week, he was all about it! You just never know with 3 year olds!

And yes, he always looks like a hot mess! This kid is a major sweater!

 And it's perfectly acceptable in 3 year old soccer to play while eating a bomb pop! Hmmm...now that I think about it, maybe that's the reason why he played!

I also had a great Mother's Day on Sunday! It was very low key which was exactly what I wanted! I got to sleep in (well, the boys slept until 8:30 so Joel got lucky and got to sleep in too!). Then I cleaned our bathroom--see, fun stuff on Mother's Day! I tried to guilt Joel into doing it, but he wasn't having it. We got rid of our maid recently because she just wasn't doing that great so I've been the maid and I'm not sure I'm liking it! Then, I went to the grocery store. Jealous anyone?!?! We went out to lunch and then I took a nap! And then it was laundry, laundry, laundry. Do moms really ever get a true break?!!? I wouldn't have it any other way...love my sweet family! And they did shower me with gifts and snuggles so it was wonderful!