It must be May!

 The saying that keeps going through my head is "It must be May!"  I love this month and here are some reasons why!!!

It's time to work in the garden and get all those seeds and vegetables in the ground and watch them grow!  I have all our veggies planted but last week, I made some rows behind the garden beds and planted sunflower seeds from last years flowers and some new zinnias seeds!  I can't wait to watch these grow tall!

And just like that the kids have the sprinkler under the trampoline and loving the warmer weather that did decide to come!

May brings lots of school events and on Friday, Ashlyn and I went with the fifth graders to Gettysburg!  Austin's class went to Strasburg Railroad.  It was a long day but full of history and cool views of where battle took place long ago.

While Ashlyn and I were on our way back home, Mike took Austin and some cousins to the Barnstormers Game!  They had a blast with free tickets from Upward and a free basketball!

My 41st birthday was last week as well and even though I don't like getting a cavity filled, it was on my calendar, on my birthday to do so.  I sat through Linville's Spring program with a numb month but loved all the songs and was just so blessed again!

We went as a family to Iron Hill Brewery to eat on Wednesday night to celebrate my birthday and we then tried rolled icecream for the first and it was delicious!

I have a birthday buddy ... my niece Skylar was born last year on my birthday!  She's so cute!

I had a teeny bit of time between the dentist and the school program, so I got my nails painted!

And then that night, we also attended the Upper School Spring Program!  It's May and it's crazy with school events but again we were totally impressed with the singing and message Linville gives off!!!!  Their programs are always the best!!!!

Mike treated me to my favorite .... Lavender Blackberry tea with black tea from Latte Luv!

Mulch is kinda a big deal around here the end of April and May.  We did get the garden mulched with mushroom mulch on Saturday and it's looking pretty good!

The sugar peas are climbing up the wire I secured beside it.  The lettuce is soon ready to pick!  Radishes were pulled and washed!  The strawberries are in full bloom and starting to hang!  My cucumber seeds are peaking through the dirt!  Everything seems to be doing great ... except the raspberry bushes we planted a few weeks ago.  The neighbor said we could use some manure from his property for our garden if want extra fertilizer and I think I put it too close to the raspberries because the bushes died.  We replaced two and maybe will need to replace the other two yet????

Fresh radishes and we found us some egg rolls Saturday morning!  It must be May!

I tried making homemade Sourdough Pizza the other night and it turned out delicious!

Saturday night, Mike and I attended a very rainy, wet wedding!  Justin and Lexie got married at Dave and Suz's house and it was beautiful except that it started to rain during the ceremony and then poured during the outside reception.  Everything, yes everything, got wet!  It was hard to keep our seats dry when we needed to get up for our food, or for sweet or for a Beiler's donut for dessert.  We laughed and made the best of it but I was never at an outside wedding like this with the rain raining so hard!  We did have an umbrella and we were sure to use it!  Congratulations you guys!

We ate salad and fries and then dumped off the rain water off of our plates when the burgers were ready!  Crazy!

Another proof that it must be May is we have fresh lettuce and kale from the garden!  And the Lillie of the Valley flowers are in bloom!

Last nigh, we attended a pizza party at Uncle Alvins that was just fantastic!  Homemade pizza in a brick oven pizza cooked and made by family!  The whole evening was so fun!!!  It's important to gather with friends that love Jesus, have the same kind of family goals and laugh!  We are incredibly blessed to have so many good people around us!  Just the night before, the bride and groom had a blast on their wet wedding day!  They made the best out of it!  And then we were blessed with yummy pizza and good friends and even some gifts!  

May is only half over and there's much to still do at school and finish out the year strong!  This is gonna be another full week of activities but that must mean ... IT MUST BE MAY!

Mother's Day!

Mother's Day was so special!!!  Mike blessed me with a gift, a brunch at the Club and any day spent with all the kids is great!!!!

We went to church and heard a message on how Moses's mother saw that he was a special child and hid Moses for three months and then his parents decided to put him in a basket and take him to float on the Nile.  So much of this story isn't written in the Bible but it must have taken a lot of faith and love to be willing to try your very best to save your child from the kings orders that all the baby boys should be killed.  Moses was saved and drawn out of the water by the kings daughter and the rest of the story of Moses is so incredible!  Go read it in Exodus!  Mother's have such a mission field right in our homes!

We took some photos at church before heading to LCC for brunch.  We were hungry and excited to eat good food!

Hadassah gave me these flowers!

 

I was asked to buy flowers for all the mothers at church and now the left over flowers get to be in my kitchen!!!!  Win, win!

Jeremiah and Hadassah met us at the Club for brunch!  I love it when they hang out with us!!!!!  Such a sweet photo!!!!!

My family!!!!!

We came home with full belly's and took naps.  We woke up to sunshine after so, so much rain the past two days!  We stopped by to check up on Matt and his kiddies and ate some homemade ice cream!  Then we drove down to my parents to give mom a flower and say Happy Mother's Day!!!!

This was a fun, fun day!  Thank you so much for the flowers, the sourdough baking gifts and necklace!  So thoughtful and I love you all so much!!!!!

HAPPY Mother's Day to all the momma's out there!

Days of May.

Things can change so quick right?  Easter weekend, Mommy D. was along at the cabin and she helped us put a puzzle together!

 

Two weeks ago, she tripped and fell and broke her shoulder in two different places.  She's got a lot of pain in it and really can't do too much.  She suddenly needs help with just about everything!  You try to comb your hair with just a left hand.  Or do puzzle left handed.  Or go to the bathroom.  There's so much that she needs help with suddenly!  I sat with her the other afternoon and we finished up the puzzle in her living room.  We sat on the front and back porch.  She just needs to let this heal and get well!  I love her so much!

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National Day of Prayer is such an important day to remember to pray for our nation!  For our leaders in government, in church and in school!  I'm thankful we still have this a nation wide day to remember God and ask Him for guidance and peace and revival in our land!

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Lena got to go to Waco, TX, to visit the Magnolia Silos and she left her hubby in charge of the kids.  We stopped in to check up on them all weekend and they all did so good!  Matt made ribs on Saturday and as it rained the entire day, we played some Uno with Bryce after we housecleaned church in the AM.  He made homemade ice cream Sunday night and we all scooped ice cream into cones and doesn't this look like summer is on it's way!!!!  I love these kids!!!!!

May is such a wonderful month!  Spring is here and we are loving it!

May is here!!!!!

 

My favorite month is here!!!!  May is packed full of fun events!  It's time to start eating those fresh fruits and veggies from the garden!  The kids are busy finishing up school with field trips, track and field day, awards, graduation and those end of school events!  We have a wedding on Saturday to attend and I can't wait for it!  

Found me some asparagus and rhubarb!

Oh you know ... gotta keep watering those tender plants so they grow!!!!  She's the best!

Mixed up the first batch of rhubarb crisp and took it along to my parents for a mulching night!

I'm convinced the last minute plans always work the best!  LaVern texted asking if it suits to go mulch at my parents and it suited everyone!  That same night!  He ordered pizza and we added dessert, watermelon, meadow tea and veggies!

What a stud ... my husband was a great help!  One way to keep Zane safe and out of the skid loaders way was to back him.  Brother John helped this way.

We ended the night with s'mores!

I asked dad if we could tour his property next door.  They bought the property and are fixing it up.  We grabbed some fresh lilacs too!!!!

I love this man!!!!  Even though we are in the oldest clothes we own, I love this photo!!!!!!

Mom's flower beds look great now and I have a beautiful bouquet of lilacs in my kitchen!