FOURTEEN

Veronica has been excitedly waiting for April Fools Day this year to pull pranks all day. She hid the toilet paper at least three times... She also hid all of Matt's socks before he had to go to work in the morning. But she needed my help with this one: Chocolate covered Brussels Sprouts to bring to her teachers. She couldn't contain herself. And they look pretty tasty too. :)

2019 week fourteen

The biggest threats to my garden's productivity are my grazing children. She happily munched on this handful of spinach pretending it was an icecream cone. Then they insultingly picked out every green leaf of spinach I had incorporated into their dinners.

She went back inside to change so we could be matching. 

You may notice a surge of hammock photos. 'Tis the season for hammocks and sun tea. And we need to get it all in quickly before the mosquitoes make their seasonal debut. 

A True Southern Gentlemen keeps sun tea in the cup holder of his truck. 

Nearly everyone gathered at the airport on Wednesday morning to welcome brother Sam home from his mission in Philadelphia. 

I didn't realize the older cousins were staying home from school for this, so poor V was the only cousin not represented (besides the ones who weren't in town). 

I know this is extravagantly hopeful, but I've sprouted a lemon seed from my friend Adrienne's childhood lemon tree. Let's see how long I can keep it alive. We may just have to build a sunroom extension onto our house to accommodate my pipe dream.

Family grill night dinner. The weather was absolutely tender and the storms held off until everyone had gone home. 

The boys teasing the neighbor's dogs. 

One of the many things I love about my husband is his ability to ruin a photo. 

Behold. 

Sunday morning foggy walk/bike ride with Grandma. 

These kids have just about grown out of and trashed their bikes. They get so much love.

PSA: 33 years old is too old to run around chasing squirrels like a rat terrier. 

Quotes:

Theodore

"Mama, do I have a brow?" as in "mopping his brow"

Me - "What are you guys going to name your chickens?"

V- "Uhm, fluffaboo."

T Punches V "NO! MY CHICKEN IS GOING TO BE NAMED FLUFFABOO!"

"Hey! Chinese people can be truck drivers! YEAH!"

Veronica

V- "Why are you letting me wear lipstick to school?"

Me -"Sometimes when you've had a rough morning the best thing to do is put on some lipstick and a big smile."

V *beams from ear to ear*

Conspiratorially "When we bother Mama it's like we're the two Spongebobs bothering Mama Squidward!" 

"You're just so proud to be my Mama because I am so talented."