Life Lately through an iPhone Clean-Out

Just for the record, 9 days go by super fast lately. I'm not sure why, but I feel like it has been maybe 3 days, and then I look at my last post and it has been 9. Wow. I'm thinking it has something to do with the gorgeous weather, the fact that the pool opened May 2nd, and that whole end-of-the-school-year push that keeps you hitting snooze 10 times before you wake up. Oh wait, pretty sure I do that anyway. ;)

Lots of livin' goin' on here lately. We're leaving for the beach soon, so I decided why not clear out some photos on my phone, and load them up on here instead?

One of my favorite workout partners ;)

The kids got to meet a pretty special person on our way to Kyle's softball game. He's kind of a big deal around here!

all the ladies love him. ;)

 

Pool day! Love getting to go when we have it to ourselves!

Preston and Jocelyn. He thought she tasted good. Love our pool days with the Boyett's!

The big girls saved their money to buy boogie boards for our beach trip. Char wanted one too, but I successfully convinced her into getting sand buckets instead.

His new favorite way to sit in his bouncy seat. Sweet boy!

I've said this a million times. How could I ever say No to him? Those puppy-dog eyes?! Those cheeks?! Those lips! Well, I'm sure he'll do something that will make it easy, but for now, it is so hard to imagine!! :)

Had fun going to Logan's Graduation!! Aunt Candy and Preston hit it off immediately. 

Pool Pizza party after the graduation. We were trying to get Charleigh to sit with all the kids for a group picture. She wasn't happy with me because she knew we were about to leave. :)

BaBa & Pop and all the Grandkids! Happy Graduation, Logan!!!

Early morning snuggles with a squishy baby and a messy faced 3 year old. Love my littles!

All this gorgeous weather has us outside a LOT!! This one loves riding her toys around the driveway.

Guess who has his first tooth? He won't let me get a pic of it yet, but he is gnawing away on Sophie the Giraffe, because the second one is cutting through as well!! Praying after this one comes in he'll magically begin to sleep all night.

my little look-a-likes :)

Callie's last day of Pre-K!!! Love this big girl so much!!!

I am so proud of what all she has accomplished these last 5 months. 

My gigantic, smelly 5th child, Ollie. 

Stopped by to SURPRISE visit my Granny!! 

We all went out for an ice cream treat. The whole time we had her, Granny just kept saying, "This is just such a treat. You just don't know how much of a treat this is" referring to us surprising her. So thankful I can make these special visits with all of my kids on a random Thursday in the middle of the day!!



To close things out, just for laughs, if you don't already, go visit Boo Mama over at www.boomama.net. She is such a funny, southern Mississippian, and I can't get enough of her podcast with Big Mama. It is like listening in to one of my daytime phone calls with friends, except way more southern and way more funny. She has a couple books and they are a fun read as well!

A {Wednesday} Weekend Wrap Up!

Nothing like wrapping up the weekend and finally posting about it on Wednesday, right? :)

This weekend (I can't believe it is May already!) we enjoyed a good balance of having fun and relaxing. We spent Friday morning having a play date at Lauren's and the weather was absolutely gorgeous outside!! The kids loved running around and soakin' up the sweet sunshine!!

Friday night, Kyle attended day 1 of the men's conference at our church, so it was a girls (and Preston) night at home for the rest of us! I let the girls play outside until dark and we ordered pizza for dinner (so thankful Johnny's pizza has gluten-free AND delivers). After I put the girls to bed, it was Legally Blonde, laundry, and some hall closet organizing for me!

I actually love those kind of nights! Having a chick flick on and being productive without feeling like I'm missing out on something else, ha! The best!

Saturday was pretty low-key. After Kyle got home from day 2 of the conference, we spent the evening at the pool with friends and then had mexican food for dinner afterward. Of course I forgot to take ANY pictures, I was probably too busy runnin' my mouth! ;)

Saturday night I decided to run out for a quick trip to Ashley Park (shopping!) after we put the kids to bed and Kyle was cutting the grass. I picked up Lana and we made a mad dash for a whopping 35 minutes of shopping before the stores closed. She bought me a belated birthday gift of a watch and a bracelet and I LOVE it! Will post a picture when I wear them next. :)

We ran to the grocery store (going with my other mom friends is always more fun than alone!) to grab a few items for the weekend and saw that the Friend coke's are back! Look what we found while glancing at all the names! ;)

Sunday morning was worship with this handsome little fella ;)

Hi, my name is Erin and I take too many pictures of my baby BOY! :)

He doesn't last too long before finally giving out for a little Sunday snooze sesh.

We came home for a new family favorite recipe! I made BBQ Brisket Quesadillas. 

Thanks to Shay at one of my favorite foodie blogs for this idea! Definitely a delicious meal and easy to throw together! We enjoyed it so much we have been having the leftovers throughout this week. You just can't go wrong with a slow cooker, we have so much left over every time!

Sunday afternoon was spent rocking on the front porch as long as we could. We even captured Preston's very first laugh during that time! I love a relaxing Sunday afternoon with the fam!

Now that Summer is in full swing for us, we are putting pool days on the books left and right and packing our bags for our upcoming beach trip! I am so in love with May- breezy warm weather, perfect for relaxing outside or splashin' in the water, and the start to those long summer nights of playing outside until you can't see anymore. :) Happy Summer!