Easter, Anniversaries & the Beautiful Outdoors

Easter was great. The day before, we had the annual family Easter party. It was so much fun. Everybody brought food and eggs for the kiddos to hunt. We played games, the men played flag football, and lots of visiting went on. It was so nice. Easter morning the kiddos woke up to a visit from the Easter bunny. Kameron got a bowling set and Kaydence got a bubble machine. I then went to Church with the kiddos, and then we went and spent some time with Adam's family.

On Sunday, the 19th, we celebrated our 6th Anniversary. I can't believe that it has already been six years!! It seems crazy that time has gone by so fast. We have had some ups and downs, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. We went to the International Festival and we had a blast. It was featuring Ireland, so Adam, of course, had to try some Irish beer and we sampled some Irish cuisine. We were there for the better part of the day and had so much fun. We bought a few things for the kids. I ended up with 3 dozen roses for my Anniversary. I LOVE roses!! He brought some home for me after he got off work and when we were at the Festival, he bought me 2 dozen more. These are really special because they are wooden! There are 3 different colors made into a beautiful bouquet that I put in a vase on my night stand.

We have been wanting a picnic table for some time. I always had one growing up, and have wanted one for our family. We have been pricing them for the last few years, and always end up passing because they just seemed too expensive for a dang table. So, last week, Adam and I designed us a table that we wanted. We wanted a table that would seat lots of people and that would work good when we had friends over. We decided on a octagon shape. In the middle, Adam put a bucket with a hole to hold drinks. We will be able to fill it with ice and add drinks and they will be right there at the table with us. One of the best things about it was the price, we were able to make it from scrap wood and pallets that we had around the house. So all in all, it cost less then 10 bucks to make!! Around the area, we put stakes, to hang a canopy. We are still working out the details on that one to work right. We love it, this weekend, hopefully we will be able to get our first use out of it!!

We hung a hammock, and to do so, we had to relocate my clothesline, but it all works out good!! I finally found a bird feeder that I love that is squirrel proof. We have a few others, but the squirrels keep eating the food, I'd like to see them try now lol. And finally, my first flower bloomed. I have had some roses bloom, but my first flower that I planted from seed bloomed and they are beautiful. Thanks for sticking in there with me, I know it was long, I'll try to do better about posting more often!!