OUR WEEKEND + A GRATEFUL HEART

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I know I've probably said this before but now that I stay home with the babies all the days kind of just feel the same if that even makes sense. The only thing that is different on the weekends is that Gary is home with us. The above pictures are actually from Thursday but I wanted to share them! We are really enjoying spending our days at the pool and we are all getting a nice little tan.

On our way home from the pool on Thursday I was driving home and was thinking to myself how good of a day we were having. We met up with friends at the pool, the little ones played, we had frozen yogurt after the pool and both kids had been good ALL day. So I was a pretty happy momma. I decided to stop at the store to pick up diapers and as I was checking out a woman came inside saying that a silver Cruz just got hit by another car in the parking lot .... of course the silver Cruz is mine. 

The woman who hit my car was standing outside and started apologizing immediately saying she was in a hurry to a graduation and barely hit my car (even though I could clearly see a little damage on it).   I'm usually the type that starts to panic over the littlest things but I was surprisingly really calm and just told the woman that it happens but I would need to get it taken care of. We exchanged information and that was it. I was really surprised on how calm I was throughout it all and I even forgot about it all weekend until now.

The next day (Friday) we woke up to no electricity. For some reason our whole neighborhood lost power. I needed my coffee so I packed up the littles and we headed to Dunkin Donut. It was the perfect morning to lose power and head to Dunkin because it ended up being National Donut Day. So I got a drink + a free donut. Gary met us there as he was heading out of town for work.

The rest of the (actual) weekend we just relaxed around the house. Saturday evening we went to a friends house, who lives in front of a dirt track, to watch the races. It was Jax's first time but because it gets so dirty and noisy we ended up spending most of the evening inside. We were there until after midnight so on Sunday Jax's whole schedule was off because he didn't get the sleep he usually gets so Sunday was kind of exhausting taking care of fussy Jax. He seems to be on track and feeling better today.

Today, I am grateful that I am able to be a stay at home mom so I can enjoy summer and all the pool days with my babies. I think that being a stay at home mom is something that I will be grateful every single day. I am grateful that the damage to my car wasn't worst than what it was. I am also grateful (& proud of myself) that I was able to stay calm and not panic over the damage.

Linking up with Emily @ Ember Grey. What are you grateful for?
Have a great week everyone! 

SOPHIA'S PRESCHOOL GRADUATION

On May 28th Sophia graduated from preschool! We are SO proud of her! She has spent two years at Fairlawn Christian Academy and has learned so much! Because Sophia's birthday is late in the year she missed the cut off for Kindergarten so she will do another year of Preschool (Pre-K) at a different school. She will be attending the Elementary School that I went to! It'll be sad to leave Fairlawn since we have been there for two years but we know that Sophia will do amazing at her new school. She calls it "the big school" and every time we pass it she says she can't wait to go there! Now to enjoy summer break with our little graduate! 

POOL DAYS

Summer is finally here + Sophia is out of school until the fall so that means lots of days spent at the pool. Last Friday, the first day of Sophia's summer break, we met up with my friend Carissa and her littles and spend the day at the pool! The weather was perfect, the pool wasn't crowded and the kids had a blast! It was Jax's first time at the pool and he loved it! We're all so excited that summer is finally here!

SOPHIA'S {FIRST} GARDEN

Yesterday Sophia and my dad spent the afternoon planting Sophia's very first garden. We had a spot in our backyard where we used to have a pool so we decided to make a little garden instead! I've never planted my own garden so I was glad my dad was there to help Sophia.

They planted corn, tomatoes, and eggplant while Jax and I sat on a blanket next to them. I took pictures and Jax found a piece of grass and was entertained with that the entire time. We plan on getting more vegetables to plant. I'm wanting some peppers and cucumbers! After they were done planting Sophia ran to me and said, "Mommy, that was so fun!" I can't wait for everything to start growing because I know Sophia will just love it!