April showers bring May FLOWERS

I have now decided that I absolutely LOVE planting flowers! It is so much fun! A few days ago my mom and I went and purchased some flowers to put in our flower garden. We have never actually planted anything in our flower bed so it kind of turned into a sand box. I came up with an idea that while mom was gone in Montana, Reece and I could plant some flowers during one of the long days at home! And that we did! Reece is a professional garderner now! :)

Here are some of the pretty flowers we planted

I just love all the colors and the difference of all the flowers!

This is Reece "breaking the ground"

He called it

The gardens first planted flower:

Lord, help these hands to be used for 

good services

And Lastly, 

The Final Products 

(Section one)

Section two

And last but not least

section 3

Roo and me had so much fun doing this and RIGHT when we finished (we were still putting the last flower in) and it started raining!

Perfect timing!

Playing Mama For A Day... Or 3 :)

I finished school a week early that way I could watch the kids so my mom could go visit Lashae, see Lashae's ultra sound, and also bring my dad truck home that Lashae and Chaney were borrowing. I was thrilled at the idea when my mom first presented it because I am not a big fan of school. I kind of wanted to finish a little early in the beginning of the semester but didn't have very much motivation. After it was a settled plan I jumped on my school work and even got to finish a week and a half early! Reece doesn't like that I had to go to school everyday so when I told him that I was done this is the face he gave me....

This week was supposed to be my last week of school. But instead I am playing mommy while my mommy and youngest sister are gone.... :)

Moo wanted to be sure mom didn't for get her 

while she was packing last night

I knew going into this, that being a mom was difficult, especially with how many kids my mom has. BUT I did not realize how difficult it actually is! And I have only been pretending for the past 10 hours! I don't even have to do half the stuff my mom does when she is home... So I am very appreciative of how much she does!

Today is day one... and...

I got the kids out to the car on time for school. It was slightly stressful (for me more then the kids) but we did it!

Then Reece and I went to my moms bible study where I babysit in the nursery every Wednesday. That felt just like normal... until lunch time. When instead of going out like my mom and I do every Wednesday I had to make Reece and me food. (which was fine! Just different)

We then cleaned the kitchen together (which again my mom usually does)

The kids got home earlier than usual from school since today was early release and that threw my mind for a loop again (even though my mom warned me in advance) 

I must have been doing something right though! and  not so right all at the same time because the kids hit the books right away and even got all A's and B's on their state and capital tests (that was what I did correctly) 

But apparently at the same time that I was proud of myself for getting them to do their homework I turned around and things with Reece went haywire!!! (a funny haywire)

He apparently thought that since Maezie's high chair was vacant then it needed a "baby" to occupy it... And he sat his little booty down in her chair and in a baby voice began chanting "dada dada!!! Mama! Mama! Waaaaa"

To say the least, I am extremely thankful for an AMAZING mom for doing all the things she does! I am also extremely thankful for getting school done early that way I can have fun experiences like this... and make fun blog posts too! 

I even get to play tooth fairy tonight! :)