Mushroom Season

Yesterday the kids and I decided to go mushroom hunting. I didn't think we would find anything but sure enough we found seven little gray sponges. The kids were so excited because these are the first mushrooms they have ever found. We tried to find some last year but I think we had missed the season. It is funny because here I have been dreaming of finding a big mushroom and they made me change my attitude about the whole thing by being so proud of there little shrimpy mushrooms. Funny how being a mom does that sort of thing to ya huh? My kids help me see the good in everything and our hunting adventure was no different!

We also went over to moms that afternoon because the kids wanted to see Aunt Gibby's new baby goat. Now Bernice is wanting to show a goat next year but she still hasn't got mommy talked into buying such a nuisance.

She knelt down and said, "Mommy! What is this?".

So cute, she didn't even know what it was.

Hollea with some of the mushrooms.

Bernice holding a mushroom she found.

James Ashley holding the mushroom he was so proud of.

Walking back from a long, hot mushroom hunt.

Bernice enjoyed bottle feeding and playing with the

baby goat while my other two could careless about it.

Exciting Weekend

Monday we went back to school after having Spring break. Let me tell ya that no one was wanting to go back, it was way too short! I think by mid week all of us were feeling very tired from not being in the school routine for a week.

Friday Ashann came home to visit and we all went to Sonic for supper.

On Saturday she joined the kids and I on our trip to the annual Bug Bowl! It was a beautiful day for this. Much better than last year! I think the Bug Bowl is Hollea's favorite activity of the year because she gets to see all different kinds of bugs from the Purdue Entomology department. This year she also got to see samples of blood spatter and identify there names in the CSI room. They also had a poster made up with pictures from there trip to the body farm which is where Hollea wishes she could go on a field trip to. (I don't think we could get that one approved for first graders, lol.) She was some what disappointed however because she didn't see her buddy Tom Turpin, aka "The Bug Guy". We also got Ashann to hold a tarantula which is a big feat for her because she's TERRIFIED of spiders! Bernice loves the insect petting zoo just as much as Hollea does I think. James Ashley didn't want to touch any of the bugs, he did however make Hollea mad by eating a chocolate covered cricket. Later that evening we went to Jacobs house for a cook out. They were celebrating Andrews birthday. The kids had fun roasting marshmallows and playing ball in the barn lot.

She's a goof ball.

The kids looking at insect displays with Aunt Ashann.


Hollea and Mommy.

They were doing a muscle pose with there milk mustaches.

Ashann holding the Tarantula. Can you see the terror in her eyes?

Bernice petting the Tarantula.

There was a chocolate covered cricket on the end of that tooth pick.

On Sunday we decided to go back. Hollea was glad we went back because her name was called out of the drawing to be a "Roach Jockey" at the Roach Hill Downs Running Of the Roaches. She won a cute little hat and certificate to remember the occasion. She now wants a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, yuck! There was a guy from Purdue video taping the event and I need to find out some how what they do with the tapes because Hollea will be on it racing her roach. Bernice enjoyed looking at the baby animals in the Ag tent. James Ashley managed to make Hollea mad again this time by eating a cookie with crickets instead of chocolate chips and a banana cricket smoothie. He did however pass when they offered him meal worms with cinnamon and sugar on them. Bernice also tried the cookie with cricket in it. Hopefully this won't become on of her new recipes, lol.

He was eating the "cricket chip" cookie which he actually liked!

Drinking the cricket and banana smoothie that he liked as well.

She was eating the "cricket chip" cookie.

I don't think this chef will be adding bugs to her recipes anytime soon.

Bernice with a chick.

Hollea with a duckling.

Hollea with her racing cockroach.



Hollea with her hat and certificate.

Needless to say it was a very fun, busy and might I add exhausting weekend!

The World Keeps Turning

Sorry it's been so long sense I last posted something but things around here have been busy. I had three portrait session that I've been working on and I also got a new background which means test photo session with my kids (poor things are going to be so sick of getting there picture taken). Hollea's birthday was the 27 of March and right now we are on Spring break, whew! We took the kids to Chuckie Cheese for Hollea's birthday which was a surprise, they thought we were going to the movies. It was priceless! For those of you that don't know me I have always told my kids that I wasn't crazy enough to take to Chuckie's so whenever we passed one they would always say "i know we can't go there, your not crazy". Well I guess I qualify as crazy now because we are planning on taking them back this summer. The kids had a blast, although I don't know who enjoyed it more, the kids or Daddy.

Her face when she found out where we were going.

He LOVED this truck.

Bernice in the little car.

Hollea and I shootin aliens.

Bubby and Daddy racin.

Bernice racin'

The day after Hollea's birthday I took the kids by myself to see Monsters Vs. Aliens in 3-D. All I have to say is sorry Lilly. She took them to see another movie in 3-D and if James was the same way then I don't know how she got through it. He didn't get the concept the glasses. James would have them on then off and at one point they flew across the floor. He finally just laid across the seat and almost went to sleep. Must be a man thing. The girls however loved it. They kept reaching out trying to touch the characters. I thought it was pretty cool but next time I think we'll leave the little man at home.