Field trip

Griff's class had a field trip today. They went to Maymont and we walked around a lot and had a picnic lunch. Most of the moms of boys in the class spent the entire time taking turns chasing the boys down. Here is Griffin being a "leader" even though he does not know where he is headed. Avery, Ava, and Morganne posing with the bear. Why is it that the girls will just hold still and smile for the camera?

Griffin with one of his best buds, Kellan.

An attempt to get all the kids in the class together for one picture. Take one.

The boys were into adventure- climbing rocks, trudging through plants (poison ivy, anyone?), and just having a great time.

Griffin and the bear.

Griffin and Reed climbing on a rock.

Class picture- take two.

Hanging out after the picnic. There are some statues of children playing and a dog. The kids had a great time climbing all over them.

Elvis Presley and his man

Today we were driving past the Stonewall Jackson monument when Griffin noticed the statue. He asked who it was so I told him. Then he said, "I never met him before". So I told him that Stonewall was already dead so he couldn't meet him. To which he asked, "Oh. So is he Elvis Presley's husband?". No, I am pretty sure he isn't.

Travels with God

This morning Griffin and I had a little talk about how God watches us everyday and is all around us. He found this interesting and started his own little monologue and where God was in our house ("I see him behind Gray and he is giving him a hug"). This is kind of how the monogue went..."One time God and I were going to the mountains and I rode the black horse with the lion saddle and God had the gray elephant. After that I rode my bike and God walked because God's bike was in heaven. And Great-Grandpa has his bike in heaven too".

Mothers Day tea

This morning Griffin's preschool hosted a Mother's Day tea. The kids performed a little musical program which was really cute. Here is a video of the kids singing one of the songs. After the program, we were invited back to the classroom for a "tea". It was so cute. The kids had set up a seat for each mom with a card, flower cookies, and pink lemonade. The kids were so excited to have us there.

Walking Man

Gray is finally walking and taking off pretty well. We got him some new shoes today. Here is some video from this weekend.

Strawberry picking

This morning my mom and I took the boys strawberry picking. My camera wasn't working so I don't have any of the super cute pictures of them in the fields. They had a good time. Gray wouldn't eat any of the berries but he did stand around and hold them for awhile. Griffin didn't want to really pick any berries but he did instruct us a bit. Their favorite part by far was the hayride to and from the fields. The strawberries were so huge. Needless to say we ended up with a ton of berries- 22 lbs to be exact which is about $50 worth of berries in case you need some help with the math. So tonight for Cinque de Mayo we are having fresh strawberry margaritas and fresh strawberry pie. And I am currently looking up how to make strawberry freezer jam. We may turn a pinkish-red color before the berries are gone. Happy Cinque de Mayo!

Latest purchase

Thanks to some birthday money, I was able to buy myself a new purse. I love this bag- it is bigger than I normally go for but it holds everything I need (including sippy cups).