Lake Weekend

Miss Morgan was as cute as ever!

Yes, that is Gus back at the lake! He was so good and did not do anything to be naughty or misbehave. The hard part of having him there is that you can not leave him alone or he barks. 

 I love these pictures of Bill, Gus and Carter. Cracks me up!

Carter was singing and doing a dance on the dock. He is always just having a good old time!

Brendan and Bill were out snorkeling. They seemed to really enjoy themselves. I am amazed at Brendan's swimming abilities, he sure has improved!

As soon as we walked in the door, the dogs jumped up on the couch and fell fast asleep. They were so exhausted after their time at the lake!

Hemaris thysbe

Hemaris thysbe-The Hummingbird Moth.

Pot

After learning how to use Mod Podge from my teacher friend, Nikki Wixo, I decided to give it a try at home.

I decided to create a picture pot and I think it turned out pretty cool. I used a bunch of fun pictures I have kept of the boys. I am going to do one more for another plant that needs to be repotted into a larger pot.

Here is the result:

Thanks Nikki for introducing me to the world of Mod Podging!

Flower

I have a little bit sad and a little bit sweet story today. I have not posted this yet because it just made me so sad. Our plant that produced the red flowers has seemingly died. I am not sure what happened but after it was done blooming, it died. I keep hoping it will come back to life because I have formed an attachment/connection to the plant.

After Sophie was born, my cousin Kerri sent us a petite white rose bush. I decided to plant it in a pot until this spring when I would move it outside. It was January and I did not want it to die.
Fast forward to Sunday, Mother's Day...

We went away to the lake for some quiet alone time and kayaking. When we arrived home on Mother's Day, there was a beautiful white rose blooming on the bush. This was the first flower to bloom and I am absolutely certain Sophie was telling me to have a good Mother's Day and that she loves me.

Where flowers bloom, so does HOPE :)

Happy Birthday

We celebrated Brendan and Carter's 8th and 6th birthdays yesterday. It was a nice break from our reality and a good time with family. Morgan is even getting to the point where I am pretty sure she likes me and even Bill :)

What happened?

What happened to my cute adorable little puppy???

Now he has taken over our lives!!!

Dum Spiro, Spero

I am quote hunting tonight. I found a fantastic Latin quote, "Dum spiro, spero" It means, 

while I breath, I hope. 

What keeps me going each day? Hope. The hope that good things will come, I just have to believe! And, I do. Here are a few "HOPE" quotes for the week...


“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.”

“May the love hidden deep inside your heart find the love waiting in your dreams. May the laughter that you find in your tomorrow wipe away the pain you find in your yesterdays.”

“Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been hurt before.”

“When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.”

“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.”

“Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality.”

This one is so very true...

“Hope is the feeling that the feeling you have isn't permanent.”