Weekend with family

This weekend we headed to see my family and to celebrate my mom's birthday. We had the BEST time and it was so wonderful to spend some relaxing time with my parents and to hang out with my nephew too! Julian and Sassy enjoy their party hats! The kids made streamers, hats, and cards for Sassy's birthday party. She loved them all!
My grandmother was also there and doing great! I can't believe how well she is doing and how strong she is getting. She is even able to stay alone at her house during the days! What a great thing for my girls to be so close to their great-grandmother.
Friday morning, we headed out to do some "chores" on the farm! The girls got on their boots and hats to go pick some fresh veggies and flowers from the garden. Don't the look cute?

Anli is in LOVE with tomatoes. She eats them as a snack like an apple...just washes them and eats them whole! So, it was a blast for her to get to pick them herself and then eat them fresh from the vine. We had fresh tomato sandwiches all weekend that were so yummy! There's nothing like a fresh tomato just picked! What a cutie!

More yummy tomatoes! Can you believe how large they are?

Virginia loves flowers, so getting to cut them fresh for herself was very neat for her. We took them inside and made several beautiful arrangements. It was a fun time for the girls to see where veggies come from and how to help pick them.

After all that hot work, it was time to hit the pool! I think we spent most of our time in the pool together. I enjoyed getting to spend some time with my nephew and help teach him to swim. I don't get to see him that much, so these memories are so precious...because they are getting so big!

After a few hours of swimming that morning, my bestest friend in the world Kristen drove up to see us! She brought her little girl Sarah Frances with her...and she is the most beautiful little girl! I couldn't believe how precious she was! It was wonderful to spend a few hours catching up with Kristen and getting to play with her little girl. Kristen and I have been best friends since we met in 6th grade at church.

Our cousin Sam also came over to swim for the day. These kiddos were in the pool for about 4 hours straight! When they finally got out...they were starving and exhausted! Julian fell asleep on the couch and woke up right in time to get in the "big bed" with us all to watch the opening ceremonies! Weren't the awesome!!!!

Saturday morning we spent time just relaxing and playing with the horses and donkey. My mom got out the sugar cubes and decided to play hide and seek with the donkey, Gabby! It was hysterical seeing the three of them "hiding" behind the tree while Gabby tries to "find" them...or actually the sugar!

After some wonderful time talking with my mom on the screened porch (our favorite spot), we packed up to go home to see Daddy. Jay stayed home to work on his day off so that we can leave early next week to visit some of our closest friends. So, he watched the Olympics and enjoyed some reading time...but was ready for us to come home.

I was met by a spotless clean house, clean sheets, and he had gotten me a dozen red roses! What a mighty good man God has given me to share this journey alongside. He's the BEST!

We're only here for a few days this week and then we are headed out for another fun weekend! We can't wait!