SPRING!!

I love spring, I had to post on this beautiful first day of spring. I love to hear the birds singing again, I LOVE that I can kick my kids outside a LOT more often, they get much needed exercise and fresh air. I get a much needed break from fighting! Every spring I am so grateful to start my garden all over again, look forward to summer swimming and playing in the wonderful sunshine! Spring is by far my favorite season, even if it means we get gale force winds 5 out of seven days for the next two months!

My 'baby' is 11!!!

What to say about my oldest turning 11??? I AM NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR THIS!! But then again I just noticed (while I was looking through pictures to find the cake picture) that I am getting some pretty DEEP crows feet!!!

I had to post Shelby's cake because it was her brain child! She said 'Mom we should do a pet shop bowling on top of a cake since we are going bowling for my birthday' UH OK....how do we do THAT??

This is how we did THAT:

Not bad for an amateur and an 11 year old! (dad stepped in to help too, when we couldn't decide how wide to make the bowling lane)