Grandma's 60th!

Last month we surprised Nate's cute mom Betty with a 60th birthday party at Maddox. The kids were so excited to keep a secret and help make her day fabulous.




We're so grateful for Betty. I definitely lucked out when it came to mother-in-laws!

Selling Nature

Yesterday afternoon my doorbell rang and I found 2 cute neighbor girls on my porch.

"We're selling Nature," said one, "want to buy some?"

A bit confused, I followed them out to my driveway where I found 2 big wagons full of all sorts of Nature. Old walnuts, big green maple leaves, 'airplane' maple seeds, and purple leaves were among their offerings.

For a whopping 35 cents I came away with quite an amazing display of Nature.



In all my years, I would have never come up with such an idea!

Butterflies and Swine Flu

An observation tonight from Jacks:

"Hey mom, did you know I saw a Monarch Butterfly outside today? Have you seen one of those yet this Spring? It must have just come back from Mexico.

Mom, do you think the butterflies in Mexico have the swine flu too?"



Apparently, my 6 year old has heard way too much about the swine flu.