Jarred had the day off on Friday, but the kids still had school, so after he played a round of golf we headed into town and bought the first of many loads of shrubs and flowers. Apparently THIS was the weekend for us to landscape/garden. Friday night we got all the shrubs planted and that alone made such a difference that I LOVE our house even more now! It's amazing how it changes the look! We even had people driving by and stopping to watch us so hard at work. LOL! Saturday evening we finished up by adding a few HUNDRED annuals.... no exaggeration here. My fingers are blistered from all the digging. The kids all "helped" too, and we had some really great family time. We're all anxiously awaiting when the flowers start to mature a little and really start blooming! Here's a before and after look at the house.
BEFORE
AFTER
We still need to have curbing done on the left side, but at least the plants are there. The "after" picture really doesn't do all our hard work justice... the flower beds go along the entire front of the house and for some reason my aching fingers need you all to know the extent of suffering they endured. LOL!
In addition to the flowerbeds, we finished the herb garden.
AND... we finished leveling and planting the vegetable garden! However, because it's just a a box full of dirt I didn't take any pictures of that. Ha! I'm really looking forward to harvesting all our goodies. We planted 2 rows of sweet corn, lots of okra, tomatoes, grape tomatoes, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, jalepenos, green beans, zuchinni, snow peas, spinnach, carrots, and yellow watermelon! YUM!
Saturday morning the family all went to work with Daddy to a John Deere days event. They had bounce houses, train rides, face painting, a coloring contest, and all kids of yummy food! Of course all my lovely children wanted to do was shop for "souveniers" (Mamma has raised my kiddos right! LOL!), however, as the morning went by they enjoyed all the festivities.
And of course then Sunday was Easter! We had a wonderful day! We started the day off making "sticky rolls" but using it as a "teachable moment". I got the idea from a friend. Basically you take a marshmellow, roll it in buttter & cinnamon sugar and roll it up in a crescent roll. We told the kids the marshmellow was like Jesus, the sweet part of Easter and white to symbolize the purity of His death washing our sins clean. The roll was like the tomb. While the rolls bake the marshmellow melts and the "tomb" is empty. It was fun and yummy!
While breakfast was baking we let the kids hunt Easter eggs.
After breakfast we headed to church. The service was amazing as usual. The kids had a great time too. When we were driving home, Colby said, "Man mom, church was so great today I felt like Jesus was dancing in my heart!" I love it! Brings tears to my eyes. Madeline then said she knew what it felt like to be hugged by Jesus. She said, "It's like when you're about to do something that you don't want to do and your tummy feels funny, but then you feel all warm inside." I am truly in awe that my kids have learned to know and FEEL God's love for them at such a young age. What a blessing!
Meal Plan MONDAY!!!
Monday: Left overs. (We have lots of goodies left over from our Easter feast with our life group last night! I haven't been this excited about left overs in a long time! LOL!)
Tuesday: BBQ Chip Chicken, Pea Salad, Sauteed Potatoes
Wednesday: Steak, baked potatoes, salad
Thursday: Chicken Kiev, Parmeasan noodles, roasted asparagus, salad (I'm hoping we finally get to eat this this week! LOL!)
Friday: leftovers
Well, after all this talk of food and thinking of all the yummy stuff I ate this weekend, I need to take advantage of this great weather and go for a run. I have a 5K on Saturday... the first of many races leading up to the half marathon this fall! Whoo Hoo!
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