Doug's youngest brother got married this past Saturday, and my three favorite people were in the wedding:
My new favorite song is "Just Fishin'" by Trace Adkins. It may be my pregnancy hormones in full swing or the fact that this song IS Doug & Kenzie, but I almost cry every time I hear it. My favorite line "She's doing almost everything but sitting still. Talking her ballet shoes and training wheels, and her kitten. And she thinks we're just fishin'......But I guarantee this memory is a big 'un." Especially since Kenzie is so excited to be able to go fishing with her Daddy again this summer with a new pink princess fishing pole.
We spent Memorial Day relaxing and enjoying family in Tennessee. Everything from swimming, eating, Laser Tag, eating, swimming, and eating some more. What a great weekend!
The girls enjoyed the pool. Even Lillia was all over the pool on her own with her "wings."
Oh, and it was the year of the cicada. I could not believe how LOUD they were! The sound was almost deafening during the day, and it was constant! It sounded like someone shaking maracas very hard, all day long! And the ugly things were everywhere!
We also started our big outdoor project over Mother's Day weekend. Our deck by the back door. We've talked about this since we've moved in, and this year seemed like a good year to actually do it. Well, to at least start it. This is what it looked like after the first weekend.
And this is almost how it still looks today - but there are the rest of the joists in. It is quite a chore to use our backdoor. And its only been about 4 weeks since we started. It MIGHT get done before the end of the summer. We had an absolutely gorgeous spring (if you don't count the unusually large amount of rain that we have been getting) - at least I think our yard was amazing this year!
The girls have a few new animals to take care of - we got 6 new baby chickens in March and 5 new ones in May. Of course, they are all named. Sometimes I wonder why we name all our animals! Kenzie could not wait to hold the new chicks, but Lillia was a little more skeptical! She hated the feeling of their feet on her skin, so she preferred to just "pet" them with one fingertip!
Notice the mitten in the hand she's actually holding the chick with!
We are also just 2 months away from meeting the newest little member of our family! And I don't think Doug will be allowing me to put hair bows and cute little dresses on this one! We already have a laundry basket started with lots of clothing with BLUE, puppies, footballs, and cars! The girls cannot wait to meet "Baby Brother." And Kenzie is doing a great job practicing taking care of her baby doll - asking questions like, "Will be hold Baby Brother like this?" and "When will Baby Brother be big enough to do....?"