More May Happenings!

As you have probably noticed,

we have stayed VERY busy since we have been home...

so much so, 

that I cannot sit down long enough to get

to these posts much!

So to recap,

in the first 2 weeks of May we:

Hunted Wabbits

Picked Strawberries

Celebrated Mother's Day 

and

Two Birthdays!

The rest of May was a little more quiet

with 

a visit with the Budweiser Clydesdales

a 80th Birthday Tea Party

Sleepin wif da fishes

and

Memorial Day.

The Clydesdales!

I grew up loving these beautiful horses.

I remember vividly,

the first time I ever saw them.

It was in a greek restaurant in 

Columbia, SC 

where we would go when I was a child,

called Zorbas.

I remember one of the owner's was called

"Jimmy, the Greek"

And the last time I went to this restaurant

was probalby 25+ years ago

(bleh! Am I really old enough to say that!?!?!)

I remember seeing a replica of the 

Budweiser Clydesdales 

in the restaurant,

on display.

(source)

I loved visiting the Clydesdales at 

Sea World San Antonio

when it was still sponsored by

Anheuser-Busch.

And my hubs knew how much I loved these horses...

so I was OVER THE MOON

when he told me that they were coming 

to our new little town!!!

I am still not sure how we got them here,

but we did!

And,

of course,

I didn't have my good camera with me!!

So these pitiful ones are all I got.

They ride in a better vehicle than I do!

They also travel with their own food AND water!

They were board at a local stable

(imagine the stable owner's excitement!!!).

Then they headed to Seymour Johnson AFB 

the next day!

(It doesn't take much to get me excited)

The Tea Party

While we were still in Texas,

my mom & aunt started planning my

grandmother's 80th birthday party.

They decided to do a Tea Party.

Complete with hats!

I wasn't sure how I could help

all the way from Texas

and knew I wasn't going to be

able to come up for it...

UNTIL...

we moved!!

I was so excited and 

wanted to help in any way!

So Friday night,

two days before the party,

I loaded the beast

with the two littles

and we headed to Raleigh to 

pick up

my mom

my younger sis

and

my little neice!

The beast was loaded to the gills.

Three women

and

three children 

(4, 2 & 7 mo)

take a LOT of stuff

for a weekend trip!!
My dad got the honor of helping us load.

Yes - it appears we packed in 

garbage bags!

I have NO idea what was in there.

Then I rearranged the carseats to have my littles

sit in the back

and my sis and her little sit in the middle row.

But Mr. T was thoroughly confused 

as to what exactly was in his spot

and 

was tickled with the fact that 

he just didn't fit right.

Our baby sis drove down 

and met us!

We spent most of the weekend 

visiting 

and

cooking

and

finalizing.

Then Sunday morning

more cooking

more finalizing

and 

finally at 1pm

the party.

(Did I mention it was a 4+ hour drive for me?)

After the party was finally over and cleaned up from,

we loaded up and headed back to Raleigh.

The littlest Miss

got sick on the way home.

It was scary...

and it was raining on top that.

So it was a pretty stressful ride.

We got back to Raleigh, 

unloaded half the cargo

(people too)

then jumped back on the road

for the hour plus trip 

home.

Through the rain,

in the dark.

But we made it!

I don't have any pictures of that trip,

because I was too busy cooking and cleaning 

but I had a ball!!!

And you will just have to take my word that 

my mom & aunt 

did a great job!!

Sleepin Wif Da Fishes

While the littles and I were attending a tea party...

daddy and the older boys 

went on an overnight

with our new scout group...

to the aquarium!

How cool is that??

They had a ball!!

And daddy took way more

pictures than I did
at the Tea Party.

Here are a few of the better ones:


Before they got to the aquarium,
Daddy took them for dinner.
Apparently Jackson had
fish and chips
(before the aquarium...that's just not right, is it?)
and it appears,
in this picture,
he had a beer too!

I have no words for this picture:

This is about the size of the group that went...
how often do you get
a whole aquarium to yourselves??

All tucked in and ready for bed.
Daddy's flash caught some of the fish eyes in the background.
Not sure what I would think of sleeping
next to a shark tank...

They had a great time!

Memorial Day

I honestly have NO
recollection of Memorial Day!
I have NO idea what we did.

I can only imagine that we stayed
home for the first weekend
since we moved back
and actually unpacked!