On the Go, Cooking & Small Group

Nothing very exciting is going on around here other than we're just trying to survive the last 2 weeks of school.  It really hasn't been that bad other than the fact we just don't want to get up early anymore and we're tired of making the loooong drive to school. 

Or maybe that's just me.

I know all too well as soon as summer is here, my girls won't mind one bit getting up early to play ... instead of letting their Mama sleep in.

So, with so little excitement going on, I'll just post some pictures I have failed to the past few weeks.

Saturday, we headed up the mountain to spend the day in Blowing Rock.  Our happy place :)

Emma and I played some tennis (yes, in sandals .... it was unplanned - but fun!)

I got to sit on the park bench with a really cute guy while I watched the girls play ;)

Have I mentioned Eric is home for awhile? He is! He may feel a tad suffocated over the next few weeks, but I intend to enjoy him being home.  I really do NOT like being away from husband!

Olivia is a reading machine ....

(I love how this picture captures her rubbing her blankey over her mouth and nose -

the first thing she does when she snuggles up with her blankey :)

She's a serious bookworm ....

We have to go to the library again today where she'll stock up on atleast 10 books that she'll devour in a week.

Speaking of Olivia, she loves to cook almost as much as she loves to read.  She begs to help with dinner every night.  Last week, I planned to make apple dumplings for dinner, so after I sliced the apples, I decided to let her do the rest.

She did a fantastic job!

They were delicious.

Last night, I let her slice cucumbers while I held my breath and said 87 times to "Please, please, please be careful because you could slice your finger off!"

Emma read in one of her books last week a way to get ready for school in 7 minutes or less.  It involved her laying out her breakfast the night before to cut down on time.  I found her bagels and  Strawberry cream cheese ready for the next morning in the refrigerator.

I had to laugh.  What's so funny is Emma has a maid that calls her down from her princess slumber to let her know her breakfast is ready.  All she ever has to do is show up at the bar and eat.  Her idea surely added an extra 10 minutes to her routine.

Live and learn.  (Important to note:  She hasn't tried this routine since that day - ha!)

Yesterday was the final class with my 8th grade girls small group.  We partied outside with pizza and lots of sweets :) One of the girls brought a cookie cake ...

"We Love U Mrs. Lail" ???  Hmmmm ... who knew? - haha

We had a lot of fun! They really are a good group of cute, chatty girls :)