The Last Little Bit of Spring Photodump...

Remi has missed his kayak so much since we have moved off the lake. I finally gave in and went down to the dock so that he could get back out on the water, to his happy place.

I love when the boys send me fish pictures. In fact, I alway remind them to text me pictures of their catches on their way out the door. Remi rarely does this, but Roen sweetly obliges! You can always tell who is holding the fish because Roen chews his nails down to little nubs, lol!

I spent an afternoon out on the back patio of DCC and listened to him share his ideas of a new business he wants to start. After lots of research, we gave him the green light to move forward- hence, the picture where he is sporting a gas mask!

I had a sweet little tagalong buddy to check house progress the other day! He didn't understand why he couldn't go ahead and dive in now... he is counting down the days until he can break in the pool!

Last Friday, I took the boys on a little shopping trip after school.... to the fishing lure shop! Haha, never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be headed to Pond King instead of the mall with my teenagers one day!  They had so much fun getting all their new lures unpackaged and organized before heading out to fish the day away!

Remi got a chance to step out of his comfort zone while earning the last of his NJHS volunteer hours last weekend. They ended up parking him up on the stage to run the slide show- which 100% put him in his wheelhouse. They also had him drawing numbers and calling them out over the microphone- not his wheelhouse, but so good for him!

I am loving the rainbow of flowers in my backyard- pink, purple, blue, fuchsia.... it's like fairy garden! 

We have had everything from prom with Berk, Pre-K graduation with the baby, cat naps wherever we can get them, a gift-bearing visit from Anne, the boys and I helping with the sports banquet, teacher gifts, Remi getting chosen to be an 8th grade tour guide for the upcoming 6th graders, party crafting that involved cutting palms trees and cactus from huge sheets of fiberglas panels, storm watching with my fur babies, and of course, the ever revolving door of friend time!

NJHS Induction 2024...

Roen finally got to join his big brother in NJHS!

Roen's true passions may be found out on the course or on the court, but if you set an expectation for this little guy, he will aim to please every single time. So even though his grades and overall education may not be his number one, he still works hard because he knows it's important to us for him to reach his potential in all that he does.

He had me giggling throughout the whole ceremony, as I watched his little mind wonder away, far from anything that was actually going on. I'm sure he was out at the nearest fishing hole reeling in a monster catch. When it came time to recite the NJHS pledge, not only did he not know any of the words, but he also couldn't seem to find the words on the back of his program, so he just smiled. A big ole ornery smile, up on stage, in front of everyone. Remi was several rows behind him and I just knew if he could see his little brother, he would be rolling his eyes.

These two boys are night and day and it tickles me to no end, how the exact same ceremony just a year apart can give this momma a total different experience from each of my boys. Remi was proud, he was honored and held this night with the upmost of importance. Roen, well, he made the whole evening a light-hearted celebration!

Roen, you make life fun and I hope that never changes!

 

Vegas, Day 3...

Our last day in Vegas always seems to come way too quickly! But not to worry, we packed this one full of fun! 

We started off with some spa time! The Wynn has the best spa and always does a fantastic job of spoiling us! After the spa, we had a bit of pool time and then went shopping! Shopping in Vegas is hard to beat and something I look forward to every single trip! After shopping we met back up for dinner at Mizumi's and then took over the craps table table for some dice throwing! 

It was such a fun trip and I think squeezing in quick little Vegas getaways is my favorite way to do it!

Vegas, Day 2...

Our second day in Vegas was a golf day with the guys! We always have so much fun tagging along on their golfing adventures!

The Wynn course has been on their Vegas bucket-list for awhile now! Now that The Sphere has been completed, it was a pretty awesome backdrop to this already beautiful course! Not to mention that the weather was perfection! It was almost like we weren't even in Vegas, the way the course is nestled in away from all the hustle and bustle. 

After golf, we headed back to the room for naps, room service and to watch the big fight. I can't even remember who was fighting, but it was fun to regroup and relax before changing and going back out for a bit of evening gambling and fun!

Vegas Baby!!!

April has unofficially become our month to pop on over to Vegas! Vegas may not be for everyone, but it is definitely for us! 

After getting kids to school, we headed straight to the airport and off we flew! We had dinner and show plans for the evening so as soon as we could get ready we headed over to Fremont Street. The Golden Steer has reservations almost a year out, so our host recommended us getting there as close to 4:00 as we could. We arrived at 4:30, only waited about 30 minutes and it was certainly worth the wait! We have been to some pretty amazing steakhouses in Vegas, but I think this was my all time favorite.

After dinner, Brittney and I got harnessed up and ziplined through Fremont Street... we flapped our arms like birds and squealed the whole way. We also made fun of the other four for being scaredy cats! We now have a few more Vegas thrill rides on our bucket list!

We were supposed to see a brand new show by one of our favorite producing companies.... unfortunately, there was a bit of a mixup! Micah was in charge of booking the show- and like he typically does, he got us amazing seats, front row, in fact. It wasn't long until we realized our show was nowhere to be found, and he had accidentally booked a show at the Atlantic City Caesars! Hahah, we all had a heehawing good laugh over this! Our first evening was a pretty great start to our little getaway!