Boy, We've Been Busy!

This May has been packed with activity, and it's not even half over! Here are a few shots of some of our adventures.

The trilliums are blooming!!!! Today the girls and I went for a walk in the woods, and the first of the trilliums were out. The wildflowers were just covering the forest floor.....very beautiful.

Here Emma is caught in the act.....picking the wildflowers. She loved running around and showing me all the flowers she found.

Oh, I love them!

Proud of her bouquet. Notice, no trilliums. I had to teach her how we weren't allowed to pick certain flowers. So far, so good. :)

Here she is with the bubble blower she got for her birthday.

Yep, our little girl turned 3 years old on Saturday. In addition to the party she had at Grandma and Grandpa Dryers with all of her cousins a few weeks ago, we had a little party at the house for her yesterday with Grandma and Grandpa Erickson and Aunt Lindsey. Aunt Lindsey gave her a REAL ballerina outfit.....I don't think she likes it at all. :)

Here is the site for the garage Brad is building this spring.....anyone want to come lift some trusses? :)

This weekend was also my sister's bridal shower. My Aunt Ginny and I had fun planning and hosting it. We had a great turn out, and Linds got a lot of wonderful gifts. It was also the first time my Aunt Ginny and Uncle Jim got to meet Ashlyn. Here, Aunt Ginny is trying to soak up her time to hold Ashlyn before the shower started and she had to share. :)

The beautiful bride Lindsey, and her flower girl Emma. The shower was on Emma's actual birthday....so after the official festivities, my Erickson side of the family stayed and we had an impromptu birthday party. Em loved all her gifts and had fun playing with her cousins.

Thanks again to everyone for the gifts, and for helping to celebrate Emma's birthday.

Em and Brad in Grandpa's tractor. My dad basically let's Brad have custody of his tractor over the summer.....needless to say, Brad loves it and it has really helped us get a lot done around the house. Emma has discovered that she likes to ride with dad while he pushes dirt, moves stumps, and gets the yard ready to plant more grass.