never a dull moment

Andy is officially done with nights (yeah!) so we have had some more family time the past few days. Here is what we have been up to!

We were the lucky recipients of May Day Baskets from our neighbor girl, Sydney.

The kids were so excited and wanting to eat the candy all at once. 

Someone figured out how to sneak his basket and hide behind the chair so he could eat a few more pieces...stinker.

We enjoyed a few days at the park between the cold and rainy weather we had last week.

The kids love the park and it is hard to drag them away every time...especially Bennett. It's not the best part of my day or his when I say it's time to go home.

Bennett has also been mowing our yard a lot...over and over and over. 

Too bad he isn't cutting the grass!  He is just yelling 'bubbles' over and over and over thanks to Aunt Liz and Uncle Andrew's early birthday gift for him.

Sunday was a full day for us!  We visited Sheldon and then Van Beek family to celebrate Mother's Day and Abby's birthday.  The kids played with their cousins and had a blast with a game called "Head Bands."

On the way out of town we got a call about visiting some 3 week old puppies...of course we said yes!

The kids jumped out of the car, sprinted to the puppy barn, and cuddled all the little cuties!

It was hard to walk away without one...

While at the acreage we also got to pet, feed, and even ride a few horses!

This has been Marie's dream for soooooo long.  She has been asking about riding a horse for months! 

This girl definitely has a love affair with them and it's pretty neat to think that maybe she gets this from her Grandpa Rick.

After this busy busy day we made our way back to Sioux City but not until we stopped for delicious strawberry shakes and dinner at Bob's Drive Inn in LeMars...one of my favorite stops.

 And then there's Gus...he's been along with us for all of our adventures but he still gets worried he is going to be left behind.  Every week after I get groceries he jumps up and sneaks into his kennel while the groceries are still inside just in case we are heading out.

Life has been busy and it's not slowing down anytime soon!