Who woulda thunk!?!

I'm sure you're all well aware that my lovely little boy had a Birthday in March..."15, March" that is (as Grant would say!) Wellllllll...do you see those balloons in the background of this picture??? I know, it's kinda hard to see, but it was a mixture of 2 mylar balloons and 6 latex balloons. All blown up and purchased on that very same day...15, March.

It has always been my experience that you usually can not count on latex balloons filled with helium to last more than a day or two so that is why I always buy then the day of. Well, I am known for not liking to be proved wrong, but that is exactly what I have been! This picture was taken on 3/27 - 12 days after they were inflated!

Oh, hold your britches! It gets better...the picture below was taken on 4/1. No we're at 17 days and counting!

By 4/5 we were sick of them "hanging out" on the kitchen/dining room area so they were relocated to the kids' bedroom. Notice, Mr. Happy Birthday Star is sinkin' pretty low but Sporty and Pinky are hangin' in there!

By 4/9 it's down to Sporty vs. Pinky. And the entire time I am thinking, 'How on Earth can a latex balloon even compete with a mylar???' And you are probably wondering if I have finally flipped my lid!

And then I awoke to this on 4/10 (am). Looks like Sporty is holding his ground...

But then when we got home I rushed to the bedroom to check how my new little "friends" were doing before the scene became disrupted by the two little tornadoes we call our children. To my utter surprise, Sporty started losing some steam by the afternoon of 4/10. And now the race is ON!

In steps Mr. Destructive. On 4/11 I walked out to the porch only to witness this:

And on 4/11 the WINNER is...(insert drumroll here)...Pinky! (technically by default, but it is a win all the same :) Still can't believe that stinkin' balloon lasted 27 stinkin' days!

Who woulda thunk?!?

I ♥ Faces Week 14 - "Easter/Spring" Amateurs Category

Ahhhh...Spring Time! The season of a new beginning. The season of love. The season to remember that Jesus Christ sacraficed his life and died on the cross so that you and I can be forgiven for our sins. Which brings us to Easter. This Easter I simply choose to be thankful for having a healthy family.
This weeks I ♥ Faces theme is Easter/Spring. Even if I tried, I couldn't stage a picture that better fits both aspects of the theme than the one below:

Audrey was simply watching her Grandma Sue do the dishes after our wonderful Easter meal and I happened to snap this picture.
Oh, and did I mention that this week over at: http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/ they are acutally having an "amateurs" category. Yeah! I simply can not compete with all of the extremely talented professionals that enter each week but I sure do have fun trying! Go check out all of the other beautiful Easter/Spring entries at:

April Fools Snow Storm

Just a few pictures taken in our yard from last weeks April Fools snow storm.

Hopefully this is the last we will see of this white stuff until next season!

52 degrees was feelin' pretty darn good today. Keep it coming! I am ready for some sunshine :)

Grant had his 4 year old check-up this week. A whopping 40" tall and 35 lbs. I can't believe he is growing up so quickly. I don't think I mentioned this yet, but a couple of weeks ago I was getting Grant ready for bed and he said, "Mommy. You make the rules and I make the sponsabilities." It caught me so off guard all I could say is, "Yep, you're right Buddy. Mommy makes the rules." I wonder what he thinks his "sponsabilities" are...eating candy? playing cars? playing Lego Batman? coloring pictures? Oh, how I wish I had some of those"sponsabilities!!!" (especially the candy part!)

Nighty Night!