Bluegrass Clippings

Last Day of 1st Grade!

Wesley just finished up first grade last week! Like everyone says, I just can't believe he's so big and grown up.

First day of 1st grade

Last day of 1st grade

We will miss his teacher greatly.

When Wesley started his sign for his picture, Curtis started
on his own. He has started writing his name (at the top).

And now summer is in full swing!

We did summer buzz cuts which made them both giddy.

After losing our sweet Owen Smedley in November, we were feeling ready to get another dog. I had been looking at the Weimaraner Rescue site for awhile, but I wasn't set on another Weimaraner (I didn't think). We went to our city animal shelter to check out a 4 month old pup. We all just loved him, but we were about to go out of town for a wedding, so we couldn't get him right away. I had already submitted an application to the Weim Rescue as well, but they weren't exactly prompt in responding (since it is all volunteer run). I finally got a response from the rescue that a blue weim had just been returned to the rescue because of some health issues that had come up in the family that had planned to adopt him. They said he was a really great dog, they just couldn't keep a dog with these new changes. We drove about an hour on a Friday afternoon in May to meet him and instantly fell in love. He was 95 pounds when we got him and tired of being in a kennel! He does have some room for improvement as far as manners go (jumping in excitement, still thinks he should be allowed on the furniture, etc), but he is such a sweet dog that is exceptionally forgiving with our boys. We think he's great! Plus, he makes us walk him every day, so that's good for our activity level. Here is ANGUS!

Camping Trip

We went on a "wimpy" camping trip at the end of April that our city sponsored. We went to a little campsite near a small lake/pond and got to relax together. The weather that evening was wonderful and there were no mosquitos! We did know there was the possibility of crazy weather coming during the night, though.

There were some nature experts that showed
kids all sorts of things they had collected
like coyote skulls and wasp nests.

We didn't bring fishing poles, but there was a spot where
you could learn how to cast your line and reel in little
plastic fish from a tarp.

This is a little craft station where they made a fish print
with rubber fish

Wesley & Curtis made their own tree.

The sponsors served hot dogs, chips and drinks, so we
didn't have to do anything! Like I said, wimpy camping.
This is Wesley with his drink mustache.

Curtis decided to go up to this guy and tell him all sorts
of random information. It was so funny.

The boys loved it, and we really all had a great time. Later in the afternoon, we went geocaching. The boy scouts put on a little show with a bunch of skits at dusk, and then we had a bug expert tell us about scorpions. He brought some black lights so that we could search at the edge of the woods for scorpions since their bodies fluoresce under the light. We followed the bug man around and we did see one! It crawled into the bark of a tree pretty quickly, but we could still see most of it's body. Gross, but cool.

When it came time to go to sleep, Wesley was out like a light. Curtis couldn't get calmed down, but finally did after a long while, and he and John Mark fell asleep. I didn't have any luck in the sleeping department. It was getting pretty windy and our tent has issues in the wind. It literally blows over with each strong wind so much that the sides hit your face. I was trying to keep it off of everyone's face until about 3:00 am when a really strong wind came and woke everyone up at once. John Mark and I (the wimpy campers) just decided to go on home and get real sleep since we had church the next morning. :)

Easter 2014

Easter Sunday was a beautiful day. We were needing to take some pictures for our adoption profile, so we went out to a grassy field where there were still a few bluebonnets. We did lots of walking around on little trails. I was pretty sure we would all end up with poison ivy, but no one did! Yay!

Curtis attacking an ant hill

Wesley's slingshot stick

We had a little picnic in our backyard when we got home.
I love this picture of the boys. They were having such a
good time together on a beautiful day.

Time for the egg hunt!

Sarah's Visit

We had the pleasure of having cousin Sarah come visit in mid-April. She just came for a night, but we loved having her come. Not long after she arrived, she and I went out for some girl time. We grabbed a yummy Starbucks drink and ran a few errands. We surely did spend about two hours at Tuesday Morning together and enjoyed every second of it! When we finally came back home, the boys talked her into reading them multiple books while snuggling on the couch. :) While they read, John Mark and I worked on supper.

Homemade pizza with italian soda for supper and ice
cream for dessert!

Sarah went to church with us Sunday morning, then
we went to lunch at Abuelo's before she headed home.

We loved our Sarah visit!

Zoo Trip with Kevin & Sara

Kevin, Sara, Sadie, and Micah came to visit during Sadie's spring break in March. We went to the Ft. Worth Zoo while they were here. Wesley's spring break wasn't until the next week, so he had to go to school and miss the zoo trip. John Mark took the opportunity to stay home and get some work done, so Curtis and I tagged along with Kevin, Sara, and family.