The Russo's

All the young couples from church went to Jen and Mario's for a crawfish boil last Sunday afternoon. The kids went swimming and played in the driveway. It was nice to get all the families together, but it was a lot of kids running around!  We got a blow up pool for the kids from Walmart and after one use it had a hole in it. You can't go outside without having some water to play in.  So, Daddy went to Academy and got a nice pool with a pump. They were so excited to get a "big pool"!  We went to the Russo's house for Memorial Day. It was a nice day for go carts and swimming.  Fun for the whole family!

 Mother's Day was pretty low key this year. We had just got back from the beach the night before. We had lunch at Jamie's house. The kids rode bikes and we walked to the neighborhood lake.  I got flowers and a cookie cake from Josh and the kids.  Everyone enjoyed the cake :) the pink icing stained Hudson's skin too This is my first hand made Mother's Day gift from Hudson that he made in children's church. My mom recently sent us pictures of cards that we gave her over the years and some were so funny! I hope I can look back one day and see the cards they make for me.   I love these two little people so much! I'm thankful God entrusted me with raising them and blessed me as a mother 4 years ago. There is never a dull moment with them and they keep me very busy! I love spending everyday with them because everyday they are growing up a little more.

We went to Orange Beach, AL with Josh's family for vacation. Everyone else left on Monday, but Josh had a meeting on Tuesday for work. Hudson went ahead with Papa & Nana and we left Tuesday afternoon with Gianna. She didn't sleep at all on the way, but she did okay. The weather was cool and the water was very cold. It was an usually cold May week. The kids didn't want to go very deep in the water. Thankfully, they had several indoor pools so it didn't stop the kids from swimming. It did warm up some by Thursday and it was a pretty day. The water was still cold, but more bearable to do the lazy river. They loved the kiddie slides. Gianna would go down and immediately get out to go again. Josh was getting worn out from catching her. Hudson was brave and went down a big slide with Josh The resort had nice amenities like a tennis court, playground and arcade.     It wasn't the best weather on...