Waiting on Summer

The kiddos had an unexpected two days at Grammy's and Grandpa's after a COVID closure of Eli's class. I was quite surprised to receive the email from the preschool director; it came out of the blue after several months of no quarantines. On the bright side, Emmy and Eli loved going over to "BeeDee's" and the weather was nice for coloring with chalk and playing outside. Emmy especially loved trying on the play wedding dress that belonged to Aunt Megan. 

Emmy and Eli returned to school on Wednesday and finished out a normal week. I had AP testing at school, along with a field trip with the seniors and then Awards Day. Oh, and I started my summer class for grad school! Boomer had several evening events - whew, it was a full week! Over the weekend, we enjoyed a family outing to the Science Center. Instead of our usual lunch at Freddy's afterwards, we tried out a local restaurant called Emma Key's. Known for its burgers, Boomer had the Lone Star (bacon + barbeque sauce), and I had the Lou Lou with pimento cheese. It felt like a sweet glimpse of summer!

On Saturday evening, we met the Williamses and Houstons for a park play date. Then we got dessert at a new ice cream place in Walkertown called Miso's. I was very happy with my Cookie Butter stuffed milkshake, and as you can see, the kiddos liked their choices as well!

On Sunday, Boomer and I fit in a kid-free matinee to see the new Marvel movie. I admittedly had no idea what was going on during most of the movie, but Boomer loved it! Afterwards, we went to the FHS Baccalaureate service. It meant wearing dress clothes to the movie, but hey, a date's a date! We were grateful for the time together. In our Sunday School class, we are doing a series on marriage, and the most recent lesson was on our love languages. The quiz revealed that my love language is "Acts of Service" and Boomer's is "Words of Affirmation." In second place, we both had "Quality Time."  We value these dates so much and are grateful for any opportunity to be together just the two of us. 

Mother's Day 2022

We celebrated Mother's Day weekend with our first lake trip of the year. We went on Saturday for the day, and although the weather was not ideal, we were able to fit in one boat ride before the rain came. Eli enjoyed sitting on Granny's lap and getting smooches.

 The rest of the afternoon was chilly and rainy, so we stayed under cover on the back deck and inside the living room. Rainy or sunny, it's still a great day at the lake! We are already looking forward to going back for Memorial Day. 

On Sunday at church, the children performed a special song during the service. While they sang, there was a slideshow in the background. Boomer had submitted a photo of the kids and me from our baseball trip last summer. He said he had trouble finding other pictures of the three of us, so after church, we used all means of bribery to take a few photos. In the end I think we got a few good ones to use in the future. 

Boomer was sweet to spoil me throughout the weekend. He got me flowers and all of my favorite treats. He also let me take an uninterrupted 2+ hour nap on Sunday afternoon. He's the best! 

It's gonna be May

Emmy's last week of dance wrapped up on Monday. At the end of the class, family members were able to go into the studio to watch. Our little ballerina did a great job! Grammy was able to come along, and she was very helpful with wrangling the kiddos. We went to dinner afterwards at "Subways" which has been Emmy's new favorite spot. After much deliberation, I went ahead and registered Emmy for a full year dance class starting in September. It will be a Kindergarten/1st Grade group for Ballet, Tap, and Tumble. Hopefully her enthusiasm for dance will continue through the summer. 

Take 1...Eli the little stinker!

Emmy loves her homemade canopy! When I changed her sheets recently, I didn't realize just how much she had collected inside - stuffed animals, Barbie dolls, her hairbrush, and her Polar Express bell. 

After going to Zander's baseball game last week, we caught one of Maddox's games too. Emmy and Eli shared some donuts from the concession stand and then played on an open field with Uncle Zack. The only way I could get Eli to the car was by letting him keep his cousins' baseball, which he has continued to play with and even sleep with! He has an arm on him, too. We have had to set limits on throwing the ball inside. I think we will have a little ball player on our hands. 

Eli's newest trick is opening and closing doors. He is tall enough now to reach the doorknob, and he will proudly say "I did it!" as he enters. No privacy anymore in the Kennedy house!

Eli continues to love his race cars. He started referring to one of his cars as his "owl car." Upon closer inspection, Boomer and I noticed why....and only after he had already taken the car to school with him. Whoops!

Last Saturday, Boomer and I went to MerleFest. It's a huge annual music festival on the campus of Wilkes Community College. There are tons of traditional bluegrass artists that perform on twelve different stages all throughout the four-day event. At a counselor open house at WCC back in the fall, I won two one-day tickets in a raffle. Boomer and I went back-and-forth about taking the kids along (since kids are free), but in the end, we decided to go kid-free, and it was a fun day just the two of us. Since we have entered the final month of the school year, Boomer has been busy in the evenings with end-of-the-year concerts, school board meetings, and senior nights, so I especially enjoyed a whole day with my hubby.   

While we were at MerleFest, the kids had a fun day at Grammy's and Grandpa's. There was an appropriate amount of spoiling, reading, and fort building. 

One more picture...Boomer's old friend from high school posted on Facebook an article from the Montgomery Herald. I got a kick out of the description of Boomer - apparently he was quite lethal on the basketball court!