JUST BECAUSE

I had a few pictures I wasn't sure what to do with and they were to random to do a specific blog about. So here they are:

             Ricky reading to Hana. A library book she checked out.

  Our guest 1 Sat morning. Pancakes and bacon was served. I think the frog left happy.

                  Hana being Hana

AN AMAZING LITTLE BOY

Lil Ricky is such an amazing little boy. He is amazing in every way. He's super sweet and caring and very smart. He brought home another report card with all E's. He also got the Principal's award (highest citizenship award), A honor roll and math award.
I was truly blessed with an amazing little boy. I'm such a proud mom.
I love you little buddy, you make us proud every day.

                              Ricky right before his awards ceremony.

                           After he received his awards. Whoop Whoop!!

    Hana after the awards ceremony. She's so proud of her big brother.

TO A GREAT WEEKEND

We had a perfect weekend. It was extra specially because big Ricky had Sat and Sun off. This is rare, so we're so excited when he's home for both days. On Sat we went to Kings Orchard and picked lots and lots of strawberries. So much that I had to make a strawberry pie. Definitely no complaints. It was so good. I think we ate the whole thing in 1 night. Well big Ricky and I ate the whole thing, except for the 2 pieces the kids got. We tried so hard to save them some. Just couldn't. I'll make them a strawberry parfait tomorrow when Ricky gets home from school. The rest of the day was spent at home just relaxing.
Sunday was our big day, the one lil Ricky has been waiting for. We went to  The Houston's Children's Festival. It's the largest children's festival in the United States. It's put on for a very good cause, The Child Advocate.
Lil Ricky wanted to go because one of the stars from his favorite Disney TV Show, Shake It Up was going to be there.Roshon Fegan.  It's also the #1 rated tv show on Disney right now . If you know Ricky he loves singing and dancing so he was super excited. We made sure to get to the stage early so we could get a good spot .We did, Ricky was right by the stage. It was so exciting when he came out and how close Ricky was to him. He could of literally touch his shoe if he wanted. Roshon played interacted very well with the crowd. Touched many lil girls hand. It was so funny watching all these girls scream. My poor son was caught right in front.I thought he was going to get trampled by all these screaming girls. But he made it unharmed. Whew! After the performance we stood in a crazy long line to get his autograph and picture. During this time daddy  took Hana to get her face painted.
We also caught a circus act. Very entertaining. I just think it's crazy how families decide that they want to travel and be in the circus. Non-the less the performance was great. It's crazy what these people can do. 
The rest of the time we walked the booths and played games or received free stuff and/or brochures.
When we got home, we grilled burgers and enjoyed a nice dinner outside. It was a perfect weekend. I wish all weekends were like this  

                                 Ricky volunteering  for a circus act.

                           Picking strawberries.

                                   Hmmmm let's see how this strawberry tastes.

                                            Toss the stem

        Yummy! That was delicious. I'll have another please. I'll leave the picking to daddy and Ricky.

                                 By the stage waiting for Roshon.

                                     So excited to be getting his autograph.

                                                             

OUR GARDEN

We have decided that we should plant a garden. Vegetables are so expensive right now, so why not?  Also the vegetables won't be doused with chemicals, so it will be healthier and safer for the kids. Ricky wanted to do it right. It involved a lot of lumber, soil and time. I think I was just good at keeping him company.
Impressively it didn't take him very long to build it. It looks great!! Every angle is cut perfect.
We planted tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, zucchini and peppers.
I can't wait to eat some fresh vegetables from our garden.