Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Stuart Summer Happenings

I know this is very, very late. But better late than never right?!? But finally I've come out of my blog blues and have decided to update the site. I orginally started this site to help keep people updated on our Vegas Adventure. But as many of you know that dream among others fell through :( Instead of being down about everything I've finally decided to at least keep up on the events and changes in Ev and my life. So in a nutshell here are just a few of the lastest of the Stuart Happenings!

Very slowly we are working on making our new house a HOME. We are absolutely in love with our new house because for the first time it feels like home! Our first project was a front landcape facelift. After 20 bags of mulch, 2 cans of spray paint, 2 flats of flowers, 1 quart of paint, and countless loads of rock we came out with a front yard that makes me smile everytime I look at it.

Also this year we decided to forgo a big summer vacation, Dave Ramsey would be proud! Instead we wanted to do a few stay-cations and save our money for a big vacation this winter when the cold weather has us begging for sunshine and margaritas. So far we have enjoyed nights on the patio with a bottle or two of wine, Put-Put Golf, and a trip to Binder Park Zoo. Neither Ev or I could remember being to Binder since we were in grade school. Yikes! The best part of the zoo was the feed the giraffe exhibit. I hate to admit had it not been for that experience it would have been a bust.
Ev and I have love, love, loved to be able to spend a lot of time this summer with our munchkins!!!! Watching Bres and Lou Lou last weekend was so much fun. The kids spent the night with us and both days we watched them were filled with smiles and laughter. Some of my favorite things from the weekend were watching Bres and Lou chase Mason thru "the Tunnel" aka our entryway hallway, taking them to the playground near our house, and watching the nakey babes run thru the sprinkler in the backyard. It was a fun and exhausting weekend. I am so glad we did it and was grateful yet sad when we passed them off to Memo and Bop-Bop for the rest of the weekend.

I absolutely LOVE this picture!!!!