It's A Great Day To Be Alive

This past week has been a long one. It was off to a bad start when I came down with a terrible stomach bug on Sunday and was out of commission until Wednesday. It then moved on to John who was sick through Friday, only to be followed up by Ollie getting it. Ollie is a trooper. She was sick all day Saturday and by Sunday, even though she was still running a slight fever, she was ready to go play. So were we!

John, along with my dad and our friend Hal played in a golf tournament (and won) in Elba. This is a tournament in which they play in ever year. The best part about this particular tournament is that Hal's wife and my very good friend, Laura comes to visit. Laura and Hal are our friends from Freeport and we miss hanging out with them (we're working on getting them to move here).

It is mine and Laura's little tradition to go antique/junk shopping. Of course we hit Peterson's for a little wheelin and dealin and also the new 3 Notch Emporium where Lesley and I have a booth. If you have yet to visit the Emporium, I suggest you go, but that a whole nother post.

On Sunday, since Ollie was feeling better, we headed up to Gantt Lake for a little boat riding. It was a beautiful day. Ollie loves the water but HATES wearing a life jacket. I am still working on finding one that is a little more comfortable (I am open to suggestions). 

The life jacket is "on" her.

All in all, we had a wonderful day and we are looking forward to more.

We're too Busy...

Playing outside!

The weather has been so beautiful lately and our family loves to play outdoors. Ollie recently got a little red wagon (passed down from her older cousins) and we have been taking rides in it several times a day. She loves riding in that wagon and is quite the dare devil standing up in it as we stroll along. Although Ollie can stand up while holding onto something, she has not yet taken those first steps. She actually couldn't care less about walking. She can get from point A to point B rather quickly by crawling so if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I would love for her to begin walking. I'm not trying to get her to grow up too quickly, I just think by her walking, it would make my life a little easier. I wouldn't have to scrub the knees of her pants quite as often. She could finally wear the dresses that I made her (she can't crawl in dresses). All in all, I'm thinking that she wouldn't get quite as dirty. Oh well. 

Besides riding the wagon, Ollie's other favorite past time is water. She helps me water my flowers and tends to get more water on her than the plants actually get. Yesterday, I had so outdoor painting to do (if you ride by, check out our new pinned in house along with new flower beds) and John was working on our new brick walkway. I wanted Ollie to be outside with us so I got out her new/old swimming pool. Just a word of advise; At the end of each summer, Wal-mart puts all summer stuff (pools, floats, toys, etc.) on clearence. Last year, at the end of summer, I bought Ollie's pool on clearence for just $3.00. It's a $30.00 pool! Be sure to keep your kids in mind at the end of this summer and go ahead and splurge on their next year's summer toys. This time next year you'll be glad you did. Anyway, she loved it. She played in the water for an hour while I painted. She had so much fun and is beginning to get a little suntan. I do believe we will be out there again today.

Happy Spring!