Mother's Day and More

 A bit of backtrack - Friday of that same weekend of our anniversary Reilly got to experience his first camp-out. Sort of. They DID sleep in tents for Fathers & Sons, even if it was technically in someone's back yard. (30-40 acres-ish?) He had a great time going with his Daddy and getting to run and play with all of the other kids. :) Thankfully we had some friends that offered to share their tent, because that's something we don't have yet. (All the camping we've done, you know...)

Our anniversary was actually on Mother's Day, but it was nice to mostly celebrate them separately. I always kind of thought it was kind of lame that Mother's Day was on Sunday, and we had to get up and get the kids to church anyways, but I was even less excited this year, because I thought I also had to teach in R.S.  When ALL the women were going to be there, too, since Priesthood and YW/YM was taking care of the other callings that day. But I found out the day before that I -didn't- have to teach, so that was awesome! I don't mind teaching, but it seemed a little daunting to do it in front of such a crowd.
As he often does, Jeremy totally surprised me with the Mother's Day/anniversary gift he got me. I hadn't even wanted a Kindle (at least not for the pricetag), but I was excited to get one, especially when I heard what a good deal he got on it. :) I've had fun finding some good deals on Kindle books, and we've gotten a few through the library, too. It's so small and lightweight! I've already read a couple of books on it. Katy was funny; as I got each little gift out of the bag, she promptly took it from my and handed it to Jeremy. I'm not sure why...
That afternoon Jeremy cooked us a yummy dinner and then we drove over to walk along the beach, since it's one of my favorite places. It seemed like a good idea, and I enjoyed it, but I think we'll avoid Virginia Beach, at least, on Sundays from now on. It was pretty busy, and commercial, and it didn't feel very much like the Sabbath while we were there, even if the beach and the waves were beautiful. :)

We have had all sorts of little (unexciting) things going on. Lots of story times at the libraries, parks and activities, and such. All 3 kids love the library, and get excited to go there and pick out books and movies, and to play with all the learning toys they have there. Here are R & J doing the coloring pages they got at the library today. It was the last story time for about a month, and I know they're going to miss it!

I've been trying to get up the nerve to potty train Katy, because I think she's probably ready. It's just hard to get excited about it when 85% of our floor surface is carpeted... This last week was out because she caught a cold on top of working on molars, and she's been a grouch! Some days have been better than others, thankfully. Katy is getting so big, and while I can't believe she'll be 2 next month, I constantly try to say that she's already 2, because she acts and looks it. (Other than her barely-finally-growing hair)

She would probably spend all day at the bathroom sink, if I would leave
the water running for her to play in...

The stool is her best friend. She likes to get up and
see what I'm cooking, which is usually not the
safest place in the world. She'd be happier if
I would HOLD her while I cooked, so she
could see exactly what was going on.