Mother's Day Celebration.

The girls made a very special mother's day this year.  We all went to my mom's for a bbq.  The food was delicious.  Diego joined us as well.  Kendall put this sweet post on Facebook.

Sidney informed me that her and I do not take nearly enough pictures together.  Well, we are going to need to remedy that for sure.  I received some beautiful bouquets from my mom, my sister and the girls.  They each gifted me the most thoughtful things.  It was very special.

Sidney made this cute paw ornament for me in her welding class.

Nashville

I had a work trip to Nashville this month.  I connected through Denver and lo and behold they got the worst snow storm of the year...in May.  Thankfully, it only put us about 4 hours behind.  I arrived at my hotel at 2am.  Yuck.  I sent this airport picture to my co-worker, who lives in Denver, but was in Dallas that week.  She checked her doorbell camera to see the snow pile up.  

The coolest thing happened.  I was able to make a custom felt cowboy hat.  As you saw from one of my April posts, I had just bought a straw cowboy hat, so I still did not own a felt one.  I was able to pick out the color, two ribbons, a pin and two brands.  I created this cute little brand on the spot.  It is a lucky horse shoe with and L in the middle for Levi.  I also could have added a playing card and a feather, but that is not really my thing.

The first day it rained most of the day.  The second day, the sun came out and I went for a walk along the river.  It is a cool little town.  It did remind me a bit of Vegas, but country style.

On the way home, I was flying Southwest again.  Apparently this was the newest plane in their fleet.  It was pretty neat looking.  All of the crew members were geeking out.  I get it!

Dahlias and Dog Walks.

So you might end up hearing a bit about these dahlias, hopefully!  You see, I bought this really pretty dahlia pot from Costco last summer.  When I was cleaning out the garden in the fall, the bulbs were close to the surface of the soil, so I haphazardly put them in a Target plastic bag I was carrying and tossed them on the bottom of the work bench.  When I was sweeping out the garage, I opened the bag to find they had sprouted.  I found a you tube video that said to just throw them in a pot with soil indoors.  Do not even add water for awhile.  Well, I did just that.  Before I knew it the sprouts were growing.

...and growing.

I will keep you posted and see how it goes once I make the transfer to outdoors.  I sure hope this works!

Bella has turned into my walking buddy.  She is such an easy dog to walk.  Bailey gets a bit reactive on the leash, so I always feel like I need to be on alert.  With Bella not being reactive, I have been trying to take her on many of my walks.  It has been really fun.

Concerts, Hikes and a Nomination.

Sidney and her friend Kinsey went to a concert.  They did not realize until the day of the concert that they had purchased VIP tickets.  They got early entry, as well as a Q and A with the artist.

They were right in the front and made a couple of fast friends at the concert.

The artist brought up this young kid from the audience to do one of the final songs with him.  Sidney said it was super inspiring.

Sidney, Claire and Kennedy got together for one of their first long hikes of the season.  They stopped by the hot springs on the way home for a soak.  These girls have the best adventures.

Sidney has taken up pickleball.  I must admit it is pretty fun and a great way to get some exercise.

Sidney is a human of few words.  Sometimes I feel like I hear about things only when she is telling someone else about them.  She sent me this picture of an award she received at school.  Pretty cool!

Face Masks, Hardware and Selfies.

Diego is a very kind human.  The one bonus of Kendall's brankle was that he visited quite a bit, and we were able to really get to know him.  Face masks anyone?

Kendall's brankle is healing spectacularly.  Here is a nice picture of her hardware.

She is officially all moved back into her apartment.  She is able to hang her purse and keys on the rack we mounted just before the crash.

Diego is quite the cook.  If you can imagine it, he can cook it.  Kendall is the lucky recipient of not only his dishes, but the leftovers too!

Kendall sends me pictures for the blog.  There are always a number of selfies.  Sometimes I include them, sometimes I do not.  Here is the thing, I think I may start including them more.  Selfies are often taken when a person feels their best.  As I look back on pictures of myself over the years, I remember picking myself apart at times while I was in that moment, and now when I look at those pictures I see youth.  I see beauty.  I know a day will come when Kendall will look back and see that too.  Bring on the selfies!

Sidney's Junior Prom.

Sidney and her friend Keturah decided it would be fun to go to their Junior Prom together.  The girls made fun signs for each other and went dress shopping together. 

The day of the dance, the girls went to Trader Joe's and bought some beautiful flowers and made bouquets.  

Keturah's mom took pictures of the girls.  Sidney's dress was absolutely beautiful.  Sidney looked amazing!

The girls went out for sushi and then went to the dance.  They had a really fun time!

Friends and Snails.

There were a few A Way With Clay gift cards that exchanged hands over Christmas.  So, we all decided it was time for a girls night out.  My mom, Kendall, Rebecca and I met up for some fun and creativity.

I decided on this adorable snail for my backyard patio table.  The thing is...you just never know how things are actually going to turn out until it is fired.

I would say this guy turned out pretty cute.  He is enjoying his new perch in my backyard.