Let's Play catch up!

We have been working on the garage. There is now a staircase to the second level and there will soon be 3 windows installed up there (which we are hoping will cool it down considerably). I only wish it would stop raining long enough to get the dirt work done so we could actually park in there. It would have made the fact that the van door got left open last night (there is a dispute over who should have closed it) and it stormed all night not such a big deal. As it is the yard is still a swamp AND my van is soaked on the INSIDE!! This does not make for a happy momma!

According to the weather, I need to get used to the rain for a while. I am buying some plants for in the veggie garden this weekend and I guess I'm gonna "mud them in." :(

Last week we had a Cinco de Mayo party with some friends on Thursday the 6th. Yes, I know we missed the date. We also discovered that Cinco de Mayo is promoted in the States mostly by Corona and that in Mexico isn't that big of a deal holiday. Makes me kinda think of our Labor Day. So we didn't get any Corona (which is a shame cause I do really like it) but we had fajitas and tacos and all the "fixin's. " I made homemade guac and homemade refried beans which are actually quite easy and were yummy! Then we let the kids bust open a pinata. Let me tell you, those suckers are TOUGH!! We started with blindfolds and spinning, then just blidnfolds and no spinning, then no blindfolds and Shane finally took a whack at it and it busted. The kids had a great time...and so did Shane. LOL!!!

For Mother's Day, we had a cookout here and it was really nice. The weather was beautiful so we got to eat outside. And we saddled up Max and everyone took a ride. We played outside and we played cards. It was a nice way to spend the day! Shane and the boys got me stepping stones that have each of the boys names on them. They are really cute. They can also be hung on the wall and I may opt to do that. Mom got me a pillow that says "A mother of boys is busy from Son up to Son down" How true is that?!?!?!?!

So here is one picture of the kids with the pinata. And yes they hit the pinata with a sword. It is made of rattan and we already had it "laying around" the house. Weird, I know! But it is what it is. :)

Now that I have a camera, there will be more pictures coming. I'm still learning how to use it though. :)