Home Depot project @ school!

Yesterday, Ryder's school was lucky enough to have Home Depot come out to visit them and help them put together fun cars from the movie Despicable Me 2!  The helpers were so very sweet and were SO patient with all the kiddos!  There were close to 16 kids, and we didn't have any problems at all!

They each got a set of pieces they were to lay out on the table, along with their instructions, a hammer and their very won tool belt with their name on it!   The workshop co-captain helped told them what to do when and helped make sure everybody was getting all the steps right and doing them in order.

It looks complicated, but it wasn't AT ALL!  --& because I haven't said so yet--this was all FREE of charge!  It can't get much better than that!  Home Depot goes to schools, classrooms etc. and THEY WANT TOO!  They told us to spread the word!  They also do these workshops in house on the first Saturday of every month, with a different project each month.  You can click HERE for more info.

Then they all got to pick out a paint color and paint their cars!  This was a blast, and they had so many pretty colors to pick from!  They even left all the leftover paint, paint brushes and cars with R's school!  How awesome is that!?

All the kiddos with their cars!  SO PROUD!  

...and with the Home Depot helpers!  Thank you guys so much for coming out and making these kids' day!  =)

If you have a Home Depot near you...hollar at them, or go in for a visit and see what projects they have coming up next for your kiddos!

Neighborhood Walkin'

Before it got too hot around here, we would go on walks around the neighborhood every once and a while...we run into a lot of cool things while we're out and about!  ;)

Our neighbor has a real well in his front yard and he lets R pumpt it whenever it wants!  Really neat if you ask me...I wouldn't recommend drinking it though!  ;)

"Look how big I am mom!"

He is all boy and I LOVE it! =)

There's our friend Chloe!

Trying to get the tennis ball from her...

She loves a good belly rub!!

I taught my sweet boy how to eat honey suckle!  Every southern child should know how!  Such fun memories with honey suckle as a child...

These summer days are wearing my baby out!

Project 365...Week 20 {Round 2}

{May 12}

 Mother's Day with my sweet baby!

{May 13}

 Gettin' some sun while ready for May Intercession class...

{May 14}

 Fresh hair cut & blowin' bubbles

{May 15}

 Sleepin' in at Mimi's with Charlie Bob guarding him like a guard dog...and Charlie Bob HATES me when I pick R up!  Ha!

{May 16}

 KeeKee put up R's new swing at her house!

{May 17}

 I let R stay home with me from school, so we did a little school work!  ;)

{May 18}

Dinner on the water with my Bachey!  ;)

after sun hydration {body & hair}

I wanted to share with y'all some of my after sun skin and hair products!  After being out at the pool the other day for the first time all summer {for a couple of hours} I came home and could literally feel how dry my skin was, and let's not even talk about how nappy my hair is after a pool day!

I started using these products over the past few years, and I've grown to love them even more during the summer months!  If we're going to spend our summer days out under the sun, it's important we replenish our hair and skin after the fact!

Let's get started, shall we!?

1. Hawaiian Tropic After Sun Lotion-I've blogged about this stuff before and I've used it since high school, but I just LOVE it!  I apply this yummy goodness right when I get home from the pool.  I know it's good for my skin and for some reason I feel like the sooner I put it on the longer my tan will last!  Ha!  ;)  The lime coolada scent also keeps me coming back for more!  ;)

2. Organix Morrocan Dry Body Oil-Mom and I picked this up a while back and Ulta and I am seriously in love!  I use it in the shower and love the way it makes my skin feel {and the smell is fabulous as well}!  I love it even more after I've been out in the sun all day.  It's a dry oil so it's not all sticky and gross like baby oil etc.  I also feel like it keeps the moisture in my skin longer than the lotion does. 

3. Herbal essences Hello Hydration-I usually change up my conditioner every time I run out...but this stuff is gonna be around all summer!  I buy it in the big pump bottle because I go through it so fast.  I use 4-5 pumps per wash {and sometimes more in the summer}...  You know how you can barely run your fingers through your hair right after the pool--?  Well this stuff can change that, and that's why I seriously love it!  Conditioner makes the world of difference on my hair!

And...don't forget some chapstick on those crusty lips either! Anything is better than none!  ;)

Happy First Day of Summer!  

Project 365...Week 19 {Round 2}

{May 5}

 Muddin' at Mimi's!

{May 6}

 We had a few lessons outside with Poppy!

{May 7}

 It was pretty out so we had dinner on the front porch!

{May 8}

This is how he snuggles his Mama!  I love it! 

{May 9}

I taught R how to take pictures on my phone....and this is what I found!  x20!  Ha!

 {May 10}

 UCA baseball game with Poppy!

{May 11}

LOVED my Mother's Day card from Bunky & LS!  Too perfect for my life right now!!