i've been working on this post since tuesday morning...

that's how crazy my life has been the past 4 days!

adding an infant to our routine has thrown us off a bit, but i'm trying to get it all together.

i have survived it though.

4 days of me being alone with my children + one of those nights being alone without hubby...

i did it!!

my house is still standing (although not as spotless as it usually is) and we're all still breathing.

out of those 4 days, i only managed to get mascara on one day, and dressed another.

kids are so demanding...

i actually looked like a mom this week!

anyway, a little catch up..

the past month has been a blast, and we've been super busy with family and friends.

my mom arrived on april 28th, just in time for marx to arrive.

she stayed until may 21st and was an absolute angel sent from above.

she helped me out with soooo much, including getting our Layla potty trained.

(she's such a big girl now!)

i am so blessed to have such a wonderful mother.

she's beautiful too..

don't you think?



the day my mom left was rough.

i tried to keep it together because layla had a birthday party to be too,

and we had our nieces' graduation dinner along with her graduation.

i finally broke down and just cried, then felt much better.

actually i cried most of the morning.

the next day my sister arrived with her husband and 3 kids!

we had an excellent week.

monday-

we took the kids to dippy bops, a fun place for them to run, jump, and slide till they can't run, jump and slide anymore. then for dinner we headed over to a great burger joint called plaid rhino.

tuesday-

we got up early to take the kids to the zoo before it hit 100 degrees. we all still about died of heat stroke at 10:00 in the morning, but we still had fun.

wednesday-

we took the kids to lynn meadows discovery center. if you live in hattiesburg or surrounding areas, take your kids. you'll both love it. after that we went to the beach, ate lunch and let the kids play in the great gulf of mexico. (the water was so warm, makes me really nervous for hurricane season this year.) that evening we took them to the shed bbq joint. delicious!

thursday-

it stormed most of the morning so we stayed inside. when it cleared up we took a trip to the mall and did a little shopping. for dinner, i made them gumbo.

friday-

i took them to a yummy little cafe called newks. after lunch we met up with lance at the house, got the kids in their swim gear and took them swimming in cane break. when it finally cooled down a bit, we took them all fishing, every single person, including me, caught a fish. we then ended the night with cuevas fish house.

saturday-

lance and derrick got up early and went bass fishing. in the mean time i was able to talk sami into staying one more night. (i actually think they had planned to stay one more night anyway, cause we are that cool to hang out with.) when lance and derrick finally got back home, around 1:30, sami, zadie and i took off to get a frappucino and get our toes done. it was wonderful. we then took them to dinner at a yummy mexican joint called del sol with greg, amanda, denton, and kelly. it was a great night, ending with ice cream from bop's frozen custard.

sunday morning they took off around 8:30. me, lance, layla, and marx were exhausted and could barley move off the couch to get ready for church. actually lance was the only one that could. me and the kids stayed home and tried to relax UNTIL lance sends me a text that says, "hobgood and jenny are on their way, don't panic." ah...i panicked, big time. luckily i had 4 hours to get my house together, along with myself and the kids. they stayed sunday night. lance and hobgood went fishing monday morning while jenny and myself relaxed and watched say yes to the dress episodes with the kids.

so as you can see, may was quite the month. it was filled with so much excitement, that i don't even remember it passing us by. here's just a few pics, in no particular order. cause lets face it... i just don't have the time to sort them right now.

last few pics are taken with my phone, not the best quality..

{the shed}

{del sol}