Busy, Busy, Busy...

I don't know why my life has seemed so busy lately, but it most definitely has!! I guess it just comes with that time of year where I get all of this energy to do projects, etc. So I have been busy with Spring cleaning, home decor crafts,and Mother's Day gifts...to name a few things. And of course, the garage sales have started around here, so you can count on my friends and I being at those Thurs-Sat. for most of the morning! David has been super busy with finals as well (but he only has 2 left!!! HOORAY! Then he is officially a SECOND year student!), so that always seems to make life seem more hectic and crazy as well. But it is good to be busy and we are having a great time. Here are a few pictures that capture what we have been up to lately....

I got this new double jogger/bike trailer at a garage sale for $20!! It is almost brand new...the lady still had the manual to it and everything. I am so excited about it. Maia and I tried it out yesterday and it is so wonderful--it is really light and easy to maneuver. I almost like it better than my single jogger--I just don't like how there isn't any place for me to put a water bottle or snacks for Maia up by the handle bar. This same weekend, I found this amazing glider/rocker with the ottoman for $40!! Now that might sound like a lot for garage sale prices, but it was such a great deal! I always like to look up the products I buy from garage sales and see how much money I would have had to spend, had I bought the product for full price. Here's how the jogger and rocker measure up.....
Stroller--$279.99 at Toys 'R' Us, for a total savings of &259.99 (not including tax!)
Glider/rocker with ottoman--$529.89 at Babies 'R' Us, for a total savings of $489.89!! Did I ever tell you how much I love garage sales here??!

Maia and her friend Xander, sitting in the rocker...cute kids huh?
Yesterday was my friend, Kendra's birthday, so I decided to throw a little party here with some of our friends. The kids had a blast just running around outside and playing together, and the girls had a blast eating strawberry shortcake and talking with each other. Here is Maia playing...
And the group of girls...and I'm pretty sure Jen is making that face on purpose...she is so funny.
These next few pictures are about our latest adventure...gardening. We are trying to plant a garden this year since we have the space to do it in our yard here. We started the seeds inside a few weeks ago and it has been so fun and exciting to watch everything sprout. They grew a lot faster than we expected so we had to transplant them outside last night, even though there is still a chance that it could freeze here. So here is Maia with her newly acquired shovel from her gardening tool set (garage sale $1, $9.99 at Wal-Mart, total savings, $8.99).
Maia and Dad working the dirt...
Planting the vegetables...I love how Maia has her hand on David's back.
You find all sorts of neat things out in the dirt...like worms.
After she touched it, she wasn't sure about it at all!
She decided she'd rather look at it from a distance...I don't blame her!David also found a toad in the garden!! Again, Maia liked it at first.....
....but then got really worried when it jumped out of David's hand and towards her.