A Labor of LOVE...

 It's time to grill at our house! The smell of a grill heating up brings back so many memories:
Summer Days hanging out around Nonna and Poppa's pool in Farmington grilling burgers.
Camping at Devil's Den and eating grilled veggies and chicken legs.
The year we  lived in the camper while we built our house on the mountain and EVERY meal was grilled, pancakes and all.

I believe that was year Jay fell in love with shishkabobs! The idea of shishkabobs is a beautiful thing. They are pretty and they taste wonderful but it is a process that requires love. First, you have to marinade the meat. Then you cut up all the veggies. Next it is time to put it all on the sqewers! (This is when the hand cramp sets in!) Praise the Lord I married a man that is a master on the grill!!!

As I was preparing this dish for my loving husband this past weekend I realized, once again, how hard you have to work to creat a shishkabob but how happy Jay was about the fact we were having shishkabobs!!

I would have to say that it may be my least favorite thing to prepare for the grill but I hope I get the priviledge of preparing them for my, sweet grill master of a, husband for many years to come!!!
I love you, Honey!

Loving Spring

On one of the first warm spring days Claira made a pallet for Paxton (our sweet nieghbor & Claira's "Little Brother") outside under the umbrella. It was sweet to see the two of them relaxed in the warm sun.

Spontaneous Helicopter Ride!

Step 1 move the helicopter out of the hanger.

 Jay met a friend in LPN school who is a
helicopter pilot. Jay, JT and I got to take a ride in the helicopter for FREE. It was so awesome! It was the first time any of us had been in a helicopter and I have to say that I am a fan...a big fan! I could just picture us in Africa flying over a herd of elephants running on the plains...what a sight that would be. I was begging JT to become a pilot one day so that we could take adventures from the sky all over the world!

Step 2 take a picture before the ride.

Step 3 beg your son to become a pilot!!

Our shadow is on  top of the building.