Life's going on, as expected

Thought I'd post a few fun pictures and tell some of our happenings, while I've got a few minutes. We're doing good, just enjoying the weather and the family time.

Brian and his brothers are doing a fun little side business this summer -- Hawaiian Shave Ice stand! Yum!! They've been working really hard in their spare time, BUILDING their own shack and getting everything ready to open...
Once there are "finished" photos, I'll be sure to add them (hopefully later this week), but these few are from the in-progress photo shoot from last week. For those interested in a tasty treat, come on up for a visit and we'll throw in a shaved ice or two!
Since Brian and his bros are working at their parents' house, we've been able to spend a lot of fun time over at Grandma and Grandpa's house lately. Always a party, for sure! Some shots of the kids on the swings at Grandma's...

We've also had lots of fun times with the cousins, as we've all been part of the "construction" project these past couple of weeks. Sam can't get enough of Ella and Seth! She cries when we have to go home, and is THRILLED when we tell her we'll probably see them again at Grandma's tomorrow.In other news, Spencer is definitely walking. He has been for a few weeks now, and it's WONDERFUL! I'm not one of those moms who doesn't want my baby to walk. He's toooo HEAVY, man! I've been just WAITING for him to take off. And he finally has. I've been trying to load some of the cute videos of him walking (tried several different times of the past weeks), but something must be wrong with our "upload" capacity or something. No dice. So, here's the best you get....
And, here's the proud little man, giving us his pleased-as-punch smile after walking across the room...
Not to be outdone by Spencer's new tricks, Samantha has taken up painting, coloring and drawing with a serious passion for it! She LOVES to have paper and pencil/crayon/paintbrush/marker in hand. Here's her latest portrait. "It's you, Mom! See. Can't you see your hair? In a ponytail?" Pretty good, eh?
As for me, well, I mopped my kitchen floor tonight. Kudos to me for that (it's a BIG job, hands-and-knees, etc.) Also, I'm going to sew my first quilt. As soon as I get off the computer. Seriously, our humanitarian specialist at church asked me if I have a sewing machine and can sew. Yes and yes. She then handed me a bag with 80+ quilt squares and asked me to put them together by June 14. Wow. I've never quilted before. Ever. But I'm going to give it a shot! I laid out the squares in the pattern I made up on Sunday night. If it looks this good when I'm done, I'll be thrilled.All for tonight, I think. Bye for now!