The Picnics Have Begun

I am loving this weather and it's only a matter of time until it gets too hot to stand it, and the mosquitoes come out to play. So we've been trying to have advantage of it and have done well so far. On Sunday we had stake conference. Our friends Molly and her husband Andrew had put some chicken and salsa in a crock pot (one of our slow-cooker staples as well) and invited us over to have some with them. Another couple, Ryan and Courtney and their daughter Samantha (one of my CTR kids) came too and we made it into a last minute pot luck. Millers provided the chicken and drinks, we brought a fruit salad, the infamous tortillas, chips, and ice cream, and the Murphys brought cilantro lime rice, and other topping for our burritos. We only decided that we were making them into burritos when all the fixings were there, but man they were good. They weather was perfect, it was Sunday afternoon, and we were eating good food. What made it even better is that we came home and had a great Sunday nap.

Last night was another great out of doors adventure. Our friends, the Drapers, were have a birthday party for their two year old Daughter Elizabeth Jane (on the right in the cake picture). They provided dinner and a very cute cake in the shape of a whale since that is her favorite animal which I think is awesome. I love whales too! There were lots of cute kids there. They always have great taste in food. We have yet to pay them back for the many delicious dinners we have been invited over for. Anyhow, I was so glad to finally get some pictures of the amazing azaleas that are in bloom everywhere you look. They are like paint splatters all over our neighborhood. The Drapers have some great blossoms right now so even though it was getting dark, I still wanted to get the pictures taken in case I don't get another chance. I hope we are able to take more advantage of this perfect time of year before it become unbearable. We are planning on having a barbecue very soon.