The Bright Eyed Brunette

 Happy Monday friends!  We are coming off of a great weekend here on the homestead!   We were able to get Makena moved back home on Friday (Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!) just in time for Mother's Day!   And we officially have two seniors now! We had to stop by and grab a bite to eat at the Hamburger Barn before coming home.  We earned every bite after all of those trips up/down the stairs (the elevator only worked one direction and was a little out of our way).  Makena looks so tired in this picture.  She was a busy as a bee during her last three weeks of school.  She is looking forward to working at our local museum over summer break and of course has a beach trip planned (without her mama :( ) with her friends along with our family vacation and hopefully LOTS of time on the water!  She will also begin the application process for grad schools.   Trey is staying busy working for my Aunt and Uncle and mowing a few yards.  Last summer he tried his hand at working an inside job.  He h

 Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a great weekend.  It was a pretty great one here on the homestead.  I can finally spill the beans on the surprise that I mentioned in my last post... Makena received the Outstanding Junior Award from the History Department.  She was invited to the academic awards ceremony and we all (Carl, Trey, Carlie, Wrenley, me, and my parents) traveled down to see and surprise her.  She has been so busy this week and has worked so hard all year.  To say I am proud is an understatement. I love her smile in this picture. She is so happy The proud parents with our girl :) All of my babies Makena and Wrenley  Pop and Nanny are proud of Makena too! We had to get a group picture at Cracker Barrel afterwards We have also been spending a few afternoons fishing.  They haven't really been biting yet, but it has been nice getting outdoors and enjoying the warm weather.  I am super pumped to not be freezing all the time! Carl was the only one to catch on this trip. Look at