Hey friends!

Hi friends! How have you been? Things are going pretty well here. The weather has been extremely beautiful. I have been feeling really good. I had a 6 month checkup for my Crohn's yesterday. Things are going good. My Humira is helping me so much and the diet changes I have made help so much too. 

What we put in our bodies affect them more than we realize. I'm trying to put good things in that I know will help and heal my gut. It takes a lot of thought and effort to be mindful of everything you eat (especially when you go out - that's been SO hard!)

I've started walking once a week again with my friend, Berkli. 

It feels good to be active again.

Saturday morning, we ventured out to the farmer's market.

B Boy got to meet Superman!

 It was also the World Championship Squirrel Cook off!!!

I had to take my Sissy Girl to the vet later that morning. She has some gum infection and is going to have her teeth cleaned (and possibly a couple extracted!) soon.

Poor girlie.

 Later that afternoon, we sat down to watch the Hogs play Toledo. I don't have much to say about this game. It was such a shocking loss :-(

 I put a pork shoulder roast in the crockpot for carnitas tacos. It was SO good!

 Sunday night activities started back at church on Sunday. The kids are excited to get back to GA's and choir (C Girl) and RA's (B Boy)!

On Monday, I met some friends at Pei Wei for lunch. It has recently opened in our area and I have never eaten at one so I was very excited to try it. It was SO good!!!

That afternoon, The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond was at our supercenter signing books and meeting fans to launch her new line of dishes. I did not get to stand in line (it was soooo long!) but a good friend got to meet her and her husband!

My mom bought the kiddos scooters for their birthdays and they have been riding them almost every single day until then. I love that they love them and it is so good for them!

On Tuesday after Bible study, I had to go grocery shopping. Besides that and my doctor's appointment yesterday, I have mainly been home this week! It's been so nice and I have been painting a desk for C Girl's room. She is absolutely thrilled about it! It's a cute desk, but it was a not-so-pretty green color when we got it. I will do a before and after of it soon.

I've also been listened to the Undisclosed podcast.

It is not affiliated with Serial, but it is 3 lawyers discussing the same case.

I'm obsessed!!!

I hope you have a great weekend!

Go Hogs! I hope we win tomorrow!

the weekly update [Bentonville Film Festival fun]

We have had a fun week during our May intercession from school!

On Sunday, we returned from staying with family and got back in time for the GA's mother/daughter tea and awards. C Girl earned a new charm for her bracelet through all of her completed GA Journey projects! 

That night, our church hosted an evening with the Duggars. 

I admire this family so much. Their children are super talented and very respectful. 

It was great to hear Michelle and Jim Bob's testimonies and stories from their life and marriage. 

On Monday, I took the kids to Orchard's Park to run around some and get some energy out!

They have some neat red fish in the pond.

Monday night, we had team baseball pictures for B Boy.

Tuesday was the opening day for our local strawberry patch. 

We had a fun time and picked 6 quarts of strawberries!

We have eaten a lot, made a strawberry cake, strawberry shortcakes and 7 containers of freezer jam!

On Wednesday afternoon, we went to explore the inaugural Bentonville Film Festival.

This is such a cool thing to come to our little town.

It was co-founded by Geena Davis and focuses on women and diversity in media.

We even had other A-list celebrities in town during the festival.

We hopped down to "sponsor village" to check out everything going on.

We had free hot dogs, drinks, and all sorts of things from the sponsors.

There were so many freebies and even a VIB (Very Important Beauty) lounge. You could go there and get your hair styled, get your nails done and your makeup!

Wednesday night, we had planned to take B Boy to High Rise for him winning our family bracket challenge back in February.

As we were leaving, C Girl started having an upset tummy. I decided to stay home with her and let the boys go have fun.

About a half hour later, I get a call from Tim- he didn't have his debit card and had no way to pay.

C Girl was feeling better, so her and I loaded up to go and meet them there.

Both kids ended up having a blast!

B Boy had a soccer game on Thursday night. His season is almost over. It's been fun watching him play!

Friday afternoon, C Girl had tennis lessons. B Boy had a baseball game at 8 pm. I haven't been feeling great the last half of the week, so C Girl and I decided to stay home and relax.

B Boy was supposed to have a baseball and soccer game this morning, but they were rained out.

We decided to make a trip to the farmer's market and one more visit to the film festival.

It was a beautiful morning!

Tim had me go in some boutiques to find something new, but I couldn't find anything I loved.

We came home and hung out and I finished decorating my Mother's Day/birthday cake.

I can't wait to eat some of it tomorrow!