The Backyardigans

As soon as the weather starts to warm up I begin to twitch with anticipation wanting to go outside and play in the dirt.  This year Drew was almost as bad as I was, he had all of these plans for our garden this year and couldn't wait to make them a realization in our back yard.  His love for gardening has grown tremendously over the years.  I find it fascinating how our likes tend to rub off on each other.  And while he prefers vegetables over my more aesthetic flowers, his appreciation for those has grown as well or maybe it's more for the work I put into them he appreciates.  Either way, he oohs and aahs right along with me and I couldn't ask for anything more.  (God, I am my mother's child.)  

 I love trucks, tractors, dirt, and him.

A few annuals to plant.

 Jax wanted to help out too.

 New trellis for my Star Jasmine.

 "What?!  I'm just taking a little break."

"Leave me alone while I work on my tan."

 I'm pretty much in love with my herb garden this year!

I planted basil, dark basil, cilantro, Italian and Greek oregano, lemon thyme, chives, leeks, and lavender.

And then on the pink trellises I planted cucumbers per Erin's request. :)

 My husband planted these tomatoes the first week in March.

They are huge!

 And this is Drew's garden he planted every kind of tomato I've ever heard of:

Purple tomatoes, Golden tomatoes, Springfield tomatoes, Better Boy tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, Creole tomatoes cherry tomatoes and the list goes on...

 We also planted squash, zucchini, bell peppers, jalapenos, and okra.

Aaaah, I can't wait to have fresh produce!

I also planted some Shasta Daisies this year.

A while back we started this little project, which turned into a much bigger project.  But the only thing we have left to do is add the fire pit.  It's going to go where the missing rectangle is on the back row.  I just can't decide what I want, do I want a brick one, a metal one, a bowl shaped one, or a concrete one?

 Star Jasmine blooming and smells heavenly.

 Lots of buds getting ready to bloom!

 One of my favorite flowers, Hydrangeas 

 Day-lily buds  

And finally fuzzy magnolia buds!

In just a few weeks I'll have beautiful Southern blooms all over my yard!  Ew-we, I can hardly wait.  Don't worry I'll post plenty of pictures of each in all their glory. :)

DD2's First Annual Crawfish Boil

On April Fools Day we hosted Daiquiri Daze's First Annual Crawfish Boil.  The weather was perfect and we had a great turn out.  The guys ended up boiling 800 lbs of crawfish and we didn't have any left over!!  I can't imagine ever going a spring or summer without weekend crawfish boils, I don't think these two seasons would be the same without them.

 A BIG THANK YOU....

to our friends who had four pots going from 11:30 until 6:00 that afternoon!

 Just a couple of damn Yankees,  Nate & Jackie just moved here from Philly.

Nate and I work together so I sort of adopted them.  I love them so much already, their northern personalities crack me up! :)

 A little entertainment compliments of DJ 21.

Online Shopping

Recently, thanks to my sis-in-law Sydney, I have a new favorite online shopping website that I want to share with ya'll!

Zulily! 

It is very similar to Rue La La, but caterers more to moms, children, and babies.  Check it out and I hope you find some great deals on items you simply cannot live without!

I've found a few things like Art and Cook Kitchen knives, trafalgar's square art , and The Cool Sack perfect for the beach! 

Spring Break 2012

Spring is one of my most favorite times of the year, not just because the weather is warmer, or because of the new foliage on the trees, or because I get to play in the dirt, but mostly because Andrew is home for his two week Spring Break!  Everyone here is shocked that he is out of school for two weeks, but I have to remind them that schools in TN don't have Mardi Gras off or a week off for Easter!  So it's only fair that Spring Break is a little bit longer for my man.  But man those two weeks flew by!  Here are a few pics of what we were up to.  


When Drew picked Andrew up he wasn't feeling too great and was congested as all get out.  So Saturday Andrew and Drew stayed indoors while I ran the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  Our team did great and we raise $2,600 for a great cause!  Some friends of ours invited us to a crawfish boil that night, Drew and I went back and forth about whether or not we should take Andrew out and about...but when Bud heard me mention four-wheelers and goats, it was ON!  So we threw a beanie on his head and headed over to the Smith's.

 Don't you just want to bring one home?!

 This little mama here was due to have babies any day.

Yum!  Best crawfish I've had all season!  Andrew isn't much on the peeling process, but he does love some crawfish tails, spicy boiled corn, and hotdogs.  (Yes we put hotdogs in our crawfish boils!)

And this ladies and gentlemen is Andrew Byron Day IV sucking a crawfish head!  You'll have to pardon the crawfish juice blurred the pic.  Andrew figured out that the juice was spicy enough to clear his sinuses and went to town!  It was pretty hilarious.

Enjoying a ride!

Meet "Crawly," of all the creatures that Andrew doesn't like, he picks up a crawfish and wants to bring it home.  This kid, I swear...

Crawly about to be released into the creek behind our house.

"Mickey Mouse! Daddy makes the coolest breakfasts-es!"

Brady came by for quite a few play dates!  In addition to Brady, it seems like all of the families around us have little boys.  So almost every afternoon they would come by to scoop Andrew up to play in the sand or the creek behind our house.  On more than one occasion I had to hose Andrew and Jax off before they could step foot or paw into the house!  He had so much fun!

Time for a little game of fetch.

A weekend in Bay St. Louis

Since Andrew will be in TN for Easter, Drew and I decided to make him (and Jax) an Easter basket from us, just to say "We're so proud of you!" 

Now that's one good-lookin' kid!

Curiouser and curiouser.

For lunch on St. Patrick's Day we headed to Biloxi to "Grillin' on the Green," which is an annual BBQ cookoff.   Man we had some delicious BBQ!

We finished up just in time for the parade.

 Throw me something!

 A little afternoon fishing with Poppy.

Love.

 And I of course couldn't let Bud leave without dying eggs with me!

 I love the McCormick Neon food coloring, our eggs turned out so bright!

 My silly man :)

  

 My two artist!

We hope your Spring and Easter rocks!