The McNierney Family: Let's just cover the big stuff....April and May

(I'll cover the other months over the next few days...)

APRIL:

Easter on Parade... it's all about the bonnets (which the kids made themselves!)

Let's see...there was Easter.

We went to Richmond (which has become an annual event). My sister has a great backyard, so we hid Easter eggs, had a potluck brunch and then headed to Easter on Parade. Great time as always!

Liam decorating Easter eggs

Showing off our Easter tattoos... Barb, Debbie, Me (with Keira on top), my mom Pat and my sister Regan

Keira decorating Easter eggs

All dressed up for Easter and ready to hit Easter on Parade!


Daddy's turn! (unfortunately we didn't get a shot of the 4 of us together)

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APRIL AND MAY were the months of MANY home improvements. We used some tax return money to re-sod the front and back yards, and paint the majority of the inside of the house (I had already painted the kids rooms and the kitchen/breakfast area and playroom). We put in a vegetable garden in the backyard, and went to the Raleigh State Farmer's Market to get plants for it. We planted cucumbers, several types of tomatoes, lots of peppers, carrots, strawberries and several herbs. Some did well, and others didn't... but at least we will have a better idea of what to plan for next year. The kids loved watching the vegetables grow, and had a great time going out with their buckets picking the ripe veggies. The cucumbers and grape tomatoes did especially well. (tomatoes are still doing well in September)


Before the sod went down, Chris built a large raised vegetable garden in the backyard (with Keira's management).

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MAY:
Wedding bells for Erin and Marc! Marc Evans is a high school friend of mine - our friendship continued to grow through college, and we have remained great friends since then. We enjoyed getting to know Erin throughout the years, and were so excited they finally got married. And what a great wedding it was! They got married in a HUGE house in the Outer Banks (2 miles up from where the road ends... you have to drive on the beach to get there). We stayed in the house where the wedding/reception took place, and it was a family affair. We spent a few days playing on the beach, swimming in the pool, and living it up with the other friends and family in the house.