Beautiful Weekend

I hope you enjoyed your Mother's Day! It was truly a beautiful weekend. The weather cooperated for the most part with our plans. We are all cleaned up outside and ready for planting. Every day I see new blooms popping out of the ground and all the bushes. It's a burst of color all over the yard. We had a harsh Winter but I think our garden is going to be the best its ever been. All my perennials are growing in thick and hardy. I can't wait till they grow and I can cut some pretty peonies, lilacs and roses :) and bring them into the house.

On Saturday we did the Ronald McDonald Walk of Love that benefits Ronald McDonald House. Our Girl Scout troop raised $150. We had a great time not only doing the walk, which I think was about two miles, but having a good time with so many nice people.  If you are ever in doubt about the goodness of people in the world we live in, go to one of these events and your faith will be restored. There ARE good among us...more than we realize sometimes. People giving of themselves, their time and money but not just one day a year but EVERY day. Ronald McDonald House is filled with volunteers young, old and in between making a huge difference in more ways than you can imagine. Our troop is going to be volunteering there in the next school year. It's important the girls understand the process. Any one can write a check and donate. We need to do more. So we raised the funds, we did the walk---  now it's time to do the job! in whatever way they need us.

It was held on the grounds of Old Westbury Manor and Gardens, a beautiful historic estate that I and my family have visited many times. I think I actually did a post about it a couple of years ago :0    Incredible gardens from the turn of the century. It was a great day and our troop was happy to make that contribution to such an amazing cause. Below is Old Westbury Gardens grand lawn. It's breathtaking.

moving on....

We had a great Mother's Day with a dinner that was so yummy! Flounder, chicken shish kebob...so good and then later that night we went to the beach.

Just to dip our toes into the water. First time for this year...

Sun spots on my camera lens above! The sun was setting.

My two loves. And low and behold my son let me take his picture!!! Maybe cause it was Mother's Day and he knew it would make me happy.