Us Masselinks, We Aim to Keep Our Word.

That's right. When I said that nothing ever goes on around here without a good story, I might have jinxed us. Never say 'never', right? I really think that God sometimes looks down on us and says, "Hmmm....How're they going to screw this up?" And then He watches as Travis, Adalynn, and I go about our business, and lets out a boisterous chuckle when the events of the day, once again, go awry.

Case in Point: Mother's Day Weekend.

It all started innocently enough. Travis traveled to the cabin with John to open the clubhouse. Adalynn and I had a quiet night at home on Friday, then Saturday drove into town with the pups for the rest of the weekend.

With fabulous Saturday weather, Adalynn and I went to the zoo with Jerilynn and Naomi to enjoy.

Adalynn gives a new meaning to 'hanging out'.

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Awww...the cuz' love eachother!

They are 1.5yrs and almost 6months. I want to know how they are making the same face at the same time. and they are only supposedly in the solitary play stage. yah right. pure genious.

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Travis and John returned Saturday afternoon, and later that night we enjoyed a night out for T's Uncle Jim's surprise Bday party while Grandpa and Grandma Linda watched Adalynn.

Good times. We're still sailing along smoothly.

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Mother's Day. I worked in the morning, met Adalynn and Travis at church. We went to dinner with family, taking a lot of pictures and enjoying eachothers company. (sweet like a hallmark card...awwww....)

By this time Adalynn is getting tired. Just after this picture she bumped her head on the table and cried like she rarely, if ever, does out of fatigue and hunger. Then she downed a jar of apples and returned to 'Happy-Go-Lucky Baby'.

We shot a couple of pictures to commemorate Adalynn's first Mother's Day (it is all about her, isn't it? i mean, Mother's Day is just another day to remind us of our blessings. as if we could forget.)

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It was about this time that the Mother's Day gifts we made for the Grandmothers began to fall apart. BooHoo. We got this fantastic idea of making stepping stones out of concrete, adorning them with our daughter's tiny and perfect footprints and precious stones, and presenting them to the grandmothers, bringing tears to their eyes. It didn't work. Evidently, we aren't experts on "How Concrete Works". Due to a bad proportion between the water and concrete mix the stones wouldn't harden, but easily fractured into pieces when I pried them (carefully) from the form. Well, one broke when I took it out. The other 2 managed to make it to the grandmothers, but due to fragility I'm not sure how well they will hold up to the weather. Not cool. Big bummer.

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That dissapointment opened the door for a bigger mess to occur. Travis packed up our luggage, readied the truck for Adalynn, the dogs, and I while Adalynn and I took a lovely snooze on the couch. And mind you, we never woke up until Travis returned. And he has this story to tell:

He wanted to take his 4-Wheeler home, but didn't want to put it into the trailer. So, he thought it would fit perfectly into the back of our F250. Like a puzzle piece, right? He placed the ramps carefully against the tailgate, John supervised, and rode the ATV up the ramps. Slowing at the top so he wouldn't run into the toolbox in the bed of the truck. Then realizing he needed a *pinch* more juice, he revved the engine just a touch. Trouble. He heard 2 pings as the ramps slid out from under the back wheels and hit the ground. The 4-wheeler proceeded to flip backwards. Travis fell to the ground, where he landed on his back and left elbow. He looked up just in time to see the 4-wheeler falling onto his left arm. Ouch.

Thankfully, a trip to the med center later and x-rays of his left elbow showed no fracture. He's a bit sore, but improving every day.

Seriously, Thank God. It could have been so much worse.

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So that was our Mother's Day weekend. Hope your's was great.