Weekend Wrap Up

As a mostly stay at home mom, I get asked if I look forward to the weekend as much as the next working mom.  And the answer is Heck Yes!  The weekends means the hubs is home to help with the kids and lots of family time! This weekend was no exception.

Friday night I started the guest bath make-over.  This bathroom was actually the girls bathroom.  And it was so boring.  We decided to make the bathroom closer to their rooms "their" bathroom and make this the guest bathroom. Blah, blah, blah!

 

 Saturday I got up and ran 9 miles.  That's right 9 miles ya'll.  It was long and hard.  I wasn't sure I was going to be able to make it.  The only thing that kept me going was the thought that I didn't want to have to come back home and tell the hubs I didn't make it!

 

 

I may have also done this. I love swimming with the Barbies. I've done an ice bath a few times and it helps with the soreness.  I wasn't sore at all after that 9 mile run!

 



 

I actually ran it faster than I expected.  I thought it would take me 2 hours but I finished in 1 hour 50 minutes.  About a 12:13 pace. I was pleased!

 

Saturday was absolutely beautiful so we spent some time outside.  These girls LOVE being outside.  Ellie was a December baby so when spring/summer rolled around last year she wasn't crawling or walking so she didn't get to really enjoy being outside.  This year she is LOVING it!

 



 

 

Sunday brought church.  I rocked a pencil skirt that I haven't been able to wear in a few years and this fun leopard print jacket.



When I bought the jacket the arms were really tight.  Like I didn't wear it much, tight.  But now the arms fit perfect and I can actually button it. I'm fairly certain I weigh about the same it's just more proof that my body is changing for the better! Yay!

 

Our St. Patrick's Day was pretty uneventful.  Ronnie's cousin is having a garage sale next weekend and so we got to have a special sneak peek.  We couldn't leave without bringing home this beauty.

 



The wig.  Not the kid.  We already own the kid.

 

And this was the cutest leprechaun ever.

 





 

And I did finish up painting the bathroom from top to bottom.  The color looks like a mint green in this pic but it's actually Icy Teal.  I'm loving it.  Now if I can convince the hubs to paint the wood white, we'd be in business!

 



 

 

So there you have it.  My weekend in mostly Instagram photos (I'm kind of addicted to Instagram).  It was a great weekend but always too short. 

 

This week is Spring Break for us around these parts.  Hoping to do some fun things with the kiddos! And maybe clean my house...

 

How was your weekend! Did you do anything fun and exciting? 

Spring has Sprung!

A blog post?! I know its been a while.  Trying to renew myself and start documenting life a little more.

The weather was absolutely perfect today in the 405.  After dinner we headed outside for some family play time. 

There was playing...

 

 

 

 

Lots of climbing...

Dancing...

 

 

Practicing stairs...

And an overall good time.

 

 

Love this family. Love these girls. Love this weather!

 

 

Does it get much better? I think not! So glad spring is here! I suspect there will be many more evenings like this in our future!

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day friends!




Today, has been great.  We've had a little bit of fun.



A little bit of tickling.



A little bit of love.



And even a little bit of relaxing.



Thanks to our military service men and women past and present that make moments like these possible!

Baby Dedication

A few weeks ago we had a Baby Dedication ceremony at our church.

At our church a baby dedication ceremony is a time that Ronnie and I, as parents, dedicate our child to God.  Not in the Samuel in the Bible kind of way where we leave her at the church to be raised.  No, more in the we as parents also dedicate ourselved to teach Ellie about God's love, His plan for her and encourage her in they ways of the Lord.  Including bringing her to church but we have to bring her home when church is over.

Before the service we did manage to get a few pictures of the girls.

These girls seriously love each other!

And their daddy too!

The service is pretty short.  We are called up on stage (Ronnie isn't too fond of this part).

Our pastor says a few words about how awesome we are.  Okay, not really but he does say a few words about bringing up our kids in God's love and direction.

And Ellie gets her very own Bible. Avery still has her Bible from her Baby Dedication ceremony when she was a bitty baby. I think Avery tried to confinscate Ellie's Bible too.

But as everyone knows, it takes a village to raise your kids.  In our case, we are grateful to have the grandparents around to help us.

Both my parents and Ronnie's parents were able to come to the dedication.  This might be confusing but those are Ronnie's parents behind me and my parents behind Ronnie. 

God has blessed us with our beautiful girls and the least we can do is raise them to love Him with all their hearts.  Thanks to Him for all our blessings!

Zoo Tradition

It's always been a tradition to take Avery to the zoo for her birthday.  This year was no exception. It helped that Avery got a zoo pass for her birthday.  I'm sure we will be spending A LOT of time at the zoo this year!

I love our zoo.  It's gotten so much better since I was a kid! I can remember going and it was all concrete and boring animal exhibits.  Now theres lots of shade and vegitation and the exhibits are getting to be really fun and interesting. I think Ellie has a good time too.

We got to the zoo fairly early and it seems that seeing animals at that time is hit or miss but that didn't slow us down!

Avery got tired of me constantly taking pictures of her as evidenced by her very forced smile in the above photo.  This one didn't mind so much.

Getting to hang out as a family was the best part.  Ronnie took a day off work and it was so nice having him around!

Oh, and we did see a few animals.

Avery's favorite exhibit is what she calls the "Spooky House".  It looks like a barn and when you go in its dark.  Inside are bats, owls, and all kinds of creepy animals.  She insisted on going through this twice.  I made Ronnie take her the second time.  Ellie really needed to "eat"...yeah, it was Ellie's fault.

But let's be honest, you don't come to the blog to see pictures of animals so I spared you the best I could.

I love our zoo tradition with Avery!  When did she get to be so big?

This one was taken by the 4 year old herself.  I can't believe my baby girl is 4!  I'll have to do a blog post of Avery from birth to 4.  I may cry! 

More adventures to come!

Easter

Easter may be one of my favorite times of the year.  Its springtime and the weather is usually great.  And it's a great celebration of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and his resurrection from the grave.  It doesn't get much better than that!

The girls both got visited by the Easter Bunny this year and really cleaned up.  Well Avery cleaned up.  Ellie doesn't know the difference.

After checking out all the goodies we cleaned ourselves up and got ready for church. You can't be a girl and not get a new dress for Easter.  Even at my age I feel compelled to buy something new! This year was no exception.

We tried to get some pictures after church.  Avery was not the most cooperative.  Even as I was writing this post she was looking at pictures with me and said "I was mad during those pictures." I said "Why"? She said "Because I was ready to go!"  There you have it!

Avery was ready to go because she knew we were headed to my parents house. My parents are so gracious and usually take the girls most Sundays after church.  They've been doing this since Avery was a baby and we are so thankful.  Of course, the love it too.  Avery wasn't real happy when she learned that Ronnie and I would be spending the afternoon with Gigi and Grandpa too.  She likes to have them all to herself!

Not only did my parents feed us but they also had eggs for Avery to hunt.  Full of money and gum.  Two things Avery loves.  I've only recently let Avery start chewing gum so it's quite a treat for her!

Ellie decided to sit out on this hunt and she said she'll catch it next year. She opted for a nap instead.  I'm not sure how Avery will feed having to share her eggs with her sister next year! If she's anything like she is now, she'll share just about anything with Ellie! 

We had a great Easter.  Next year Ellie will be 1 and Avery will be 4!  I can't wait to see what that brings us!

More adventures to come!