Painting Project

The boys and I have been enjoying a painting project. Canvas + stencils + paint cup liners = awesome

My mother is a genius and told me to line my paint cups with plastic baggies. Makes for no mess painting and who doesn't like that!?!

Girls Weekend 2012

What a fun time I had visiting some wonderful ladies this past weekend! We ate, we shopped we laughed until we peed our pants. So much fun!

The weekend away was good for so many reasons. But one of the sweetest was the way my kiddos welcomed me home. Not only have they been sweet little angels the past couple of days, but they are giving me lots of extra hugs. So cute! I guess the cure to the terrible three's is to go away for a weekend. Sounds good to me!

Happy Easter

Hallelujah, Christ has risen!

T-ball

Lessons learned at first T-ball practice: 1. the dirt is really fin to play with
2. He looks great in his uniform!

Little Bunnies

It's Easter egg hunt time, and I don't want to brag but we are getting pretty good at this egg hunting thing. One egg is all we need, find an egg and eat a treat. Repeat! Let's just say that we found a whopping 15 eggs today. Never mind there were 600+ hidden for 20 kids to find. We were happy with the chocolate and then content to just run off a sugar high. It's the little things in life!

Best quote of the weekend

"if we are eating the chicken's legs for dinner, can the chicken still walk?"

James

Consignment Sale

Watch out world...James had wheels!

TGIF

This week has been full of wonderful surprises! A fun care package from my sweet brother and sis-in-law had goodies galore! The cookie next to my coffee and the cute bird necklace were both from them. And I ate all the cookies myself, hiding them from the rest of the family. Because it's my birthday and I'll eat cookies if I want to.

The daffodils the boys and I found in the forest yesterday. They were so pretty and we picked them to add to our roses. So pretty!

And in kid news, James has a funny new quirk. He makes sure people know he had given them a present and demands a "thank you". Good grief! Working on not telling other people what to say, even though I have been doing that to him for years. His response, "but Mom, a polite person would have said thank you"...can't argue with that!

Then and Now

A St. Patty's day picture of my brother and I (4 and 2)

and my two little guys (4 and 3).

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Sunny Cali

We are absolutely loving the beautiful weather here in sunny California!
Although I have become a little self conscious because suddenly I have become that eccentric lady wearing a tank top while everyone else is wearing a parka. Bending to peer pressure I have been forcing the kids to wear a fleece, (because you get fewer looks when your kids are properly dressed) but they shake off those jackets so fast saying they are too hot. Guess I'm no longer a California girl. Haha!