Giddy Up!

First things first.... Mother's day was great, but that post will have to wait til tomorrow!

Saturday we had two birthday parties to go to.  The first one was a Cowboy theme for a 1st birthday!  They went ALL out and it was awesome!  They had a petting zoo!  There was a pony, llama, goats, and bunnies.  The kids were able to ride the pony and feed the goats.  It was so much fun watching them interact.

This is my favorite picture!  Max and Claire had a huge grin the whole time... along with lots of giggles and squeals!

feeding the goats!

Claire and the Birthday Boy!

The goat wanted to taste her bow!

Can you believe this?! I wish Max and Claire's bday was during the warm months!

Unfortunately, both parties were at the same time so we didn't get to stay very long...not to mention we had a rough Friday night. (We were up ALL night with Max.  His temp spiked at 105.6.  We were up giving baths, cool wash cloths, meds and lots of cuddles.  Took him to the doctor at 12:30 Saturday to find out he had a double ear infection.  What is it with my kids, high temps and ear infections?  He was much better by afternoon, but we were still trying to keep things low key.)

We were pretty tired by the time we got to the Pirate 3 year old bday party - hence the lack of pictures.  

I actually went to bed before 10 last night - which means I actually got 8 hours of sleep!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mommies out there!!

A day in the park

The past two days have been perfect weather for the park - 70 and sunny.  Surprisingly it wasn't crowded and the three of us  had a blast!  They really enjoyed being able to walk around, climb, slide and swing.

Swinging with my favorite girl!

Buds loved walking around!

and today he liked to climb!

Bear loved sliding and climbing back up!

Busy weekend ahead.  Two birthday parties tomorrow - at the same time.  One of them is having a petting zoo! So excited to see how they react :)

Times are changing!

Table of 12 please! Six adults and six kids three and under!

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New kicks!

Last night I went to a women's event at our local running store.
I left with a really cool pair of new running shoes!! (that were 20%off!)




My running shoe record is not stellar, so I gave them a test run on the treadmill. Pretty sure they are awesome! I'm going to give them one more test run before making my final decision.

I also won a camelback backpack! It seemed to be a high ticket item amongst the group of ladies.... But I'm pretty sure I won't use it?
I can't imagine needing it for a 10k and on good days, I run four miles




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1st Getaway!

Justin and I got back from our first getaway together since the babes were born.  (We did have a weekend at home for New Year's but that doesn't count bc we were working around the house)
We went to Myrtle Beach with three other couples.  We got there Friday around 3pm, spent an hour or two on the beach and headed out for dinner and dancing!

The girls

At the end of the night (as if you couldn't tell!) with our best friends!

We had so much fun Friday night and ended it with a Belgium waffle at 2am!  It's been a while!
It was nice to sleep in (9:15) Saturday morning.... although I am not sure it counts as sleeping in when you go to bed close to 3am?!  It was so sunny and I wasn't going to waste anytime getting to the beach!

We stayed on the beach most of the day.  Took a little break for lunch and back to the beach til 4 when we decided to hit up the outlets!

I love going to the outlets!  I actually racked up this trip. I got three dresses, one swimsuit cover up and two pairs of sunglasses.  The deals on the glasses were unbelievable!  I got a pair of Maui Jim's and Tory Burch for $140!! That's less than the original price of the Maui Jim's!  I'd say that was a deal!

We had a late dinner Saturday and half of us headed in around 11:30.  Being in the sun wears you out!

Sunday we had an early breakfast and hit the road to go see our babies!  We missed them so much!  

Grandma and Grandpa sent a pic from Saturday morning

They had a blast!  Thanks so much for keeping them so Justin and I could have a weekend away!

Erin Condren

I am so excited! I just received my first Erin Condren life planner! I kept hearing all this hype and I have to agree!




I love that you can customize the cover!
What I love even more is that it came with some super cute labels! I can't wait to use them!








There was also another envelope with customized labels!

I'm hoping I can finally stay organized and stop being so scatterbrained!

Off for a weekend away - sans kids! Gonna miss them like crazy,but know this is much needed and they are in great hands!

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Hot Hot Hot!

Well... today was Hot! and very sunny. My favorite kind of weather!  I took Max and Claire to the park, only to realize I forgot sunscreen.  I found two of Claire's hats so we stayed for a few minutes to swing and play in the sand.

They both need new hats, especially Max man.  We have been looking on-line to find a cool UGA hat.

So, the hubs is out of town :(  It would be nice of the kiddos to be super sweet, sleep in and not fuss too much.... however... I've been up since around 4:15am.  Started with Claire fussing, she went back to sleep, but Max woke up and wouldn't stop crying.  In hopes he wouldn't wake up Claire, I went to bring him in our room.  BIG mistake - and I knew better.  He wouldn't lay still, kept pulling playing with my hair and finally I had to put him back in his bed - that was around 5:00.  He cried on and off for a good 30 minutes so I went and got him again.  More tossing, turning and hair pulling til we finally started the day at 6am!
Then, as we were getting ready for the park, I noticed Max had left the room. (I was putting Claire's shoes on)  Immediately I remember I left the bathroom door open and sure enough, he was playing with a bath toy, in the TOILET. GROSS!  He was soaked, as was the floor around him!  two more days!


Also, mom came across a few pics of me as a baby/toddler.  Who do you think looks like me?

Max or Claire?! Neither? Both?