St. Patrick's Day, Birthday Parties, and catching up!

Springtime fun! The weather in March has been great! We've spent so many evenings outside lately! 

My parents came to help watch the girls for two days while our babysitter had to be off. It was so much fun having them here! We went to dinner at Sweet Grass one night and my mom and I went shopping one afternoon. She got the girls matching spring outfits and coats off the clearance rack to put away for next winter. Foxy and Poppy surely spoiled our girls!

I also used the gift card that sweet Mrs. Jeannie and Chip surprised us with! I got Anna Claire the sweetest little ducky outfit with it!

We stopped swaddling Anna Claire because she was getting "rolly" and she rolls to her side to sleep every night.

Molly Caroline loves Caroline!

MC comes into our room some nights in the middle of the night lately and when I wake up I find her on the floor like this!

Easter outfits before St Patty's day!

Kind of liking tummy time these days!

HNH lucky scramble fun! Molly Caroline played with Mary Madison, Anna Claire hung out with JoyAnna, and Daddy played golf!

We had Karlynn's bday! All the seasons were together so it was sooo much fun!

Season babies!

The after party was the best part! All the adults hung out inside the bouncy house, with music! Hahaha

MC has been on a huge book kick lately and reads to AC all the time!

I attempted St. Patrick's pics! We missed the Dublin festivities this year, but will be there next year for sure!

I just have to laugh when I see this picture. Brooke and I mixed blue and yellow food coloring to make green toilet water because we were out of green!

Kindergarten kids lose their minds when the leprechaun comes. Thankfully he never messes up my room too much. ;)

Fun in Bremen at Harper's birthday party! 

Spring decor, a heart pine table, and sickness.

My house is mostly decorated for Easter, but there is a shamrock on my front door and a few Irish touches here and there. Molly Caroline decorated her own table and helped me set things out! I'm hoping she carries on my love for celebrating each holiday. 

It's no secret that Matt and I love heart pine! Matt built the girls a mini heart pine farmhouse table. MC was thrilled and declared her love for it immediately. It's new home is right off of our island.

And I had to laugh when I noticed the changing table...it had a flashlight on it. Our week was taken over by what we thought was strep, but turned out to be hand foot mouth disease. Yuck. The flashlight was for checking for new blisters! So thankful we are all well and don't seem to have spread it to anyone.

Why I love where we live...

I love our town so much. It's beautiful, has so much charm, great public and private schools, the best shopping and restaurants, and is close to the beach! The absolute only downfall is that our families don't live here too. Our closest family is 3 hours away and that can be hard, especially with two little ones. But lately certain instances have hit me hard, and made me so appreciate this plantation town that we have called home for about 10 years now.

Our pediatricians. Are hands down amazing. They know my girls and me by name, even out and about in town. They like every single picture I post of the girls on Instagram (and that's a lot) and every time I go for a weight check for Anna Claire, they go out of their way to make Molly Caroline feel special. Just yesterday, MC also got "checked" just because, got a bandaid put on a "boo boo", our pediatrician carried her out to find a sticker and also carried her around on her hip to check on a few babies while  I got AC dressed. 

Our life group at church. Somehow it's ended up that many of our friends from our life group don't have family here either. So they know what we're going through. The meals that we received after Anna Claire were such a blessing! I know they would help with our kids if we needed it. 

My nurses and Drs. Have become my friends. It about brings me to tears when I get birthday texts and texts that they are praying for me or checking on me...like during my blood patch procedure and on my first week back to school.

Shopping local. I love that I know or are friends with so many shop keepers in my town. If I can't find a parking space or am in a rush I just walk in through the back door and room of my favorite boutique.   When I shop Molly Caroline watches tv in he back room or plays with the toys in the fitting room. 

My job. I love that my administrators know me, have held my kids, have been in my house, have gone to dinner and the movies with me. Of course my school family too. I also love seeing my former students. I was at CFA this week and saw a student that I taught in Kindergarten 9 years ago. She had on a sports uniform and was praying before her meal with two other friends. She got so excited when she saw me and ran and gave me a hug. I used to go to her sports functions when she was in my class. After all these years. It happens often, and blesses my soul every time. Especially when in this season of my life, I  doubt my choice of my job and working daily. 

Our sweet neighborhood. And neighbors.  We have what have become friends that are like family on both sides of us. We automatically go out for every celebration, help each other if in need, or just borrow an egg or a ladder. We don't even clean our houses for one another anymore. Haha! 

I don't know. Lately I've just been very aware of all of these special blessings and am so thankful the Lord brought us here to this town that we had only heard of.

34!

The best hubby/daddy ever turned 34 on Monday! We celebrated him all weekend long! 

Friday night we had Osaka with our neighbors! MC was all about the "fire" and catching shrimp "chicken"! 

Saturday was the best morning at home. We went to Walmart, breakfast, the park, and sidewalk sale and still got home before 11am!

Saturday night Matt requested Coyoacan with his dad!

And a cookie cake. We did cake Saturday night.

Monday morning his girls took him to breakfast at his favorite place, Cfa!

Monday evening we let him play some golf! And tagged along!

Happy Birthday Matty! We are so thankful for you!