Our much-needed Spring Break!

We had sunny weather, no schedule & it was GREAT! Key West is our favorite getaway & the last time we were there (or anywhere else) I was pregnant with Cody. To be kid-fee and together was just what we had been needing. I read in the sun or in the pool everyday - On our third day there I started Twilight & got hooked big time! I'm almost finished with the fourth & final book in the series, plus I read 2 more books before Twilight. It was a treat to read books that didn't rhyme!



Steve enjoyed the local color for sure! It was nice to see him relaxing & smiling!



Sloppy Joe's was our favorite Key West spot this trip - great entertainment!




Home Sweet, Messy Home! After being kid-free for 5 days, it was great to come home to lots of hugs & a sweet Welcome Home party, complete with a sign, a cake, & a few I love yous!


A huge thanks to Aunt Kortney who held down the kid-filled fort! Thanks to the grandparents, too! It was an amazing gift to help us find a little alone time in the sun - THANK YOU!

On Saturday we had a birthday party for Linds at Krispy Kreme. She had a few of her school friends, a few cousins, & lots of family there to take the tour, decorate their own sprinkled doughnut & witness the most disgusting cake in the whole world!!!

Lindsey's Hello Kitty B-day!!!

We celebrated Lindsey's 3rd b-day at home with a Hello Kitty cake that turned out perfectly! She was so excited to be 3!

Lindsey's School Party

the hot pink Hello Kitty cupcakes!


Singing Happy Birthday with Miss Gloria!



Digging in!


Mom & her 3 year old Birthday Girl!

Happy Spring!

The first day of Spring & Lindsey's b-day! It is sunny & still freezing out today - it's in the low 30's. Last weekend we did get some sun & a touch of Spring with a nearly 70 degree day. Here are a few pics of the kids playing outside with Big Daddy!

the Class of 2023!

the Class of 2023 - how crazy does that sound??? I went to Kindergarten Round-Up tonight for Cody & came home a crazy lady (slightly crazier than usual)! He will be going into the Young 5's class, but it still feels crazy to me that he is old enough to ride a bus, check books out of the library, find his classroom, etc. His school is beautiful. His teacher seemed wonderful - It just feels so grown up to me!!!

Now I'm off to freak out about it all while I work on Lindsey's Hello Kitty birthday cake - She will be 3 in the morning!

Our sunny day at the ZOO!

We tried to soak up all of the sun & 60-70 degree weather we could this week! Kortney & I took the kids to the zoo after we picked Cody up from school. The kids had so much fun running wild through the zoo & checking out the fish & snakes. The hard part was tyring to explain to Cody that we would not be seeing any hippos or elephants in GR...