I am a sucker for fireworks and songs about America. This one is my all time favorite:
It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. Thank you Ray Charles!
Happy 4th of July everyone! I love you America!
I am a sucker for fireworks and songs about America. This one is my all time favorite:
It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. Thank you Ray Charles!
Happy 4th of July everyone! I love you America!
Josh still isn’t onto the whole, kids are too little to plan Mother’s Day themselves so Daddy has to do it, thing. So there were no real Mother’s Day plans. I did request a pizza dinner the night before though. So that was pretty nice and I did get Josh to go out for a Snickers McFlurry for a Mother’s Day dessert. Super delicious.
The day itself was spent at my usual morning Pilates class, then an early lunch with my Mom and brothers, then home for a nap (all of us napped), then a usual dinner and that was it. Nothing special, except for the card that Josh bought for me and the one Eleanor made me at school.
I tried to get her to hold it for me so I could take a picture. She was not cooperative.
Thanks my loves! Despite the uneventfulness it was a nice Mother’s Day with both of you!
Easter was pretty low-key this year. There were a number of events, but all were very relaxed. After breakfast Eleanor got her Easter outfit on and she found her Easter basket. We would have given it to her first thing in the morning, but we wanted her to eat some real food before she discovered the Cadbury Egg in her basket.
Her basket included a new cool light up glitter duckie (she has a few other light up duckies), the aforementioned Cadbury Creme Egg, a new Springtime themed cup, and a very cool stuffed Camel that Josh’s boss brought back from Dubai for her.
Later in the morning we headed to GoGo’s for an Easter brunch.
My mom set up these cute tables for us to eat outside, but it was freezing, so we brought our delicious waffles and country potatoes inside.
After brunch we went home for Eleanor’s nap and once she woke up we headed to my Aunt’s house for an Easter egg hunt and Easter dinner.
That’s my dad pretending that he likes Josh.
Eleanor and her second cousin Lux
Eleanor and I had to find all of my brother’s eggs, since none of them were able to make it.
She was pretty excited about getting to hold all the eggs.
But soon became concerned that she would drop them all.
Eleanor had fun with all the girls (her second cousins). For a while they played a game where they ran in a circle and screamed as loud as they could. Those girls are the best!
After the excitement they all crashed on the couch, sharing a blanket and watching the Princess and the Frog. Aren’t they adorable.
All of them except Eleanor actually sat and watched the movie. She, of course, got up and wandered around every five minutes or so. That girl has too much energy!