Plant Shopping

Last week we met my MIL at a local nursery to shop for plants.
 

It was such a beautiful, sunshiny day,

 

 

and we were looking for plants to pot and sell for our annual Mother's Day plant sale down at the church.
 

There were so many to choose from, but the girls had no trouble picking out their favorites, 

 

 

and taking a quick break for a group pic.
{Sierra's so good about making sure that every outing ends with a group photo}
 

About a half hour, 

 

three wagons-full

 

Five Hanging Baskets,

 

And two large pots later, and we were on our way!

Thank you, Geri, for including us in the outing!!

We had so much fun <3 p="">

 

 

 

 

Runnin'

 Goodness it feels like we do a lot of running these days.

And truthfully, I'm not even sure what keeps us so busy . . .

Life, I guess.

So, this is what's up in our neck of the woods:
{And I'm going to try to be better about updating more regularly because, well, my memory is shot!}


Back in January one of my dearest friends and I got together to chitty chat and let the girlies play, and we {read: ME} were rambling like we do, and got to talking about our love for organization.
For me, it's actually a love of the idea of organization, because, try as I might, I just cannot actually BE organized.

I told her how I'd longed for an Erin Condren planner forever, and she had to look them up to see what the fuss was about.  Our day went on, they had to go home, and later that night I check my email to see that SHE GIFTED ME A CREDIT TO BUY MY OWN PLANNER.

OF.MY.OWN.

I'm kind of still speechless about that. 
Friends are the sweetest, aren't they??  I am so so blessed by mine.

Anyway.  Fast forward. 

Like the Unorganized person I am, it took me a few months to make the purchase.
I know.  I'm a dork.

But I did! 
And I received my planner the other day:

 

It's a little ridiculous how much I love this thing.

There is SO much space to write every little detail of your day.
{Which is helpful for me, or else I forget!} 

 

 

There are stickers in the back {who doesn't LOVE stickers?? Who?}
A pouch to hold your extras . . .
It is wonderful!

Here's to organization!


In other news, the weather has been delightful.

THIS is the kind of Spring I love.

Oregon has had some pretty wet Springs over the last several years, but this year has completely made up for it.  Blue skies and sunshine, Ahhhhhh!

Which means . . . BBQing!
 

Salmon on the grill . . . is there anything yummier??

 

 

And a baked potato bar to accompany.


And then, once the kitchen in cleaned up, and {some of us are} in our jammies:

 

Daddy starts a fire . . .

 

 

We haul out the marshmallows . . .  

 

And get to roastin'!

 

 

Then we giggle, and cuddle,
 

And fall asleep by the fire.
 

 

 

 

 {Hehehe, just kidding.  I think Tay's exact words were: "Mama take a pitcher of me while I 'tend to sleep".  Silly girl}.

 

 

 Looks like it's going to be another gorgeous day!
I'd better get movin'.

What's in your planner for the day? :)
 

  

 

 

 

 

Easter

Easter kinda snuck up on us  this year.
So we didn't get to the egg coloring until Saturday afternoon.

  

{Kam *was* enjoying the egg coloring, I promise.
She just kept making these "I'm bored" faces.}
 

 

Once the eggs were done, we moved on to a little baking . . .

 

 

And food prep the rest of the day.

 

 

 On Sunday morning, I made the girls pose for 2.3 seconds, so I could get a group shot . . .
 

And when Daddy came into the house, we decided we had an extra second to spare, so we tied him up, gagged him, and forced him in to a family picture.

 

 

And then it was off to Church . . .
 

 

 

 

. . . Where we got to spend the morning with some of our very favorite people <3 p="">

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wordless Wednesday ~ Sissy Gets Her Top Braces Off!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missing A Couple

We were supposed to spend last weekend at the beach with Jeremy's extended family.

I bought new My Little Pony activity books for the little girls.

We cleaned out the car.

I cooked {we were in charge of dinner one night}

And we packed our bags . . .

So it came as no surprise that the little girls started running fevers two days before the trip.

I prayed they'd get better fast, but no such luck.

So Jeremy took the big girls with him to Depoe Bay for the day.

And I got time with my littles.

By Saturday they were feeling a bit better, and I was determined to make their "at home" day

something special.

We started with coloring pages . . .

 

 

We love to color ♥


Then we decided that our "pets" needed appropriate pet beds.

 

A little duct tape, and an old storage container . . .  

 

And voila!  Pet Bed for Grumpy Cat:

 

We made one for Tay's pet too :)

 

The girls were on a roll by then, so we proceeded with these adorable
Q-tip Lambs ♥  

 

It was "the best craft day EVER!" according to Kam and Tay.

What a blessing to have some time alone with them. 
 

 

We've had such beautiful days, we just had to get out in it, at least for a few minutes.

Before heading outside I debated having Tay change out of her jammies, but . . .

you know, that's real life for us.  Jammy-clad three year olds has been the norm here for years!

 

 

We had so much fun together, but now I'm ready for everyone to feel better so we can proceed with our plans!

Hope you all have managed to stay well! 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Skies & Sisters . . . Nothin' Better.

 It has been unseasonably GORGEOUS 'round these parts, and we can't get enough!

As soon as we're done with school for the day, we head outside to help Daddy with work projects,

or just to enjoy the glorious sunshine.

The other day the girls were swinging,

Tay had had enough . . .

 

 

 

So, the super cool big sissy that Kam is, she donned her helmet {yes, I realize that it should've been the other way around, lol!}, and took Tay for a spin in the wagon.

 

 

But after awhile, Kam got tired.  And, well, a little grumpy.

Because it's hard to be six, right?  Six is a tough age that comes with a LOT of hormones,

I'm finding out {or being reminded of . . . for the third time}.
 

But then the sweetest thing happened.

 

 

 

Tay found her, and proceeded to just BE THERE for her.

 

 

 

 She squeezed.
 

 

 

 She imparted some younger sisterly wisdom.
 

And soon, Kam's smile returned.

 

 

 

 

 

 Are sisters, like, the GREATEST thing in the world??

I know I'm blessed by mine, and my girls are blessed by theirs.