Insta Friday

Hello friends!
Happy Friday!

According to my 9 News weather app, we are suppose
to get rain and snow showers Sunday.

I could live without the rain and snow showers.
But then again, maybe I'll get to wear my new yellow raincoat.

Link up with your instagram pics!
It's addictive!
And fabulously fun.

Hold on tight, and try not to get whiplash from my random quantum leaps.
Because this post has no flow or transitions.
It is how I roll.

I've had a sore throat lately, so naturally a couple hot chai lattes from Starbucks were in order.
And this fun coffee cuff from Little Bit Funky makes any hot drink just that much better.
I got this message at the beginning of the week.
Whatever iphone.
It was only 1,800 something pictures.
Crisis averted.
Pictures downloaded to the laptop.
And we were back in business!

I love spring and hanging up the kids' bird feeders and bird houses.
We decided we need a bird bath now.

My BFF and I took advantage of The Melting Pot's Easter special.
And it was awesome.

But before dinner we walked around and had fabric lust at The Fancy Tiger.
I took this little pattern and a couple yards of this lovely fabric home to make that adorable summery night gown!
I can't freakin' wait to have time to sew like a hundred night gowns
in every funky vintagey fabric!

We used to have house plants many years ago...before we had kids.
Then AJ was born and two months later all my plants were dead from neglect.
But I decided I think I'm ready and can handle house plants again.
So my sis sent me home with a start from her spider plant and my MIL gifted me with that beauty of a peace lilly all the way over to the right of my mantel.

I can do this.
1 dog, 3 kids, 1 husband, a vegetable garden, 7 young trees and 2 house plants.
I can keep us all alive.
I hope.

I told AJ earlier this week that I was going out to water the said 7 young trees, and he looked at me and said, "Mom, are you even dressed yet?"

Apparently a tie-dye t-shirt, gaucho pants, and flip flops look like sleep apparel.

Two things about this photo:
This angle makes my boobs look huge...they are not.
And check out those veins on my feet...those things are huge.

This happy boy has taken to blowing raspberries while he eats.
Maybe I should start wearing my new raincoat to feed him.
That's how fun it is.

Andy bought 3 bags of jelly beans when they went on sale after Easter.
3 bags.
I was like, really?
Until I tried these!
Um, Tropical Starburst Jellybeans are now among my list of the greatest things on Earth.

I love a good deal.
6 men's shirts, a scarf, a pair of toddler shorts, and that rad heart skirt
Old Navy
$30
Not too shabby.
Not too shabby at all.

OMG.
This show is the funniest show ever.
E.v.e.r.

I love Cam and Phil and Gloria.
Sometimes I'm just driving down the road...or washing dishes and think of an episode and
bust out laughing.

Like a crazy person.

His and Her mugs.
Every household needs them.

And here, I need your help.

I have an addiction to getting our pictures taken.
It's a problem...according to Andy.
I think it's a great.

Anyway, I told Andy we are getting our pictures taken for our anniversary.
No kids. Just me and Andy.
All romantic like.
Kinda like engagement pictures, only we are already married.
Fabulous right?!

I'm envisioning us in a field, me in a simple sundress and cowgirl boots...a turquoise necklace...some chunky bracelets...maybe a little denim jacket.
Hot, huh?!

Except, I can't decide on a dress.

What do you think?

Dress 1:

Dress 2:

or

Dress 3:

Thanks! Can't wait to hear your votes!

Easter Pic Overload

I would say Easter is my fourth favorite holiday, tying with Thanksgiving.

4th of July is my all time favorite...
Halloween has moved into second place...
Christmas is third...
Then comes Easter and Thanksgiving...

Valentine's Day doesn't even make the list.

This Easter was fun.
We started with Easter baskets and a little egg hunt in the house.

My mom had this crazy idea that I loved Peeps.
So, she got me a lot of Peeps every year.

I don't like Peeps,
but it became a tradition.

One that I can't let myself not pass on to my children.
So, whether they like them or not, the Easter bunny will bring them Peeps every year.
This is probably how they stay in business.

We tried about 500 times to get a good family Easter picture.
This is one of the best ones...
despite Abby having a conversation with the tree she is standing next to
instead of looking at the camera.

We have a lot that look like this...

Would you look at these handsome fellas.

And although Girlfriend can run with the boys,
she loves a girly dress, some jewelry, and dress up shoes.

Is it just me, or does AJ look like he is in pain when he does his picture smile?

This time Andy tried to get a family picture with me in it.

Again, we have a lot that look like this.
I'm not even sure what my face is doing here.
Or what Abby and AJ are looking at.

This one is one my fave pictures from the day.

We had lunch at Andy's Aunt Lou's house.
I love their Easter traditions and decorations.
I mean, is it really Easter without the butter lamb?!
I think not.
I need to get me one of those butter molds.

And I love absolutely everything about this.
From the little bunnies to the colors to the little flowers to how perfect it is for that mirror.

It was hanging right by the front door, I probably could have grabbed it and ran...
but seeing the family again afterward would be awkward.
Maybe I'll find something similar on etsy.

Easter Lilies and a coconut lamb cake!
I know!
Be still my heart.
How fun is that?!
I caught Abby trying to steal the jelly bean nose three times.

Nothing says Happy Easter like a lamb head for dessert.
Maybe I'll make one of these next year too!
With red velvet cake!
Wouldn't that be awesome?!

One of the best parts of the day is playing in the back yard with cousins!

A puffy dress and dress up shoes don't slow that girl down.

This is her "You really think you can bet me" face.

This is AJ's "Get that camera out of my face" face.

And our last attempt at a family picture with everyone in it.
I look like I need a drink.

It was a good day.
We left the house at 10:15am, didn't get home until 9pm, and had 0 melt downs.
That, my friends, is an Easter miracle.

Easter Eve

Girlfriend has been fighting the pigtails lately, and
begging to get her hair cut.

I am not one to make life harder on myself...

So after a couple weeks of this nonsense,
I made an appointment for a haircut.

Her hair is so thin and wispy that without pigtails or curling it,
she looks like a rag-a-muffin.

It is still long enough for little pigtails, but looks cute just combed.

I'm adjusting to her new look.

She, on the other hand, has fully embraced her new do.
Which, I guess, is what it is all about.

We dyed Easter eggs Saturday.

I love how AJ is so serious, concentrating and taking this process so seriously...
while Abby is...well...

Abby is just Abby.
Along for the ride and enjoying every second of it.

Watch out for the Easter pics coming soon.
I took a few...
hundred.

That's right, a few hundred.