Wash clothes much?

It might be time to start up the washing machine when your children are celebrating Christmas in May ;)

Before the beach trip/catch up

This post will more than likely be all over the place.  I have given up on naptime today, so me and my little buddy Garrison will be typing this post together!

Easter party at school, irrigation jobs for Ryan, birthday parties, play dates and tons of packing filled our days the week before we left for vacation!

I'll start with Easter party pics:

 

Well, just one, they all look like this.  Garrison with a mouth full of candy!  The party was simple but fun, perfect for a bunch of three year olds.  We ate some lunch, did a little craft and then headed home to get spring break started! 

While Garrison was at school (before his party) me and Allie-P got some fun park time with Kennadie and baby Shelton (as Allie-P says).  I wish I would of remembered to take some pics of the girls, they had such a great time!  I had a great time too hanging out with my favorite football wife, Audrey! I only had one child with me and I couldn't even swing one picture?! Seriously Emily, where has your brain gone?

On a side note, did I mention I forgot to pack Garrison an Easter basket to hunt eggs with and I totally forgot to make treats for their treat bags?  So, after seeing the beautifully monogramed baskets all the other children's moms remembered to send, I sprinted back to our car dumped out our shoe basket (yes we keep most of the kids shoes in the car) and Gar hunted eggs with it. I did wipe it out a little first :) Then on the way to the park me and AP swung in Carpe and picked up 7 of the cutest Easter cookies you have ever seen!  Too bad they didn't have eight, Allie-Parker let me HAVE IT the entire ride home. Mom of the year saves the day :)

Moving right along...

Last Saturday me and Crystal went to the Belk charity sale.  It was so much fun!  We got there at 5:45ish and shopped for 3 hours!  It was great!  I remembered to pack my camera, but did not remember to take a picture of us!  Again, I think I function better in chaos!  

Last weekend we also had Kennadies birthday. Ken and Audrey threw a great party with tons of great things for the kids to do, including a bounce house. Kennadie was so cute opening her gifts! She got so excited with each one and would run over and show them! Happy 2nd bday Kennadie! Thanks for being such a great buddy to Allie-Parker!

Beach pictures and post coming soon!  I know you just can not wait!

Sometimes I am quite certain...

There's a jertain

in the curtain...

or maybe two ;)

Happy Friday!

Anything you can do I can do better

Allie-Parker copies everything/looks up to Garrison so much (however you want to take it).   Everything he does, she not only has to do herself, she has to be perfect at it. While this is super cute, and she has perfected tons of task, she gets so frustrated when she can't do something! Poor girl, she doesn't realize that Gar has had 16 more months of experience than her! 

Here are just a few examples of Allie-Parker's "me do" attitude: If Garrison puts his clothes on by himself, dad-gummit Allie-Parker is going to do it herself too. If Garrison is eating with a fork, Allie-Parker will sling her food all over the kitchen until she gets it right!  It's pretty funny to watch, but very messy! 

Last but not least, while we were out in the backyard playing, Gar packed up his chair and cup and said he was "moving on"...

Two seconds later... look who else has her chair on top of her car.  Allie-Parker had her cup in the back too, but when I got ready to take the picture she must of got a little thirsty :)

The dreaded first dentist appointment= not that bad

Garrison went to the dentist for the first time last Monday and he has been flossing his teeth constantly ever since.  Seriously.

He did so great at his appointment!  He made it through the entire cleaning.  My bf Crystal works there and she took some great pics to document the big day while my boys were getting there teeth cleaned.  Just so you know, Ryan had a great appointment too- no cavities :)

Practing saying "ahhhhh"

Adjusting his shades

So proud of my sweet Garrison!

Mollie turns one!

I can specifically remember a moment when me and Ryan were first married... we were sitting at our table in our Midtown house and I said, "Do you think life will ever slow down for us?" Ha, are you kidding me?!  I seriously thought I was so ridiculously busy and don't even get me started on how tired I thought I was ;)  I wonder if God sometimes laughs out loud at us!

Anyways, life has been busy 'round these parts the last few weeks.  But, a fun kind of busy.  Lots of days with friends, birthday parties, yard sales, new nap schedules, new room mates, etc.  Sadly, the only event that I remembered to take pictures of was Mollie's party and I only took like five!  I will try to be better.  Honestly, four months in to having three babies, we are doing good just to be there :)

Seems like just a few months ago she was this size!

Well, Mollie is all grown up up now!  Have I mentioned she is a soon to be big sister?  Mollie's mom, aka Rachel, is pretty much super mom!

Yummy, delicious, ruin your diet kind of cupcakes.  Mmmmm they were so good :)

Sophie enjoying her scrumptious Dora cupcake!

The party was so much fun and a huge success!  We all had a great time chasing around our kids at The Watermelon Patch and visiting with friends and family.  Did I mention that the cupcakes were great :)

My Day

• Make three breakfasts (one being a bottle)
• beg Allie-Parker to eat
• make coffee
• realize there is no hazelnut creamer, cry for a minute
• clean up breakfast
• dress three wiggle worms
• Find tennis shoes... later they were found under the couch cushions (is your house crazy too? please humor me and say yes)
• get everyone in the car
• walk Garrison into school (with my girl wiggle worms)
• take girls to library time
• come home
• Mrs. Polly comes over for a minute
• make screaming, hungry girls lunch
• beg Allie-Parker to eat
• clean up lunch
• short naps
• wake girls up to get Garrison from school, cry for a minute again
• pick Garrison up
• Get spit up on by Riley-Anne while we are there
• drive home while listening to Elmo talk about amphibians
• get everyone out of the car
• change two diapers
• lay everyone down for a nap
• watch Riley-Anne put herself to sleep, possibly the sweetest thing I have ever seen, cry for a minute again :)
• SWEET SILENCE!!!