And here we go again.....

Yes it's started again....Baseball.....

Today was the opening ceremonies and parade. The kids love it and I will say they do a great job.
Some of you may remember my post from last year and all the junk we had to feed Sienna to keep her occupied. Well this year I have to say was much easier. Not as much junk needed. The difference a year makes!


Jackson's team....love that smile Jackson!

Cooper's team.....J/K we did get one of them in the parade...but man as they get older they don't want to pose for pictures...or they are too busy doing this....


Sienna waiting for the boys to come down the street in the parade.

It was taking to long...so she went exploring.....

oh there they are....Coop's team the Astro's this year.

Now on to the fun stuff...


Hunter and Jackson having a race to the top.....

Cooper always looking out for Sienna....love him!

Sienna up there.....

She wasn't too sure she liked that slide after all......she was happy to see her friends Sophie and Brooke there though.....and her buddies Nicky and Royal came too but we didn't get a picture.

Sophie and Brooke


Hunter was very proud of his 70 mile per hr pitch if you look close you can see it by his legs.

Sienna thought the fire truck was pretty cool. The fireman was very nice to her.

So after 6 hours we all went home a bit tired and a bit sun burnt but it sure was fun!
Let the games begin!

Easter

Really Easter has come and gone? It is already the middle of April? How fast is this year going?

Easter....I am always a bit surprised how much my boys love to color Easter eggs. I love it. I never seem to make enough because I think they won't want to do that many but every year we run out.

Sienna LOVED it too. It really is fun. I always want to be more creative than I am though.....


Easter morning...we have 8:30 am church so the Easter Bunny came while we were at church which was kind of nice I will say....
They were all very excited to find their baskets and for the first time in a few years it wasn't raining outside so he hid everything outside.



Sienna had lots of help with finding the eggs....

So then we headed down to Conwey's sister's house in McLean and had a great family dinner with everyone. I brought my camera but of course didn't take even one picture while we were there. We missed you Summer and Sierra though...and Jayne and crew! We even had the day off of school the next day which was soooo nice!

So the next holiday is Mother's Day....and we all know that is my FAVORITE holiday of all!
Can't wait!

Ashburn

I don't know if any of you know this but I LOVE living where I live.
We moved to Ashburn almost 3 years ago (in July) and everyday I feel so lucky to live here.
I drive down the streets everyday and look around and it just makes me happy.
I remember when we were looking out here and we would come out on the weekends to look at houses, and I remember never wanting to leave to go back down to Arlington. It is just so peaceful and pretty here.

It is so kid friendly, so convenient, tons of families, kids everywhere, you can park and just walk into stores, and restaurants which sounds silly but after living in Arlington for so long I soooo appreciate that.
My sister always tells me that I live in my little Ashburn bubble and never want to leave but it is kind of true. I have everything I need right here.
I just wish my husband loved it as much as I do....I ask him all the time what is there not to love about it here?
Seriously if any of you are looking for a great area to move to I highly recommend Ashburn! I snapped a few pictures just of the things I look at everyday driving around....and they probably don't do Ashburn the justice it deserves.



And speaking of things I love...I walked around the corner the other night and Jackson and Sienna were just chilling watching TV like this....I love how much my boys love their sister!

Birthday's...not what they use to be

So I have been meaning all month to do a Birthday post seeing as my birthday was March 4th...I am a bit behind.

You know I really don't look forward to my birthdays anymore and the older I get the more I just want to skip the whole thing....

So this year was just a really weird birthday. 

I woke up after having crazy dreams all night long about my mom...they seemed so real. I wondered if it was her way of saying Happy Birthday to me. :)

I woke up super emotional though, which is never a good thing. Then it was just kind of business as usual. Getting up, making kids lunches, kids off to school....just the norm.  

I drove to the gym still crying about my mom then my brother called and I cried even more...love you Wade!

So then I got to the gym and my sweet friend Carmen had decorated my spin bike for me and the guy at the front desk thought he would be funny and write Happy 40th on it...I am sooo not 40 yet! 

So then my sweet friend Julie came to the gym and picked up Sienna for me so I could have the afternoon to myself which really...there couldn't be a better gift!

So Carmen and I spent the afternoon shopping...so much fun.

Carmen (sorry I cropped out her husband because I stole this picture...)We didn't take any pictures on my birthday.....

Then the kids got home from school and it was back to the norm...homework, practices, etc.

Then lucky me...Jackson had his school play that night. So I spent the evening in the school gym watching a sweet rendition of the musical Rats.

I know...seriously....could I have loved being anywhere else as much? :)

Then Conwey and I went and grabbed dinner at Sweet Water Tavern and then home to bed...

It really was a weird birthday. We did have icecream cake too.....

I was so emotional all day long. I think I just needed to go to sleep.

Anyway before my birthday I was able to go out with my sister Rach for a night..she was out of town for my actual birthday so we went out shopping and to dinner before.

It was lots of fun and she treated me to a yummy dinner at Cheesecake Factory.

So then this past weekend my great girlfriends took me out for a very fun evening filled with pedicures, dinner at Coastal Flats, and a movie. It was a lot of fun....

So thanks everyone for a great birthday....well as great as a birthday can be these days!