Some iPhone Photos

Over the past few days, I've caught various images with the iPhone. Here's are some of them:

A sweet photo of John and the girls on my birthday. They made my day so great.

Cute note cards from my sister for my birthday

Relaxing on the deck with my feet up on the new coffee table!

A painting of me that sits in our guest bedroom. This was done in the 70s at Disneyland.

A collage of our Sunday---the new deck love seat, some KK doughnuts, and the collection of shoes that need to be put away

Lily's volleyball team went to a local frozen yogurt shop for a treat after their game on Monday

Birthday

Wednesday was my birthday and my family and friends were so good to me. It was a terrific day!

Loving the new loveseat on the deck!!!

Daisy watching us outside

Opening my new TOMS

My new sink caddy---yay!!!!

Modeling my new necklace!

It was a fun day filled with lots of love and terrific gifts!

Spring Fling '13

Lily attended the Spring Fling dance on Saturday. She and three of her good friends went together. They all looked so pretty and happy. Making fun and long lasting memories!

Ally, Payton, Lily, and Evin

Lily & Daddy

Jumping for joy

Silliness

Moms and daughters

The Shoes

Sisters

And, lots of fun was had by all!!!

A Little Randomness

I created a little spring centerpiece for the coffee table. 

Shelly took the first plunge in the pool on Sunday!!!!

John displaying how long Daisy is when fully stretched.

Cleaned the floors!

Dad came to visit us this week. He was here to see Lily play on her volleyball team. She was thrilled to have him there for the game.

Daisy posed for a few shots this week.

Pool Cleaning

On Saturday we had some unbelievably wonderful weather. So, the girls and I headed out to the pool. We had a bit of a situation...lots of green in the pool. I got busy cleaning the pool and over the course of the day, I was able to get it to a pretty nice shade of blue. Love seeing that blue water in the backyard. It makes me happy.

A little before and after of the pool!

Special skirt

Shelly's cousin, Chelsea, made her the most adorable skirt. We are loving it and she can't wait to wear it to school this week. Here she is modeling it with the cami she wore that day.

Spring Break Summary

We had a terrific 11 days off of school for spring break. We started the break with a trip to Virginia Beach to see our family (my dad, my sister and her family, and John's mom, two sisters, and brother and their families). We shopped, found the perfect pair of shoes for Lily's spring dance, went out to lunch, went to the beach, attended an Easter egg hunt, and had a family brunch.

The girls and the kitty riding back to NC

We came back home to NC on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, the girls and I did a little shopping/browsing and went to the movies. We saw The Croods...a surprisingly cute and funny movie.

On Thursday we teamed up with several neighborhood friends and went to a trampoline park. On our way there we encountered sleet, hail, and a few snowflakes. After the trampoline fun we went to the mall with four moms and seven girls. There were plenty of laughs and good deals spotted on our visit to the mall. Oh, and I managed to leave two of the girls behind in a department store while the rest of us we off in the mall. That brought about a few moments of panic, but thankfully the two girls (one was my own 9 year old) were very calm, cool, and collected about it all. As we got ready to head home, the weather had turned to full fledged snow! We couldn't believe it was April 4th!

Friday we enjoyed a nice day at home making cupcakes and smoothies and we took a relaxing walk in the sunshine. Lily was off to a party Friday night and Shelly, John, and I went to the clubhouse for dinner.

Saturday the girls and I shopped and enjoyed lunch out while John took in 27 holes of golf on a gorgeous 70 degree day.

And on Sunday poor Shelly was under the weather with a stomach bug. While she rested, John, Lily, and I went outside to pull weeds and spread some mulch. I spent the afternoon tending to Shelly and soaking in the sun on the deck.

We rounded out the break on Monday (our final day off) by playing games, having lunch outside, and enjoying more sunshine. And, Shelly was on the mend and feeling 100% better.

When we put the girls to bed last night, they both commented on what a great break they had. It was a low-key, easy, and calm vacation from the busy winter months we had experienced. We all needed this perfect little break.

Silly sisters bonding over their spring
 break! Lots of giggles and laughs.