Easter Weekend!

Whew! What a jam-packed weekend!

Saturday Andrew had soccer as usual so we got up early, ate and dressed and headed out the door. Afterwards we got some lunch and then went to meet the Easter Bunny at Whole Foods Market. Andrew clung to me and kept an eye on the strange creature during pictures, but gave him a high-five once we said we were leaving - what a kook. 

After a nap, we took a nice long walk as the sun was about to set, made some yummy fried fish and asparagus (recipe will be posted soon!) and had a LATE night. We had dinner later than usual and then at the last moment realized munchkin still needed a bath - AND we hadn't dyed eggs yet! So we got our crap together, dunked the eggs in the dye, washed the little guy, pulled the eggs out and off to bed he went.

We also had to put together Andrew's basket - we filled a few eggs with some ANNIE'S snacks, THIS book, some bath toys, bubbles, and a Thomas engine. Here are some pictures:

Sunday morning we got up late - couldn't possibly have to do with the fact that we all got to sleep so late - made bunny pancakes and hunted Andrew's basket. We went to the later service at church (where munchkin did a great job being calm and quiet) and then off to granny's for more baskets, an egg hunt, and dinner. And then we stayed for a nap, a few movies and leftovers teehee ;)

Hope everyone had a wonderful, peaceful holiday weekend!

Our trip to the North Pole and Stocking Stuffers!

So this was back a while ago but we took the North Pole express with the little man earlier this month! It was a lot of fun, and nice to introduce Andrew to new traditions!

The train depot is about a 45 minute drive from home in Parrish, FL. We picked up our tickets at will call and then walked around the grounds until we found our train car. It was a 30 minute trip to the North Pole (Jesse said that Santa used his magic to make the North Pole our "Southern" temperature so we would be comfortable and not too cold haha) - also, along the way we passed by a factory with tall red and while stacks and the warning lights for aircrafts that the workers said was Santa's workshop lol!

Once there we made a beeline for Santa! It was inside a house and the kids went in one at a time. They made it very calm inside, and Santa was very nice. Still, Andrew has entered a very bashful stage again this month so he clung to me with all his strength and flipped out when we sat down.... here's a look:

Poor little guy, haha! He at least very much liked the ornament Santa gave him :)

We walked around a bit, sat by a fire pit, had hot cocoa and cookies, we all sat and had dinner/ chatted with another family and Andrew was changed on the floor of a portapotty. You'd think at a family event like that they'd have a changing table but no. No they did not.

All in all it was a lot of fun. It was a little long of a time, and was pretty chilly on the way home but otherwise lots of fun! Maybe something to repeat, but in a closed car so it's not as chilly. Also hoping to start the Nutcracker tradition next year as he officially gets put in ballet in 2015! Hehe, I've been planning this for ages. Yay for ballet schools offering free tuition for boys :)

Stocking stuffers are one of my new favorite things this year. In my family it's always been things like pencils, post-its, rulers, etc... cute but a bit hard to find use for sometimes. This year we tried to be more creative.

Pretty happy about this year's stocking stuffers- maybe I'll get some new and better ideas for 2014! :)

TTFN <3

Tis the season to be jolly!

I don't know about all of you, but Christmas shopping literally makes me giddy. Especially now with hubby and baby in the mix. It's fun getting some stuff I've been eyeing for a while but I absolutely adore finding gifts for family!

We aren't the wealthiest people around so when I find deals or anything on gifts I know they would love I get so excited! And I totally taunt hubby all month cuz I can't wait for him to open his gifts.... that poor guy, he puts up with a lot.

At the risk of him looking at this blog for what may be the first time ever, I won't post his gifts, but here's some of the little man's haul so far:

One: Plaid Shirt, Two: Babybjorn Soft Bib, Three: Bachelor Shirt- (currently out of stock), Four: Fisher Price Music Parade Ride-On, Five: First Bead Maze

Is it sad that I'm already planning his gifts for next year? Wait..... yes it is. Haha I just can't help myself.

We bought a bunch of Christmassy stuff this year, a new tree (with hanging pine sent because hubby wouldn't let me get a real tree), a few books for Andrew, and holiday movies galore! Oh and window cling snowflakes. Yup, I'm obsessed with holidays. All I can think about is a few years from now, maybe in a house, maybe in the same city as our best friends, throwing holiday parties with our kids turning the house upside down.... doesn't that sound totally perfect?? Haha, it sure does to me :)

Well, that's really it.... with all the Christmas packages coming in/ cards going out, I needed to share some of my excitement hehe!

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P.p.s. here's a list of some great deals goin' fast! :)

• Hot deals and free shipping over $19.99
• Up to 70% off entire site!
• Cheap PJs and up tp 50% off IN STORE
• Up to 50% off and 12 cent shipping on 12/13
• 40-50% off cards, books, calendars, etc!

And now that I've gone on and on about the materialistic side of Christmas, I'll also share a book we got for Andrew- quickly becoming a favorite! Find it here

TTFN <3