Easter Day!

We had a such a nice Easter weekend. On Saturday, I took Sally to meet some friends at a local church's egg hunt. They also had a bunch of bounce houses so she had fun!!

On Saturday night we had friends over and before bed Sally decided she needed to leave some carrots, water and a jingle bell for the Easter Bunny.  We told her if she didn't go to bed, the Easter Bunny would hope right over her house. :)

I had so much fun gathering things for her basket this year. I set it out in the dining room with some free printable rabbit prints from Pinterest. 

When we woke up (BRIGHT AND EARLY) on Easter, she came downstairs and literally screamed when she saw the bunny prints and her basket. 

Here is what he left her :)

She was so excited about her chocolate bunny and giggled as she bit his ears off. 

She also loved her new stuffed unicorn. She said "Oh my darling" and then named him Golden Harvest. She is so funny!

We had the table all ready for the Easter lunch we were hosting. 

Sally had so much fun playing with her cousins. They even had an egg hunt!

I managed to get one family picture...30 weeks pregnant!!

Happy Easter!!

Sally {4 Years Old}

Sally,

You turned FOUR last month!  I can hardly believe it.  You are the sweetest outgoing little person I have ever met and people fall in love with you wherever we go. You are going to the best big sister!! You are already such a great helper!

Here's what's going on in your world at four years old!

Weight:

You are at 31.1 pounds.  My little petite girl :)

Height:

As of yesterday morning you were 38" tall.  You were so excited to finally be big enough to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Disney last month. 

Clothing Size:

I think it's officially time to retire the 3t clothes.  Some of your size 2 Matilda Jane still fits but we are only buying size 4 for everything now. You are still in size 8 shoes but I have started buying size 9 for the summer. 


Feeding:

Most of the time, its a battle getting you to eat when its meal time. You much prefer snacking over a full sit down meal. You are a very healthy eater!! You love fruits (especially berries), hummus and carrots, and all nuts. Your favorite foods are chick-fil-a nuggets, yogurt, ice cream, and pizza. You also ask for Chinese food now which makes mama happy :)

Hair/Eyes:

You have the most beautiful blue eyes! I'm still not sure where your blonde hair came from but it looks like its not going anywhere. 

Sleep:

You have no interest in taking naps. Somedays that is really nice since we can keep going and I don't feel the need to rush home to keep you on schedule. Since being pregnant, I am missing those naps though. 

Q&A :

What makes you happy? When you give me kisses.

What makes you sad? When a kid tells me they don't like me. 

What makes you laugh? When Daddy says funny jokes. 

How old are you? 4

How old is mommy? 6

How old is daddy? 7

What’s your favorite thing to do? Go to Disney World.....totally!

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a diver for seashells. 

What are you really good at? drawing pictures and putting stickers on them. 

What are you not really good at? swimming to Africa in the sea (lol!)

What’s your favorite food? chicken noodle soup, popcorn, treats with peanut butter and chocolate

What’s your favorite song? "I'm going to sing, sing, sing" and "Bad Blood"

What does daddy do for work? He flies airplanes. He needs to work. 

Where do you live? In Memphis

What’s your favorite toy? My Little Pony!!

What’s something daddy always says to you? Funny Jokes

What’s something mommy always says to you? Stop jumping on Daddy!

Who is your best friend? Sophie, Caroline, Carol Hannah and Emma Claire

What did we do today?  We went to Mops, you dropped me off, went to lunch with Daddy

What do you want for your birthday next year? A swimming Barbie mermaid 

Where’s your favorite place to go? Disney World and the Beach

Recent Happenings {Easter and Nursery Updates}

{one}

We are really making progress in Henry's room. I am still waiting on the bedding but here is a sneak peak. After its totally done, I will be doing a full tour with sources for everything. 

{two}

I won some Minnie ears on an Instagram contest and they came in last week. LOVE them!! Find them here. 

{three}

My sweet friends are throwing me a baby sprinkle. Nothing big....just super close friends and family. I'm excited though :)

{four}

Joe went all out for St. Patricks Day and picked Sally up from school in this outfit. She loved it but I told her when she was 16, she would probably feel differently :)

{five}

Easter has come and gone and I'm sad to take my decorations down. 

We went to Bass Pro to get the free picture with the bunny. Sally was so excited. 

I packed Sally a few fun lunches for Easter. Here is one of them. 

We made recycled crayon bunnies for her classmates. 

We made chocolate bunnies in a jar for her sweet teachers. 

We attended the Germantown Egg Hunt and Sally had a blast. It was FREEZING!!

Sally's Playhouse

A little over a year ago, Joe and I had the idea that Sally really needed a playhouse in the backyard. If you know my hubby at all, you know that any store bought playhouse just wouldn't do. 

So he sat down and drew a plan. We scoured Pinterest and took elements from several different houses that I had saved. After several trips to the hardware store, he got started. His parents were in town for the weekend so his stepdad helped and they got a lot done. The first thing that they did was build a platform for the house to go on. Then they framed it out. Here are some progress pictures. 

We used galvanized corrugated metal. Joe built the cutest door and windows from scratch and even put in window boxes. 

After planting some flowers, the house was almost done! We added the numbers 390 on the front since that was the address of our first house. 

Sally loves watering her flowers!

Here is a shot of the inside. We added a loft with the cutest little ladder. I took Sally's old crib mattress and my mother in law helped make some pillows so Sally could have a snuggle spot in the top. Its actually pretty comfortable. 

We also brought Sally's play kitchen out there so she would have her house all set up :) I know its something she will enjoy for years to come!!

Meal Plan Monday

I have been seriously slacking on my cooking. I'll blame it on the pregnancy and Joe's new airplane training schedule. 

Monday

Chicken Fajitas

Tuesday

Cashew Chicken

Steamed White Rice

Wednesday

Grilled Greek Chicken

Greek Salad with Greek Vinaiegrette

Greek Roasted Potatoes

Thursday

Leftovers 

Friday

Dinner out!!

Friday Favorites!!

{nursery progress}

We now have a rug!! I ordered it from Ikea and I love the way it looks. I'm still waiting for the bedding to come in.

Joe made these shelves and they turned out so well. We are still styling them up, but you get the idea. 

I ordered some beetles from Thailand and those came in the mail this week. Don't worry, they are dead :)

I've also been shopping and buying some cute outfits. These all came from Aliexpress and were under $8 each! They do run really big though!

{Easter Happenings}

We pulled out our Easter decorations and have been adding bunnies everywhere :)

I made Sally a cute lunch this week. She was so excited!!

We made recycled crayon bunnies for Sally to give to her friends at school. 

{Big Sister Class}

Last weekend Sally and I attended the Celebrate Siblings class at the hospital where I will deliver. She was so very excited and was the perfect student. She made a birthday card for Henry, watched a video about being a big sister, learned how to diaper, swaddle and hold the baby, and got a tour of the nursery and recovery room. It was such  fun time and I am so glad we did it. 

{Big Girl}

I cannot deny that my sweet baby girl is turning into a little girl. Its like she grew up overnight. Its very bittersweet. I want her to stay little but see the wonderful girl that she is becoming. 

{Central Church MOPS/Mom2Mom Group}

This sweet group of girls means so much to me and I love our Wednesday morning time together!!