Ten on Tuesday

1. First things First..
Happy, Happy Birthday to my sweet Mom!
We were so very excited to celebrate your special day with you and to Celebrate YOU!
You are an amazing Mom, a wonderful friend and the best Nana to MC and R.
We love you so very much and wish you the happiest of days and an amazing, happy, healthy year!  xo

2. Do you Groupon??  If not, check it out...it truly is a great site with awesome deals.  Today's deal at Shutterfly?  Sweet!!  And yes please..

3. Hmmm...thinking of "tri-ing".  Do I cross over?  Need to decide soon...

4. These were my babies last year.  Wow..how much they grow in one year.
 Happy St. Patrick's Day 2011 is almost here.


























5. Spring weather is teasing us and it has been so nice.  I can't wait to spend hours at the parks, long walks with the kids and with Cass, and to have open windows with the house filling with fresh spring air.  Ahhh.. thank goodness this upcoming week looks like we might of won the weather jackpot, at least for a bit.

6. Bye bye Uggs..hello Flips ( and I need to line up that pedicure! ).

7. Rylan is all about playing with his trains, cars and these little animals.  We play with them every day.  And now he picks up his helicopter and plane and zooms it through the air with the sweetest sound.  It's the cutest thing, and this momma is really enjoying experiencing life with this special little boy.  I definitely notice different things between the two kids, not just as individuals but the differences between a boy and a girl..and it's so much fun!

8. And little miss Makenna Claire is all girl.  All glamour, all chic, all sass {ha..sometimes!! :)}, and all about the look!

 Lately she is insistant about picking her outfits and of course, needs all the accessories to match.  It is all about that anyways, right?  Necklace..check.  Bracelets...check.  Earrings...check.  (mom's) High heels..yep, those too..check.

Who would of known that this day was 30 degrees and a bit windy?
Who would of known that this top is really a bathing suit cover up?
Who would've known.

As long as it looks good.

9.  This weekend we have a double date night with our awesome friends (can't wait you two!!) and mom's birthday celebration continues on Sunday with a family bowl.  Should be fun!!

10.  And this post cannot be closed without thoughts and prayers for all in and around Japan.  Our world is so amazing and so awesome, but at times it is a very cruel place.  This tragedy makes me hold my family tighter and enjoy all the ordinary moments of the everyday all the more.  I can't shake the feeling that across the Pacific, there is  a mom just like me who can’t feed her kids, or worse, might not even know where her children are.    I can only imagine the thoughts, the fears, the anxieties, the unknowns, and the horrific scenes they have witnessed and are experiencing...all that and so much more.....and here I sit with my children sleeping safely in their nice warm beds, in our sweet home without a care in the world.  How grateful and lucky we are...and we can only wish peace and strength for them to  preserver.  


There really is no words.