march 22

another beautiful morning calls for more time outdoors.  today we hit two parks in one morning!  heather, stella, gavin and i met megan and the boys for some fun on the sandy playground.  it was our first time there, and gavin was thrilled!  all the kids had so much fun running around and playing.  when it was time to pick up brooke from school, we headed to beech acres for a picnic lunch with heather and stella and more play time.  can't beat the spring we are having!

march 21

today we got a big chunk of time with jackson (i picked him up from school) and a small chunk of time with joey and chase (when megan picked jackson up).  we had lunch and popsicles.  we played and had quiet time.  and then we played some more.  i have so much to be grateful for... time with my nephews is high on the list.

march 20

i love having the kids in school with their cousins.  it's such a blessing because it feels like we're together all the time, even though it's usually only for little chunks of time here and there.  like today, we stayed after school for 30 minutes to let the kids play on the school playground.  it made everyone happy, and then we were off to do our normal routine things like lunch, naps/quiet time...

march 19

everything is in bloom, and we are outdoors all. the. time.  it was so warm today that i sent brooke and gavin to school in shorts for the first time this year.  today the kids and i spent the late afternoon at the park soaking in all of the sunshine.

march 18

the weather we're having in march makes it feel like it's june!  it's been amazing.  such a contrast to spring in seattle, and i am enjoying every second of the sunshine!  it's such a welcome change for me.  today kevin and i slept in, ran some errands and went to brunch.  then i came home and decided that i couldn't look at our incredibly messy garage for one more day.  cleaning the garage was a great way to be productive while also enjoying the beautiful, warm weather.  by the time my mom brought the kids home, the garage was clean!  can i get an "amen?"  having the garage clean and organized makes me so unbelievably happy.  i love it when it feels AND looks like our life is in order :)  and speaking of getting our life in order... we're starting Clean tomorrow - our 3-week detox program that we did at this exact same time last year.  we vowed to make it an annual cleanse, and we're sticking to it.  (i even talked anastasia into doing it with us again!)  so tonight i asked kevin to take us to el coyote for dinner.  i can't think of anything i'd rather have as my "last" meal.  i even got to enjoy it outdoors with music playing in the company of my three favorite people in this whole world.  perfect.

march 17

st. patrick's day!   we headed into hyde park today for brunch and happened to run into antje, randall, randall's mom, lexi & kenzie in the square.  as luck would have it, they were also on their way to eat so we all ended up having a st. patrick's day brunch together at the echo.  any day that you end up at the echo is a good day, especially when it's with friends.

tonight we dropped the kids off with my mom and joined emily & patrick at their house in terrace park for patrick's birthday party.  it was a great night for it, and we enjoyed getting out for a bit.  we didn't stay out late so we're also going to enjoy a good night's sleep :)

march 16

on friday mornings jackson has karate and brooke has school, so megan, joey, chase, gavin and i often meet for a quick donut or bagel.  today it was panera.  gavin has been loving their cinnamon chip scones lately.  i don't blame him :)