Fabulous Easter Party

We went to THE most fabulous Easter party over the weekend! My super talented friend Mariah hosted an adorable shin dig that had my kids laughing and talking about the festivities for hours. Above are just 2 of the darling set ups. This is her idea of a kids party and we were so happy to be a part of it!

The setting was a shady park with lots of room for the kids to run, play and explore. My sweet Mason at the "Bunny Hop Station" waiting for the burlap sack races to begin.

Logan carefully examining his bunny lollipop.

Brady is ready to find some eggs!

After the Bunny Hop races. The twins loved the ears....

....Mas was not so much a fan....

After their hunt, the boys wanted to open all of their hard earned eggs. A few were filled with chocolate that ended up melting- the kids could have cared less and licked the wrappers clean! Oh to be a kid again! There were about 18 kids in total and each of us stuffed a bag of eggs and Mariah's parents did the hiding before everyone arrived. Special thanks to them for that!

My babies who are not so much babies anymore (but still are)! Brady (L) and Logan (R)- age 2

Almost! Still trying for that elusive perfect picture! SO in love with these boys!

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Cute Cricut Coasters

So how cute are these??? One of my best girlfriends, Mariah surprised a few of us with these at our last MOPs meeting on Monday. The girl is Cricut crazy and frankly I'm pretty happy about it since I am often the recipient of some fabulous goodies! They are tiles with cork board backings made into coasters. All four have a different, funky print and of course our initials. Thank you sista for this fab surprise- You made my morning and you KNOW I will break them out at our next "Mommy Conference" aka: Happy Hour.

Tea Party Fun

My uber talented, crafty girlfriend, Mariah hosted a Tea Party Play date for the kiddos this week. She makes and sells these DARLING vintage dress up suitcases and wanted some professional shots she could use on her website. So--- an idea was born... I think there were 16 kids total, Moms, Dad's, Auntie's and Tammy her photographer. The kids played dress up, drank lemonade, explored the surroundings and had a great time. Tammy took some individual shots of all the kids and I CAN'T wait to get them back. My boys were the first to go (thank God) and their picture was done on the inside of a rusty old barn. They were MUCH more interested in playing and getting dirty than taking pics but I imagine they will be just amazing (don't you worry, I will post when I get them!). It was a gorgeous Texas day outside and Mariah, as usual outdid herself to make it perfect for everyone else! Here are a few I manged to get with my camera in the midst of the craziness!!

Mason- having a snack, per the norm!

Um, having some cotton candy now...

Brady - animated, independent, full of life and wants to be JUST like big brother.

Logan- Momma's Boy, super snuggler, happy and ALWAYS on the go.

Um, pretty much the story of my life- always collaborating with something up their sleeves!

When he couldn't catch a butterfly (and was totally annoyed about it, might I add), he opted to hit the trees (my typical boy) and fill the net with leaves. He gets this improvising thing from his Momma!

And here I am, as always trying to capture the EVER elusive pic of the 3 boys together. Please note Logan waaaaaaaaaaaaay up in the far right corner... Typical...

Ring Around the Rosy... and then some....

Big kids playing ring around the rosy.

Spring is here for sure and we have had so many fun play dates lately! On this particular day, we met Mariah, Jenny, Kristi, Intaly and Candace's crew for some fun at Towne Lake Park in McKinney. We all brought picnic's (thank you Intaly for the seriously awesome homemade egg rolls) and scooters for the big kids and let them play until everyone crashed. It was another glorious Texas day with amazing friends and the sweetest kids ever! My pirate/dinosaur/cowboy/son Mason even picked flowers for a few of us. (tear...) I just love this time of year and cant wait until our Easter egg hunt on Sunday.

And a little duck, duck, goose...

Mommy and Logan

With my babes, Brady & Logan

Look at my hair, Mom!

St. Patty's Day Re-fashion

My girlfriend Mariah decided to throw a St. Patrick's Day party for all the kiddos. Complete with secret leprechauns, green treats and a rainbow with a pot of gold. She is sooooooooo crafty and always has the best parties so about 24 hours before I tried to think about what green all my boys had to wear. Well, as it turns out- not alot. I knew I had these old bibs somewhere that the babies wore last year so I set out to find them. I happened to have 3- don't ask me why, but I did. Just like the picture below. So, I got out 2 white onesies for the twins and a green striped polo for Mason and spruced em' up for the festivities. I sewed NOTHING, I'm a fan of stitch witchery and its soooooooooo easy. So I cut up the bibs, attached the clovers and presto- made with love by Mom and so cute!

The "before" baby bib

And the "after" finished onesies

I so wish I had a pic of Mason, but the only ones of him are with his back turned and running away to find the leprechaun's gold--- so again my life's mission is STILL to get a good shot of my 3 sweet boys together. One can dream....