date night and a play date

hi! how was your weekend? ours was good! saturday morning we went for the first time to our downtown farmer's market...it was really fun! they had a band playing, a tent of fresh fruit crepes being  made, brick oven pizza, and a bunch of other fun stuff.  i was a little disappointed with the lack of fruits/veggies but maybe it's too early in the season.  we did pick up farm fresh eggs, local honey, goat's milk lavender soap, and some herbs, and a tomato plant.  i planned to take pictures and completely forgot my camera ;(

saturday night, mike and i had a date night while nana and sadie belle cooked their dinner and played.

here is sadie helping nana...she is so into helping cook right now. i love it!

 mike and i met my aunt and uncle at a restaurant in temple called pignetti's. here we are before leaving.

 family pic (including heart blankie-all of the sudden sadie is VERY attached to it!)

 aaron and peggy at dinner.  we had some delicious italian food...peggy got lasagna, aaron a ribeye steak, mike got chicken marsala, and i got the best pizza i've ever had...pepperoni, artichokes, red peppers, arugula, and mozzarella on thin crust. yum!!

 i love the restaurant sign. we will be going back i'm sure!

 and this morning kami and parker came over for a playdate...the girls played while we talked, then we headed to mcalister's for lunch.

 doesn't parker look just like her mama? so cute.

 and sadie belle was in the middle of saying "cheese" ha!

i'm off to do my daily bible reading and make turkey lasagna...

happy monday!

memorial 2012 and a trip to plano

it seems like i go longer and longer between blog posts now...life is just busy! which is good!

last thursday was our memorial celebration of jesus' death.  it is the most special day of the year for us as we remember the ransom sacrifice and what it means for mankind.

it was a beautiful celebration, but we do have a busy 2 year old so the night was a little wild for us (trying to keep sadie quiet during the talk when it was bedtime was quite interesting ;)

and trying to get her to smile for the camera just does not happen now!

 the gorgeous arrangement of flowers

 the bread and wine

 sadie was fascinated with the flowers

 yep...i feel like crying too, but i plastered on a fake smile!

 surprisingly good family pic (thanks brett!)

 sadie belle with caitlynn and joseph...they are so cute

 baby logan all dressed up

 kami and miss parker--she is just too much with the pearls :)

then on tuesday, we went to stay with susanne and mckinlee in plano...we had a great time talking, shopping, and eating (i think those are the 3 things i do best. ha!)

i loved this one of mck and sadie

 she is so grown up now and just beautiful

 mom and mck

 on wednesday we went to a beautiful outdoor mall called watters creek...great stores there!

 don't mom and susanne look coordinated in their outfits?!

 sadie belle with a piggy statue

 there was the prettiest park with a little creek and ducks...sadie didn't want to leave! i love this one of sadie and zizi

 and these two of mom and sadie are so cute!

 susanne picked up mckinlee from school early and we went to get some gelato...here are the fountains right by paciugo (the gelato shop)

 they have so many wonderful flavors there! i got coconut creme pie and mint choc. chip. yum!

we had a GREAT time! as always!

disney princess on ice and our backyard blooming!

saturday we went to dallas to see the disney princess on ice show...it was fantastic!

here are abby and sadie in their princess dresses before the show

 in line to get in...i fixed the girls up a goody bag for the show, and sadie would not let go of her princess stickers! she loved them! i also gave them sparkly bracelets, a coloring book, a princess hair clip, and a sprinkle cupcake to eat at the show

 i couldn't get either of them to look at the camera...there was so much going on, i think they were a little overwhelmed

 the princess and the frog

 cinderella

 me and my sweetie pie

 tangled...they flew through the air on golden streamers! it was amazing.

 all the princesses at the end!

 and a very tired 2 year old afterwards!!

 and i loved this sassy picture of sadie before our meeting on sunday...we did her hair in a "ballerina" bun

 and lastly, a few pictures of our backyard...mike has been working so hard getting the yard looking beautiful for spring and summer.  all of our flowers are blooming, and everything just looks beautiful!

mike and sadie's garden..they've planted asparagus, spinach, carrots, blueberries, squash, and garlic. all the little plants are starting to sprout...i just love it.

 and the gorgeous hibiscus mike bought the other day

have a great wednesday!

picnic at the park

last sunday, our congregation had a picnic at the park! everyone brought stuff for hot dogs and we grilled out and ate and talked and played...it was much needed and so much fun.

sadie loved all the swings and jungle gyms there

 this one cracks me up! her leg up on the chair and her lollipop in hand...what a life :)

 juicy strawberry

 we had a great turnout, probably 50 people there (or more!)

they played volleyball and softball too!

 me with baby logan (love his chunky legs!)

 and sadie involved in an intense game of scrabble!

the weather has been absolutely perfect here...i wish it would stay this way all year long. 

and yesterday, we went to dallas for the disney princess on ice show. it was fantastic and the girls had SO much fun...pics to come!