Happy Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day sort of snuck up on us this year.... David was out of town over the weekend visiting his brother in LA, and we were busy being fabulous.  I mean....

Anywho, we woke up Sunday morning and put together what I think is an awesome little gift for Nana and Poppy {and another set for Grandma and Poppa}.  We made a book with drawings and pictures detailing all the things that the girls love about them.  And, the best part?  There's lots of pages left for them to fill each year on Grandparents Day!

We met Nana and Poppy at Cracker Barrel for brunch and then spent the evening swimming with them.

Our girls are really so lucky to have such wonderful grandparents in their lives!  And, we are so very fortunate to live so close to their Nana and Poppy!

➹ Goldfish with Grandparents at Preschool! ➹

It's a Preschool Christmas, Y'all!

Olivia had her little Christmas party at school on Thursday.  {It was more of a parent/child activity than a party which meant I didn't have to do anything as Room Mom besides show up and bring in supplies for my child. Hashtag thankyoujesus}

David and I both went and it was pretty cute watching her and helping her decorate her little milk carton with graham crackers and candies.

I'm not sure why most of the pictures turned out blurry, but as Olivia told me just last night, It is what it is.

And, here's to two weeks of not having to get up early and get dressed for school!!

Easter Fun

What a wonderful Easter we had!  Three different egg hunts, two Easter baskets to open and one yummy lunch with family and friends...it doesn't get much better than that!  {Did I mention that I put the girls in matching dresses?!  Next time I'll know to do pictures before the hunt in 90 degree weather!}

Sweet girl gave her animal crackers to Magnum.

I love these two girls. 

{Even if it takes 323 shots to get a few good pictures.}

Christmas is Over? Yeah, We Missed That Memo.

Even though our tree is down and our decorations are mostly put away, Christmas isn't over around here yet.  Our lights outside are still up {and may stay that way for awhile} and I still have the girls' ornament tubs out to organize.  We went to Target the day after Christmas and got two ornament containers that will house each of the girls ornaments from now until they are older.  On Pinterest, I found a printable form that we printed out.  I'm filling out the information that pertains to each of their ornaments and attaching a picture.  I'm glad that this will be with their ornaments because I want them to know the story behind each one as they pull them out to decorate their trees when they get older {something I have forgotten about many of mine}.  I also love that they will be nicely organized in their own little box!

I have everything printed and ready, I just need to get them all filled out and cut out and put in a small photo album.  {Eeeks, sounds like I have lots more work to do!}

I was also able to finally put together all of our Christmas cards from this year so that we can have them to look through for years to come.  This was another Pinterest idea.  If you haven't gotten bitten by the Pinterest bug yet, just wait!  I'm sure you will.

Thursday night, we decided to take the girls to Zoo Lights at the Phoenix Zoo.  We have a membership now {Thanks Coopers!} and so we scored $1 off the price of admission.  David had never been to this zoo, so it was neat for him to explore it, even if it was dark!  I didn't know what to expect with Zoo Lights, but they really were pretty.  We even got to see some of the actual animals and walked away with two little giraffes for the girls {for free}.

Still sort of crazy to walk around and see Christmas lights and only need a sweatshirt.

Sorry for the not-so-great iphone picture!

Here's to getting all the Christmas stuff done before Valentine's Day rolls around!

Happy Sunday from the Valley of the Sun!