Spring Break pt1

This year my parents' spring break fell the week before ours, so they came up here to visit.  Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures of them (I hate that).  We did have a good time though, with a small road trip, a huge craft show, and some sewing projects.

At the craft show the highlight for the girls were the people making balloon animals, or well, just about anything you could imagine.  The girls choose Sleeping Beauty and Ariel.  Anybody surprised?

Midway through their visit, we took a little road trip to Nashville to visit my sister, Lauren.  We got to help her cook for her Monday night dinner crew, and meet the sweet little girls that she nannies. 
When Carly came over to my sister's house, she brought the girls flower girl baskets and petals to practice being flower girls with, and practice they did.  There were constantly petals everywhere.

No visit would be complete without sisters' pictures.

The second day of our trip, we went with Lauren to story time at the Nashville Library.  We wondered if the girls Lauren nannies and my girls would be jealous of each other, but they weren't at all.  The were instantly friends and there were no problems sharing Lauren.

It was a quick trip to Nashville but after debating weather or not to go with my parents, I am glad that we did.  After the week with my parents, the girls and I headed back to Florida with them for the week...stay tuned.

Vote for my Friends

Remember my friends, Carly and Kurt, from my last post?

They are getting married on October 1st and I am so excited for them.  They have entered the Crate and Barrel Ultimate Wedding Contest, and I'm not sure how many people actually read my blog, but if you do, will you please take the time to vote for them?  They were actually leading the contest at one point, but have now fallen back a little bit, so they need your vote.  You can only vote once per email address, so vote with each email you have.  Also, make sure to watch the video Kurt made of their proposal (on their profile).  Here's the link:
http://www.ultimateweddingcontest.com/entry/97580

Now vote, vote, vote!

Nashville comes to Birmingham

A few weeks ago, some very good friends (including my sister) from Nashville came to visit us in Birmingham.  It was a fun weekend.  Saturday was Carly's birthday and we got to celebrate with her.  The morning started with a birthday muffin for Carly.

Then a little dress up.

A birthday lunch at Flip Burger.

We asked a man to take the above picture and when we went into the restaurant we realized the girls were missing in the picture. (see their bows)  After lunch we asked someone to try again.

We then headed to the park since the weather was so beautiful.

Kurt and I had the same plan for Carly's birthday.  We both got her a cake.  I got her a princess ice cream cake and he got her the caramel cake she loves.

Then the big surprise for the girls:  Carly and Kurt asked them to be flower girls in their wedding.  They were so excited.

Dinner at a local Italian place ended the night.

The weekend wouldn't be complete without sisters' pictures for 2011. 

Disney - Day 8

On Day 8 our wonderful Disney vacation was over.  We just had such a great time that none of us wanted it to be over.  During the fireworks show the night before, which is called Wishes, Emma Catherine wanted us all to make a wish.  Her wish was that we could all come back to Disney World.  I still think about our trip with our little family and look forward to the day when we can go again.

We slept in just a little and then we had to pack up.  We then ran to Downtown Disney for just a second and then we headed to Palmetto to celebrate birthdays with my family. That day it was my aunt's birthday and we also celebrated the girls' birthdays with my family.