The Fighter's

I must have drank the right coffee today. Up at 7AM (that's sleeping in for me!). got an hour of work in. got dressed, girls up, got them dressed, breakfast, cleaned kitchen. trip to Costco (went for coffee & trash bags...walked out with 10 million other things, including pickles. Kate insisted on pickles:-)). trip to Hobby Lobby (trying to find frames for some of our family photos...walked out with stickers for Ava & Kate and smarties...bringing the pics next time to choose a frame). home for lunch and play time. moved the furniture in family room to attempt to steam clean the carpet...but found that Doug needs to fix the steam cleaner so.... called Stanley Steamer who is coming on Thursday (I like this idea better anyways!). put the girls down for a nap. did 3 loads of laundry. started my spring cleaning of the laundry room by pulling everything out and cleaning and organizing the cabinets and closet. made spaghetti (with homemade spaghetti sauce...so easy and so yum!)...

One of the greatest gifts I was given throughout my childhood is the gift of a fun and amazing family. I really do feel so incredibly blessed in this department. My aunts, uncles & cousins are spread out geographically from us but...our parents always made a point of getting together a few times each and every year. Trips to each other's houses, the beach every summer (one of my favorite childhood memories), Thanksgiving, etc...even though hundreds of miles apart, I always grew up feeling the warmth of a close relationship with them (and still do). Kacy (my cousin) is now Ava's Godmother. Kacy is one of the most kind, witty, fun loving persons I know. She is a great role model for my girls, she is a great friend for me...and I really am so thankful to have her in my life. She sent the cutest little valentine gifts for the girls. They absolutely loved them. Ava didn't want to sleep on her real pillow that night...she opted for the owl pillow instead:-) So sweet of Kacy t...