Solar Eclipse

In case you haven't heard, yesterday we experienced a once in a lifetime solar eclipse & we just lucked out & happened to be in the path of totality! We were nervous about the weather but somehow the clouds held off for a beautiful morning & the storms rolled in later that evening. Our school gave the students the option to stay home if they wanted an excused absence, but our girls love going to school & I thought this would be fun for them to experience with their friends. Bryan & I stayed home & we kept going outside every so often during the 2-3 hour duration. Bryan found a good spot on the trampoline where he watched it:

We did stay outside between 1:30 - 2:00 so we wouldn't miss the full eclipse & it was pretty amazing! I could not believe how quickly it turned dark. It only lasted 3-4 minutes but it was pretty cool. I tried to take a few pictures of our back yard, but I think the flash came on so it looks brighter than it actually was:

The girls loved experiencing it at school & told us all about it last night. Sophie's teacher actually shared pictures with us last night that made my heart giddy to see Sophie's expression:

I took a picture of the full eclipse but I'll be honest, Mrs. Martin's picture is better than mine so this is hers:

Such a neat experience for all of us - something we will always remember!

Easter 2024

Easter came early this morning but we lucked out with warmer weather! It was a cloudy day, but at least there was no rain. The girls slept in & then they had fun seeing their Easter baskets when they came downstairs:

I think Easter baskets are great this time of year to get new things for those warmer months, especially since they have winter birthdays:

Of course the girls had an egg hunt also - lots of candy & money inside:

Then we went to Easter service at church:

For Easter lunch, we went to Bryan's grandmother's house. We ate a delicious meal & then spent the afternoon visiting with family. The girls actually made an Easter dessert - they were supposed to be white chocolate covered cookie dough bites & they were so good, but they didn't quite turn out as cute as the picture of them we originally saw:

That didn't stop us from eating them all!

Life Lately - March

I love March. We have spring break, my birthday & this year, Easter! Thankfully we had a warmer start to spring so far with lots of rain so it has been enjoyable outside & everything is green & ready to bloom. Bring it on spring! 

Sophie started the month at the Fast Pacs warehouse again volunteering with Kate:

Love that she has a heart for serving! She also had a friend spend the night & they baked home made donuts, with the Sophie touch - she decorated them with spring icing & added a jelly bean on top:

Both of the girls got spring haircuts before cotillion & Easter. I actually scheduled them early the morning of cotillion so they would fix their hair for the event:

If I only had a picture of me bending over in my dress trying to paint Sadie's toes while she was getting her hair done!

Sadie's been super busy. She is still playing soccer, even with a cast on. She has to wear a cast protector, not for her, but the other girls! It is big & bulky, but that hasn't slowed her down. They just played in the Dallas International Cup & she actually got her first yellow card. Ha!

Unfortunately, I don't get to eat lunch with her anymore, but a friend happened to be up there at lunch & sent me a picture:

She LOVES KLife & they had a fun night out with a silent chicken dance. What is that you ask? It was basically a silent disco with an unlimited chicken nugget bar. She thought it was one of the best nights of her life!

She missed a lot of birthday parties in elementary school but for some reason they have worked out with her soccer schedule this year & she has had way more time to spend with her friends:

Speaking of birthdays, we celebrated mine this month also:

The girls surprised me with a Kendra Scott soccer necklace & a new pair of running shoes. That's me - total soccer mom! Bryan surprised me with a peanut butter, banana, chocolate chip df/gf cupcake & it was delicious! My girlfriends surprised me with a night out - we went to dinner downtown at The Henry:

Then we had a suite at the Madonna concert! 

I'm not a huge Madonna fan, but she's been around since I was born so of course I know all of her big hits! Plus her concert was on my actual birthday & we had free tickets, so how could you turn that down? We danced all night & had the best time. So thankful to this group of women for spoiling on my special day:

4th Grade Field Trip to the Heard Museum

After spring break, Sophie's grade had a field trip to:

I was so excited for them because with Covid, their class didn't go on any field trips for a few years so this was exciting for them! And I was excited also because this is one of the few places I never took the girls when they were younger and she was even more excited to ride the school bus with her friends & then we met them there:

They had indoor classrooms where the kids learned about plants, animals & the eco system:

They got to walk through some of the indoor exhibits:

and then we headed outside! I was in charge of this group of 6 girls & they called themselves the troublemakers:

It was a little chilly out there, but at least it was a beautiful day! Later the kids got to have a picnic lunch outside & then free time to run around & play:

I am so glad this group of kids got to have a fun day learning school outside of the classroom, they really deserved a trip like this:

and I'm just glad I got to tag along: