Happy Monday! It's another rainy one over here, but I don't mind a rainy Monday; it kind of eases us into the week. I've been a bit MIA again over the past week or so because illness struck again. Oh yes. Carrington had a fever Saturday night - Tuesday morning and Hadley had one Monday - Thursday. We're not sure what caused C's, but H was diagnosed with a double ear infection and tonsillitis. UGH.

Anyway, all that to say that it was another crazy week of plentiful doctor appointments and not-so-plentiful sleep. I was so grateful that Hadley turned a corner and felt 100% better by the weekend. It's the worst seeing your babies sick.

For obvious reasons, we kept Mother's Day weekend low-key. Saturday was a beautiful day, and we spent it being really productive both inside and outside the house. We cleaned, mowed the lawn, picked up groceries, assembled our new double stroller, did laundry, and just generally caught up with life, which was much needed. We even made it to the playground in the afternoon, and then cooked up some homemade sausage macaroni and cheese for dinner. 

The new wheels!

Sausage mac & cheese... so good.

Sunday I woke up to the wind howling, the rain pouring down, and my family downstairs cooking me breakfast. Steve whipped up a cheese omelette with a side of sautéed spinach and crispy bacon. For dessert he made coffee cake muffins. The girls were so proud to serve it all to me on a trey (complete with iced coffee), and of course quickly grabbed their own forks and helped me finish all of the food. ;) 

The rest of the afternoon was relaxing. I took a nap, watched Full House with Carrington (all of my dreams coming true right there), played with the kids, snuggled the pup, and after Hadley's nap we headed out to an early dinner at our favorite burger place. Dinner took a while to be served, so the restaurant offered to buy us our meals. Can't argue with that! Steve took the girls over to Barnes & Noble afterward while I walked across the shopping center to Destination Maternity and tried on a few things. I've been wearing the same three tops, so I was happy to scoop up two new everyday shirts to add to the rotation!

It was a truly perfect and much-needed weekend. Now on to tackle the week ahead!

PS - With all of this sickness/being quarantined, I've been doing a lot of reading. Stay tuned tomorrow for reviews of what I've read recently!

Hello May

I am not usually one that likes to wish away time, or certain months, but my goodness I was beyond ready to see March and April go. Goodbye! So long! See you never again!

Yes, things can always be much worse -- and I am thankful for perspective. I am thankful for so much. But once in a while I think you're also allowed to unapologetically acknowledge "well that wasn't our best couple of months." 

Basically, illness. 

Sickness after sickness buried in the cold grey clouds and rainy days of early spring. It started with an ear infection for H, moved on to the plague for me (no fun especially while pregnant and trying to care for two little ones, and work), then H had a horrible cold, then she threw up, then C threw up, then H got another ear infection, then C got pink eye, then H got pink eye. And in the middle of all of it, our beloved Layla pup became suddenly and extremely sick and, honestly, I thought I might lose her. 

I kept saying to the girls, we just have to make it til May! May will be better! And here we are, and things are getting better. And all around us, much more dire things are happening and I feel silly for wallowing even a little. So we will lift our tired heads up and move ahead into the warm, beautiful months of spring and summer with grateful hearts.

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In that spirit, there is SO much to look forward to! Here's a look at our spring bucket list:

We've already crossed a few things off, like our Easter egg hunt and playing in the sprinkler. C chose her own packet of flower seeds at Home Depot the other day and we plan to plant those, plus some strawberries -- fingers crossed we can help both to thrive! I have the blackest thumb. 

Dutch Wonderland is a kids' amusement park a couple of hours away, where we're from, and we have a few free tickets to use there. We'd love to take a day trip to Baltimore or DC, and spring cleaning will be 100% necessary. Both inside and outside. ;)

May is our anniversary month, and we're also looking forward to celebrating Mother's Day. June will bring our annual beach week (YAY!), birthdays, and other fun plans. These are some of my favorite months -- so much to get excited for!

What's on your spring bucket list? Are you looking forward to May?