two week review

G and E had their spring break two weeks ago and we filled it with fun activities!  We had several playdates at the park with picnics!

 It is hard to see in this picture, but I caught Graham praying in his bed one day on the monitor.  So stinking sweet!

 Although school was out for the week of spring break, a lot of our normal afternoon activities were still on schedule including soccer!

 We drove down to Columbia, SC to visit the zoo with friends one day!

 The kangaroos were our favorite animal for sure!

 Since the kids had alligators on their shirts, they kept wanting to show it to this real one haha!

 We couldn't go to Columbia without stopping by Lillian's for some chicken salad!

 Luckily these two were supper sweet to each other during their week off!

 We met our favorite twin friends at Discovery Place Kids one afternoon.

Visiting Daddy at work always makes them smile!

 It rained a few nights so Ryan and I enjoyed some relaxing time on the porch.

 I spent a lot of time turtle watching....one of my new favorite activities!  Every afternoon there are at least 5-7 sun bathing on our stairs!

 Ellie's ballet class had a dress rehearsal for their recital coming up.

 The twins love snuggling in their sleeping bags.

 Ellie helped me in the yard.  Our poor yard was in very bad shape, but after some hard work it is looking a little better.

 Last Sunday we had a cookout with some neighbors!  All our kids get along so well.

 Ryan was out of town most of this week so we had even more evening activities and playdates! Play time, dinner and baths with the Shwedo girls!

 And when Ryan finally got home he took me out on a date to the Cab Challenge wine night at Charlotte Country Club!

I ended the week with a special date....that is coming up next!

Big Kid Beds!

About a month ago we transitioned the twins into big kid beds!  When decorating the rooms in our new house I had planned for them to sleep in their own rooms.  They have yet to spend a night apart! Ellie would much rather sleep in Grahams room in a blue bed than sleep alone in her room.  They have done great with this transition.  No one gets out of bed and they still nap....those were my main concerns for sure!  Graham actually sleeps longer at nap time in his bed, but he has gotten in trouble a few times for opening up the window blinds haha!  Other than the windows I can't complain!

 It was fun to be able to do a girl room and a boy room because up until now they had a gender neutral room.  I let him help decorate too.  He insisted giraffe still sleep in his room so I used somewhat of an animal theme in his room.

The beds were new, but a dark wood color so I had someone paint them along with the wooden safety rails.  

I am not a fan of the cheap mesh railings out there and love the way the wooden ones turned out. 

 I even switched out the closet knobs for these cute elephant ones I found at Anthropologie.

 I bought this unique shelf to go above his dresser.  It was a beast to hang, but worth it!

 Although this is Grahams big boy room, I still included some of his baby items.

 The twins love their pillows and blankets and think that they are so cool every night when we put them to bed.  They still stay up for 20 minutes chatting, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

I will blog about Ellie's room later...Ill give you a hint...it is purple!  That girl loves the color purple!!

Easter

 I love coming up with fun things to get the kids, but the Easter Bunny really out did himself this year!

The kids were so excited to run downstairs and see what he left them.  They kept asking where he was and why he wasn't still at our house hah!

Ellies favorite thing were these headphones!  She kept wanting to listen to music and calls them her purple speakers.

 After seeing all of the Easter basket goodies we headed to church!  It was a beautiful service despite the rainy weather.

 I love hosting Easter, such a sentimental but laid back holiday.  No major traditions or gift giving and the weather is usually perfect! We invited Ryan's family over after church for brunch and another egg hunt.

The only food request we had was deviled eggs.  I made peppered bacon ranch, traditional and spicy jalapeño!

We served a triple mac and cheese, salad and ham.

Desserts are my favorite part so I made a lemon curd fruit tart and a chocolate fudge pie with a crunchy peanut caramel top.

 The twins loved the ham and the pies!

 After lunch we headed outside for one last egg hunt!

 Bobo got the golden egg again (two years in a row!)