Ice Cream, Disney Princesses, and the Beach

We have definitely been keeping busy this spring break...

Monday Anna Claire and Mallory were rewarded with ice cream after an afternoon of shopping for counter tops, sinks, flooring, and kitchen appliances {my kind of shopping!}

Anyone in the middle of kitchen upgrades or thinking about it? I'd love to hear your tips!!!

Tuesday we went to The Princess of Tides for tea time and story telling with Cinderella and Snow White...so cute!

 Thanks for the tip, Cheryl. The girls loved seeing Whitney.

Today we went to the beach with the Lopez crew...five kids and two crazy mommas in one car. That's right, I said b-e-a-c-h. And it was COLD. Not sure what we were thinking! The kids played in the freezing cold water for an hour before they had had enough. Crazy.

Too cold to even look up at the camera:

Since we weren't at the beach very long, we headed over to the playground under the Ravenel Bridge. So nice; the kids loved it...even though it was still cold.

So spring break is half way over and we've got the Flowertown Festival still to come...but there's rain in the forecast for tomorrow and Friday...I hope it doesn't hang around too long!

Weekend Visitor

Mat Man finally came home from playschool with Mallory this weekend. She was sooo excited! She played with Mat Man all weekend sharing her Halloween candy, introducing him to friends,...

...and playing on the playground. We tried a new playground this weekend...the one where the old Doty Field used to be. Very nice and very clean, but not enough variety in toys for the girls to play on, so we headed over to our tried and true.

My new favorite pics of Mallory and Anna Claire...

 

Mat Man even went shopping with us Sunday. Kohl's, Target, and the outlets. Anna Claire and Mallory shopped with me for four hours and scored big with new school shoes, pajamas, and dresses and pants from Gymboree. We even got a few Christmas gifts crossed off our list!

 

Before the Rain Came...

Sunday it was supposed to rain all day {and it sure did ~ a total washout}, so we made a point of getting out and enjoying the beautiful weather Saturday at Wannamaker Park.

There was a huge, steep hill that we must have run up and down about a million times ~ Anna Claire and Mallory loved it.

 We packed a picnic lunch...

Then, we rode the paddle boats {pedal boats? I never know.} I think it's been about 25 years since I've ridden a paddle boat, but we all enjoyed it!

 Love this pic...

That night we headed over to Aunt Michelle and Uncle Brian's for steaks and crab legs {yum}, then the rain came...and did not stop until late Sunday afternoon. I am so glad we got out the house Saturday!

Friday Fun

Yesterday we grabbed a quick lunch at Perfectly Franks {I don't really enjoy hot dogs, but when a restaurant in the 'ville is on the Food Network, you've gotta give it a try, right?}. The girls were beyond starving which means they didn't eat a bite. After lunch we headed over to the playground with Connor, Dylan, and Aunt Michelle. The weather was warm and the kids had a great time even though it was a bit crowded for "our" playground.

I can remember being terrified for Anna Claire and Mallory to go down this slide...with Walter, now they climb up and slide down all by themselves.

Woosh!

We spent a beautiful Saturday morning at the playground this past weekend. It's a very old playground, but it's my favorite.

I think this may be the same teeter-totter I played on as a child!

Much to my dismay, we decided to let the girls climb up the big slide and come down alone. Walter helped them up the ladder and I waited down below. Mallory is much more of a daredevil, but Anna Claire was not going to be outdone!

Sunshine Day

It seems we've had weekend after weekend of cold and rain for months, but this weekend we finally had warm sunshine - and we enjoyed every minute of it!