What color do YOU see?

Wearin' O The Green

That TRIXY little leprechaun struck again!!!

(to be honest, I was worried he would forget)

BUT... by the looks of it, a fairly good sized one came and trashed our house.
He knocked over chairs, and furniture, and left his hat and..
...his footprints all over the house!
He even got hold of some of our clover cups.

And as usual, he raided the fridge, turning our milk and... is that cauliflower green?

Tate was pretty upset about the mess and exclaimed,

"Mom, we need to call the POLICE!!!

That naughty leprechaun needs a REALLY BIG TIME OUT!!!"

Then the boys were off to school with their eyes on the look out for any signs of that mischievous little guy.

But much to their dismay, he left no tracks until they returned from soccer practice. It was then that they noticed...

... a much smaller...
...and NICER little fellow.

Check out the SURPRISE he somehow snuck in!

He even set us a GREEN and RAINBOW table for dinner!!
(Don't you love the rainbow plates?)

So... as is tradition... we had us a GREEN meal.

Chicken and green mashed potatoes with green gravy, green homemade rolls, and green cauliflower. The boys loved it.

Speaking of boys... here is one I thought was particularly CHARMING all in green.

Oh and of course there was the WEARIN' O THE GREEN.

Tracen and Tyler wore these shirts...

Tate and Trev wore these...

They really are a CHARMING LITTLE HERD...

Aren't we just the LUCKIEST?

Trev 6 months already?

**Remember to pause the music on the playlist so you can hear this video.**


I simply love this little man of mine.

Friday Moment

(this moment)- a Friday ritual. A single photo- no words- capturing a moment from the week . A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Cousins, Cousins, Cousins!!!

Grandma Stratford got the little babe cousins these adorable onsies for Christmas.
(they originally came without the drool collar)

So of course a photo shoot of the the 3 littlest boys was a must.

Problem was we never seemed to all remember to bring the shirt on the same day.

But here is what we got.

Trev and Nate

Trev and Rhett

Aren't they cute?

We then got the JOY of having this cute little man over to play for a morning.

Tate and Slater had so much fun together. I loved watching their little imaginations go wild!
Each year for Valentines my sister and I do a little sleepover trade so that each couple gets a night without kids to have a "romantic" date night for the holiday.

On the night we took her kids, we set up the air mattress to watch a movie and sleep on for the night. But the next morning, this is what we found...

Instead, they all somehow made it into OUR bed to watch a little Dinosaur Train.
We had so much fun.

Now I will be the first to confess that having a little girl in our home was a delight AND a reality check. I thought I was doing great when they were all fed, dressed, teeth brushed, and on a quest for shoes, that is until Miss Madi says, "Dee Dee, could you please do my hair?"
"What? Hair?"
I am so used to MAYBE spraying a little water and gel on the boys hair (on Sundays- maybe) and sending them on their way.
But, the little girl in me somehow emerged and I said,
"Of course Miss Madi. How would you like me to do it?"
"Would you please put it in 2 braids with a pony tail on the end and then curl it?"
The girl knows what she wants.
So I pulled out my small curling iron, brushed off the dust and got started.
And when we were done, Miss Madi says, "Oh Dee Dee, I LOVE it!!"

But Tyler, who came in to see what was taking sooooo long, says,

"Wow Mom! I didn't know you could do girl hair! Is that a braid?"
Isn't life just full of lovely surprises?!

Be Mine...Forever.

On Friday, the doorbell rang, at a very odd hour of the day. I curiously answered the door to find the HOTTEST DELIVERY BOY EVER sheepishly holding these beauties.

He greeted me with a lovely kiss, a Happy Valentines Day, helped himself to a sandwich, patted the children sweetly on the heads and was on his way.

Love that HOT DELIVERY BOY of MINE!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL!!!

*Be sure to scroll down LOTS and LOTS. I have finally updated this blog.

I'm talking 7 fabulous posts, loads of pictures and a couple silly videos.*

ENJOY!

Friday Moment

Many of my friends have been posting (this moment) on their blogs lately.

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. (inspired by SouleMama)
Love it.