plain and simple

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Aislin had back to back soccer games today- she was so tired!  Her friend from the team came over after lunch for a little play time.  They ended up in pajamas in bed with large cups of water watching a movie on the iPad.  So cute!

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Reading right now..

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Finally finished with the star quilt!  Thanks to an almost sleepless night because of tornado scares, I was able to finish sewing the binding on this quilt.  I used a red polka dot- which totally does not match the fabric, but I love it anyway!  Not the best pictures, but my quilt holder is at soccer practice :)

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Chocolate covered Oreo pops- yum!  Aislin has CRCT testing this week, so I thought it would be fun for the kids to be able to have a special treat at the end of the week.  I made these and sent them in..they are so good!

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Aislin at running practice.  And yes, I said running practice.  When Brian told me a few months ago he was interested in getting Aislin a coach to help her run better, I thought he was nuts.  I told him that.  He persuaded me to let her give it a try to see if it would help out in soccer and to see if she liked it.  Of course, I was doubtful.  I hate to say this.. he was right :)  Aislin has a coach one or two times a week and they work on form, endurance, speed, etc.  It is so cool and from the start, I could tell a difference in how she played/ran in her soccer games.  Crazy.  The good thing is she *loves* it.  She has practice with a friend and they have the best time.  She is completely wiped out by the end of the hour, but she is also completely happy and proud of herself.  I love that this girl of mine has idols like Mia Hamm and Thierry Henry.  It makes me so happy that she loves being active and sporty and that she is a strong, confident girl.  So so awesome!

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Fresh strawberries...yum!  Esme and I went with Nana to the strawberry farm and picked two huge buckets of gorgeous strawberries.  We had so much fun and now we have way too many strawberries.  Anyone know of any good recipes?? :)

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Happy Easter :)  Spent the morning at home and the afternoon with family having lunch and an egg hunt for the kids.  So nice to relax and hang out- the kids have so much fun playing with all their cousins.  We had a great day!  More pics from Easter (ps thanks Lian for all the pictures!!):

My babies :)

My little sis:

My other little sis:

My gorgeous girl:

My sweet (goofy) son:

Tater tot loving her chocolate:

Three cuties just hanging out (with candy) while everyone else is running around:

All the cute kids:

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I have doors!!!!  (on my office/scrapbook room)  YAY!  Little mama *loves* to get on my computer when no one is looking and wreck things, so it will be so nice to be able to keep her out.  Now we need trim, paint on the doors and paint on the walls. 

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Old Navy sale + 40% off purchase coupon= kids are set for summer clothes!  I had so much fun shopping for the kids with my friend Nicole and our two small girls- such a bonus that I had such a great coupon, too.  Aislin was so excited when she got home from school and saw her pile of clothes.  She immediately threw her school clothes on the ground and tried on every outfit.  So cute.  Declan, of course, could care less about the clothes.. just happy that he has some shorts to wear now.  :)

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Two years ago today, we saw pictures of this sweet little tiny girl for the first time.  Sometimes I look at her and still can't believe she is our daughter - we are so lucky.  She is such an amazing girl- challenging at times (lots of the time!), but so funny and smart and friendly and lovable. Here is Esme two years ago:

And today :)

Happy referral-versary to my baby!