Back to Normal

There have been so many exciting things going on lately, I'm not sure where to start!

Let's start with something that is not so exciting. Last week, both girls came down with strep throat. (Worst ever!) Isabelle struggled with it more than Madeline did. She was throwing up, her fever got up to 104 a few times. It was just nasty. Madeline slept. A lot. And if she was awake, she was laying down. Thankfully, she wasn't throwing up as well. I don't know what I would've done! They were sick for 4 very long days. We stayed home, only leaving to see the doctor and get medicine. One day I took them for a ride. It was so beautiful outside and I wanted them to get a little fresh air.

Once we got back to reality, we took is slow. School, ballet and church. No running around town, no play dates. Just took it easy for a few days, making sure they were 100%. Then we hit the ground running.

Isabelle got a bedroom makeover! She upgraded to a twin bed and we rearranged her room. A big girl room :)

Madeline also upgraded! She is no longer sleeping in her precious crib... She has taken over Isabelle's toddler bed. It feels weird not having a crib being used in the house. Might have to change that soon... :)

We are getting excited about Easter! We're doing an Easter countdown this week. Reading stories of Jesus, learning about his last week here on Earth. We've also made some pretty yummy treats. Peep S'mores were a huge hit :)

We enjoyed going back to church! I help out with their Wednesday night class & love it! We learned about Mary washing Jesus' feet with her expensive perfume. They washed each others feet, learning about love & serving others. Then we put on some smell good lotion as an example for perfume.

A storm came through our backyard the other day. I'm thankful I looked outside at the perfect time to see this... He shows us His beauty, His love. In the middle of a storm, He is right there. It took my breath away!

The girls made it back to school in time for school pictures. Can't wait to get these on my walls!!

We went to Kids Fest 2012 in Greenville this past Saturday. The girls had a lot of fun! There were tons of things for them to do. And we had a few of our friends with us, the Carnes & Barnhill families. However, I was happy when it was over. I'm not sure that we'll go next year. It was just way too crazy & crowded! I was scared of losing the girls the entire time I was there, and that made it hard to enjoy. I was so thankful to have friends with us. The girls stuck close to them and I had a few extra sets of eyes! One of my favorite parts was the gymnastics "booth." Madeline had a BLAST! She did all the obstacles by herself, not falling once. She did the balance beam at least 5 times! And what a great way to get her energy out! She will definitely be in gymnastics soon.

Another favorite part was at the very end. The inflatables. :)

We finished our day at Chic-fil-a with our friends and a visit to Grandma & Papa's house.

It feels good to be back to normal :)