Spring Updates

It's been awhile since I've posted so I thought I should update!

Luke got his first haircut back in February. He was not a fan!! 

I went to Wrightsville Beach for Melanie's bachelorette. It was a fun girls weekend, and nice break away. 

I got a dslr camera! I have wanted one for forever. I remember being pregnant with Chloe and wanting one, but knowing we would be going to one income and feeling like I couldn't justify spending that much on a camera. 

It's been so much fun to learn how to shoot in manual mode. There is this creative part of me that I feel like I haven't tapped into in such a long time. It's been so refreshing to learn something new. 

I helped to host a bridal shower for Melanie. 

I ran the Monument Avenue 10k earlier this month. Back in January I decided I needed a goal to get back into running. I thought a 10k would be a good distance, since not too long. But y'all, it was so much harder than I thought it would be! Finding time to run with two littles is no joke! But, I managed to get back up to 6 miles again. 

Of course my phone died right after the race so this was the only pic I got!

We did a neighborhood egg hunt and a school egg hunt.

This past weekend me and Clarke left the kids with my mom and went to Charlottesville. We celebrated our 8th anniversary! 

We started with lunch at a cute taco place, Brazos Tacos. Then we went to Bold Rock. 

We sat and enjoyed our cider in the sunshine. We got so lucky with a beautiful day. There was a huge hill and I thought "I don't have to worry about one of my children falling down that hill!!!" It was so nice to just sit!! 

We have been enjoying spring and the warmer weather. Yay for pretty flowers!

Well, that was a long post, I guess that's what happens when you don't blog as much as you wish you could!!

cheers to sears

A little over a week ago my little brother got married! It was such a beautiful day, we all enjoyed celebrating the newlyweds. 

Family started coming into town on Friday. The rehearsal dinner was so nice, Hardshell Downtown, and my little helpers did a great job helping us set up before! 

One of the best parts was having my grandpa there. He had multiple strokes almost two months ago, it really was a miracle that he could be there.

Chloe was the flower girl, she really is a pro now! 

The reception was at the John Marshall, it was a beautiful venue. They had the cutest first dance I've ever seen. Leave it to my brother to make up a fun choreographed dance! 

Beyond thankful they got to meet! 

It was such a fun night, but definitely went by too quick. I'm beyond excited to officially have another sister in law now! 

Point Pleasant Beach

Last week we were at the Jersey Shore. One of Clarke's cousins got married, Chloe got to be the flower girl, and we all enjoyed celebrating at the beach.

Luke looked quite adorable in his little bow tie! Both did great at the wedding, we ended up staying later than we anticipated because Chloe was having so much fun dancing the night away. 

The best family picture we could get!

This was Luke's first time leaving the state of Virginia. He did okay on the road trip. Being in the car seat really isn't his thing, the last few hours were rough, but we made it. I remember when Chloe was in this stage, thankful he will outgrow it!

Once again Chloe loved the beach! Luke enjoyed it too.

We celebrated the 4th there, and this was Chloe's first time seeing fireworks. She loved it!

One day we went to the Boardwalk, tried the famous Kohr's ice-cream and did some rides.

They also had a small aquarium there that we visited. Chloe's favorite part was the penguins. 

Overall we had a great trip! I was relieved that Luke slept well in the pack n play. Makes me want to plan more travels!!

so much to celebrate!

Luke got to celebrate his first St. Patrick's day and Easter recently. 

We dyed our Easter eggs before, Chloe loved it. I actually got good pictures of the two of them, on both holidays, which is so rare.

We had fun opening up Easter baskets before church.

That weekend one of my best friends got married. We had the best time celebrating, Chloe got to be the flower girl too, she did a great job. 

 Emily was a beautiful bride!!!!

It was such a beautiful wedding, so happy we got to be apart of it.