Welcome Spring!

The azaleas are blooming, the tree leaves are making their first appearance.

We've planted so many new trees and shrubs in our yard this year, I am hoping they continue to grow and thrive!

I will have to take some pictures of the transformation of our house once we finish the flower beds, and mulching. It looks LOADS better than it did last year. It's so rewarding to see the transformation of your yard and home, and be able to say "We did that". We have so many other projects coming up this summer too. Most of them are outdoor, but it's really where our house needs the most work.

We've been outside a lot, playing on her swingset. Tim recently replaced one of her regular swings with a tire swing. She loves it!

Brody's Birthday Bash

While it was extremely COLD for an early April afternoon, we still had so much fun!

Noel loved the face painter - I thought she did an amazing job, especially since Noel could not keep her eyes closed long enough for her to get a good "blot" with the painting sponge.

Here are some pictures

My friend Kim, her daughter Madi, and Bree

Giving the birthday boy a hug!

Nannie's Birthday Cake

Mom and Dad came up the first few days of the month, due to some home renovations taking place in their house.

It also coincided with mom's birthday. After much deliberation, Noel and I decided upon a Red Velvet Cake. I found an amazing recipe on the joy of baking website, so we went with it.

It calls for mascarpone cheese and cream cheese in the icing (yum!). Unfortunately though, I could not find mascarpone cheese at our grocery store, so we substituted with plain cream cheese. It was still super delicious!