Ready to go...

MeMe arrived today and everything has been prepared for us to head out on our trip to Vietnam tomorrow. I can't believe it is finally here. We are excited and ready to go. Brayden was ready for us to go as soon as MeMe got here. He has been asking for the past week when she would arrive. I know they are going to have a blast with her here.

Our flight leaves tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. We fly straight to Hong Kong, a 16 hour flight and then have a layover for a couple of hours and fly 3 more hours into Ho Chi Minh. We will arrive their time Wednesday early evening, with it being Wednesday morning here in the states.

To be honest despite the cramped space of the flight I am looking forward to the 16 hour flight. I know that sounds crazy, but from a Mom's perspective I get 16 straight hours of my husband's undivided attention, time to read a book, watch a movie or 6, take a nap and don't have to worry about any responsibilities. LOL! Come on now that sounds pretty nice right. I just wish I had a comfy couch to go with that time instead of a tiny airplane seat. I will let you know how it all went once we get back.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday we will be spending time at the coffee shop our friends we are visiting run. Sunday we will be visiting the orphanage we are giving the money to. Monday will be our free day. Tuesday we fly to Hong Kong and Wednesday will be our tourism day there. Thursday we fly home.

I never thought I would be going to be Vietnam but feel so blessed to be a part of this trip and the privilege to be able to go. Can't wait to share with you how it was.

The shirt Sarah is wearing our the shirts for our team. Jason and our friend Dennis Bloom who is going on the trip designed them.

Easter Weekend...

We had a fun Easter weekend, full of activities. We started with coloring Easter eggs with the cousins on Friday morning.

Saturday we celebrated Donna, Sarah and Sophia's birthdays. They all share April birthdays, so we always have a 3 girl birthday party.

Lastly on Sunday we rejoiced in the fact that our Savior is risen in deed, and...

for chocolate bunnies.

Happy Birthday Sarah...

Sarah goes back to school today, so yesterday the four of us did whatever she wanted. We had a quiet morning at home, sleeping in from a long weekend and watching The Muppet Movie, which the kids got for Easter. We went to Red Robin for a late lunch, where she got to open all her presents and cards.

Sarah got for her birthday a P.S. Aeropostale, Amazon and Itunes gift cards, $145 cash (whoa!), a Swatch watch and her beloved Osiris shoes. After lunch we headed to the mall (again) to spend some of the cash she had gotten.

We stopped at Claire's to pick up some jewelry and sunglasses. I think she made some very stylish choices. Next P.S. to spend some of her gift card. Last stop was 16 Handles too, her new favorite ice cream spot.

We have had a blast this week with Sarah. Happy Birthday to our beautiful girl. We love you!

Celebrating a little early...

We have been celebrating Sarah's 11th birthday throughout this past week.

On Wednesday night her best friend Cayla spent the night and we spent Thursday doing whatever Sarah wanted, which was having monkey bread for breakfast, getting pedicures, shopping at TJ Maxx and going to the mall (again).

 Cayla got her a tennis racquet and a special homemade card.

Gorgeous toes! Brayden and I dropped them off and came back after running an errand. The lady that was sitting next to Sarah on the other side told me when I came back that I had a kind and lovely daughter. I completely agreed with her, but so nice to hear others see it too.

Off for some shopping and then lunch at the mall. These girls (and little boy) can be pretty silly.

Duck Dynasty...

My brother-in-law John just told us about a new show that we starting watching last night called Duck Dynasty on A&E. It is hilarious and almost unbelievable. Check it out Duck Dynasty.

Make sure to watch the "Frog" episode. 

Shopping Day...

Sarah and I had a great day yesterday. We hit 7 different stores, I was exhausted by the time the day was over. She got her first birthday gift, her new Osiris shoes. They are pretty popular here. Unfortunately we didn't find any other shoes for summer, so we are still on the search for those.

We needed a pick us up by the end of the day so stopped at this amazing yogurt stand in the mall called 16 Handles. It is a self-serve stand with different kinds of ice cream and toppings. It was so good! Sarah couldn't wait for me to take a picture to dig in.

I loved spending time with my girl. She is really amazing!

Spring Break...

Sarah is on Spring Break this week. We are so excited to have her at home with us. We have a full, but fun week planned.

Today was a day at home, but busy getting Sarah and Brayden's rooms spring cleaned. Sarah took charge of her room and did a great job. She took a break to ride bikes with friends from school for a couple hours this afternoon. Their rooms look great and it feels good to have them organized and cleaned up.

Tuesday, Sarah and I are going shopping for spring/summer clothes for her. Brayden gets to stay with Grandma James for the day. Our first stop at the mall will be to shop for her "Osirus" shoes that she is wanting for her birthday. Hoping it will be a fun and successful day for us.

Wednesday she will be spending the day with Grandma. In the evening she is coordinating along with her friend Todd their Wednesday night church classes Spring party. She is excited and has been working hard at organizing the details of the party from food, games and prizes. Following in her Aunt Michelle's footsteps.

Wednesday night her best friend Cayla will be spending the night at our house and then will be with us all day on Thursday. We have plans to go shopping at Marshall's in the morning, lunch out and pedicures in the afternoon.

Friday Aunt Christy, Uncle Kyle and Sophie will be here to spend Easter weekend with us, so the cousins are going to color Easter eggs in the morning. We will have our Good Friday service at church in the evening.

Saturday night we are going to celebrate Sarah, Donna and Sophie's birthdays with the family since we will all be together.

Sunday we will spend Easter morning at church and then have lunch together at Don & Donna's. I think smothered burritos are on the menu. Yum! Not your traditional Easter dinner, but we all love them.

Monday she will has off of school, so the 4 of us are going to spending the day together celebrating her "official" birthday a day early. Whatever she wants to do.

I will post some pictures tomorrow night from our shopping day.

I'd say this week is a great start to anyone's birthday month.