Spring is here!

So after a fairly mild and confusing winter, spring is finally here, which means we have been busy!! We spent 2 weekends in March at Lake Blackshear. The first was a quick trip for a wedding shower for our friends Joseph and Scarlett in Leesburg. It is funny how I am the one from South GA, but Dutch's friends seem to be the ones getting married down there. We both enjoyed our night out!

Us with Joseph and Scarlett

The next weekend we went back down to visit. We spent most of Saturday on the lake. Sarah Beth has learned the word "Boat" and is obsessed with them. A month later, she is still asking to go out to the boat and we are back home. I keep telling her there are no boats at home. Dutch got to drive the boat this trip and once he got it to a good cruising speed, Sarah Beth LOVED it! Her favorite spot is being skipper with her daddy (this means she gets to honk the horn)!

The Capt and his skipper

We also went to a Strawberry patch on the way home Sunday. Sarah Beth took a while to figure out what to do, but boy did she love the fresh strawberries! We took lots home and she ate all of them within a week!


We stopped to visit the Fresh's on our way home. Lauren is my childhood friend turned college roomate. Her husband Eddie and her just had their 2 boy so we HAD to stop to see the baby. The oldest James is 9 mo older than SB and looks just like his dad. But no worries, Lauren put her mark on Will. He looks just like his mom! Sarah Beth was fascinated with the baby but James would not let her take his baby brother home. James and SB finally started playing when it was time to go, but it was certainly nice to visit!! SB tried to take Will's bumpo with her because it was identical to hers but unfortunately for her, we left it! Hopefully we will see them more this summer!

After the lake, we got going on Easter. I love holiday as you know, so Easter bunnies and decorations went up Ash Wednesday. We had an Easter Egg Hunt with a couple of Sarah Beth's friends Zoe Campbell and Harrison Gaydica. I think they had more fun playing and really didn't care much for hunting eggs until they discovered stickers and goldfish inside the eggs. Dutch hid the "golden egg" on a tree for them to find. Trying to shepard toddlers to one place is like herding cats. Zoe finally found it! Sorry no pics with this one, I plum forgot. Dutch has it on video. I need to figure out how to post it!

This past weekend was Easter. The Easter bunny had come when we woke up. Sarah Beth LOVED her ball and puzzles. Sarah Beth plays with her Daddy's football alot and it is getting dangerous around the house. I am worried she will hit herself with it. So I wrote a letter to the Easter bunny and he brought a softer one for her. It did not replace the football. Now she just loves to play with 2 balls. She also got another bunny figurine. This is a tradition that the Easter bunny did in my family and now SB has gotten one each Easter as well!

Easter bunny gifts!

We went to church and lunch afterwards with the Guest family. She got to eat with the cousins by herself and did so well!!! When I was done eating, she was outside with her aunts and cousins running in circles in the lawn at the Country Club. After a long nap, Grandy came with a basket of goodies, one of which was bubbles. I think we have almost finished one container of bubble mix already she love them so much.

Obligatory Family Pic

Running from the Aunts because she doesn't want to stop for pics!


Back to running circles!

We started gymnastics for Sarah Beth this month. She is pretty shy, but getting better everyday. She has decided the loves the trampoline and balance beam. We are working on getting her to jump into the foam pit. That might take a while! She runs to it and stops dead in her tracks!

This weekend we are heading to Brasstown for a conference. They have an indoor pool so I am hoping to introduce SB to the pool a little early because I have a feeling it will be a battle again this summer. I wanted to fill up her pool this week for her spring break, but the cold snap crushed that plan! Oh Well!

Hope yall have enjoyed the spring as much as we have!

Much Love, MB