spring break day 4

Jason took off today so we had a family fun day.  We headed to Yorktown to bring history to life for Bryce.  We go to Yorktown beach every summer, but we never go to the historical areas, but it was a must since he learned about it in school this year. 

When we were done at the museum we took a trolley ride around town.  It's such a cute and fun little town.

We headed to our favorite BBQ joint for lunch and then we went to a ropes course.  This was a first for all of us and it was so fun.

The kids were pros and they weren't scared at all.

They have a higher and longer course that Bryce can do when he's just a little taller.

This was such a fun family thing to do.

We headed to a new frozen custard spot in Williamsburg before heading home!

spring break day 3

The kids headed to Washington DC today for a Washington Nationals game. 

The only one without a glove or Nationals attire on got a ball from a player.  She's cute! 

Isn't she cute?!

You've hit it big time when you make the big screen.

spring break day 2 - passion for kindness

Bryce's class has spent a good amount of the year talking about kindness.  They have focused on random acts of kindness they can do each month.  They have also been working on a Passion for Kindness Project throughout the year.  They were going to be given $10 and they had to make a plan to spend the money to carry out an act of kindness.  Bryce decided he wanted to donate supplies to the SPCA.  They were given their money on Friday so they could carry out their act of kindness this week over spring break.  

We found a wish list for our local SPCA and made a plan to get as many items as we could with the $10!  We started off at Aldi for green beans.  These are treat for dogs on a healthy diet!

They were looking for specific training treats to we made a stop at Pet Smart where he spent the majority of his money.  We found later that Target had the same treats for a little cheaper, but what do you do?

We also picked up some waste bags and limited ingredient dog food (that was specifically on the list) at the dollar store to round out his purchases.  We put it all in a cute basket and off we went to the Richmond SPCA.  

Lots of great photo ops!  He'll get to make a slide show to detail his project when he gets back to school.

The "Be Kind" sign was a perfect back drop for our project! 

This sweet lady was happy to take his donation.  

When we were done, we were able to tour the facility and see all of the sweet cats and dogs they had for adoption.  This was a great opportunity and experience for Bryce and Emmy too!

spring break day 1

The kids stayed with MeMa last night since we were at the wedding.  She had a fun day planned today to kick off spring break.  Their first stop was Westmoreland Sate Park to hunt for sharks teeth.

Spring break is early this year and it doesn't really feel like spring.  They didn't last long looking for teeth because it was too cold!

Their next stop was George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. 

A fun and educational day was had by all.

wedding weekend

The wedding festivities started on Thursday night.  The wedding wasn't until Sunday but there was another wedding at the venue on Saturday so that couple got the traditional Friday/Saturday time slot.  The original plan was for the wedding to be outside, but the impending rain for the weekend moved us inside.  Luckily, the venue was just finishing the outdoor structure so we could use it on Sunday.  It ended up looking so beautiful.  

On Friday morning some of us went to a barre class to burn off the last few calories we could before eating our way through the weekend!

We went to brunch after barre and got much needed mimosas.  

After brunch we all went home and showered and got ready for our afternoon of pampering.  We got mani/pedis and then spray tans.  I brought us some snack to enjoy while we took turns for our tans.  

Saturday night was the rehearsal dinner.  Some of the wedding party couldn't make it to town for the rehearsal Thursday so the bride waited for Saturday when everyone could be there.  

We were back at the Milestone clubhouse where we had her bridal shower.  It's such a nice place.  There was a Chipotle bar, yummy drinks and the bride and groom gave gifts to the wedding party.  She made me cry talking about our 21 year friendship!

She gifted us these bags with our names on them filled with goodies for the wedding day (earrings, scarves for the cold, swig cups, and more).  Her finace/now husband gave her a turquoise glock!

I cherish this group of girls.

We all arrived at Alturia Farm at 7am on Sunday to get ready.  I thought our dresses looked so pretty all lined up ready to go.

Here wedding dress was beautiful.

And the cutest little flower girl dress to match our rose gold dresses.

The flowers were gorgeous.

After a morning of hair and make-up, we were ready to go!  Everyone looked amazing.  Especially the bride!

Nails, toes, tan, hair, make-up, fancy dress, shoes and earrings sure can make a girl feel pretty.

I was honored to stand by her side on her special day.

My mom stopped by to see us so we snapped a quick picture before heading to the ceremony.

It was a good thing the decision was made to have the ceremony inside.  As we were walking in, it started to sprinkle and the wind picked up as a cold front came in.  The structure was open so we were cold and wind blown, but we were dry.  We were still looking pretty good for pictures after the ceremony.  Jason wanted so badly to sport one of his tacky suits he's known for, but I begged him to dress normal so we could get a good picture of us.  I think we succeeded. 

Cheers to Mrs. Kothe!

The reception was the best party I've been to in a long time.  So much fun and the food was delicious!

YUM!!!

We were missing one of the girls in this picture.

Ready for the sparkler send off!  

Getting ready to head off in to the sunset with her hubby!

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Kothe

I wish them many years of happiness!