The Last 2 Easters- Bunny Tea Party, Recipes & Free Jesus Printables

One of the best parts about blogging...

is that you can look back at past posts and be able to remember all the fun!!

The girls and I sat down and looked at the last 2 Easters I blogged about..

So crazy how the first I was pregnant with sienna and Sophia was sienna's age now!

And how both were in different houses....we're in a new place now too!

I thought some of you might appreciate the ideas and cuteness..

so linking up both posts here for easy viewing.

2010 Easter

Some recipes that are sweet...

but..you HAVE to try the broccoli salad recipe in this post. uh..mazing.

(I'm 22 Weeks Pregnant with Sienna!)

2011 Easter

I loved putting together this Bunny Tea Party on Easter Morning!

I think sophia was even more in love with the idea as we read back on the post..

Attempting to track down her tea set......#toomanytoysinthiscrazyhouse

This year for the baskets we are going simple..with "busy" activities... I need those types of toys right now just so I can sit for a minute. With baby #3 making itself known alllll dayyy longggg it will be very helpful to have some fresh activities for them to do. Messy free ones. well...as messy free as you can get with these two.

Details after the weekend!

Click over to the post to print off the free Jesus is Risen! coloring pages..

Using these again this year.

Can't wait to share what we are doing this year on Easter Morning!

I love making it special for them...

Sophia has been busy brushing her dolls hair getting them ready for Easter. hehe.

I would think it's even moreee cute if she wasn't using MY hair brush........

DIY Easter Ideas - Kid Activities, Basket & Eggs Inspiration Board

I wanted to put together some ideas

for Easter Activities with kids...

DIY details to put in the Easter basket..

and Egg inspiration!

I love the little Peep Pal and the He is Risen Donut Tomb....

How are you connecting the Easter Bunny to the

reason for celebrating Easter?? (Jesus' Resurrection!!)

I told the girls the story..that after Jesus died for us on the cross..

he was put in a tomb with a biggggg rock blocking the door.

But Jesus moved it and angels came and he went to heaven and opened it up for us!!

So one day we could be with Him there too!

And the little Easter Bunny saw allllll of this amazing ness happen and

ever since has been bringing treats on Easter to celebrate Jesus rising from the dead!

The girls love the story. Would love to track down a book that is similar.

let me know if you have the name of one!

Enjoy these great links. (all listed below)

1. Intense Egg Dyeing Tips by Design Mom

2. Glittered Eggs by Martha Stewart

3. Bunny Finger Puppets by purl bee.

4. Little Peep Pal by Michael Ann Made

5. Kool-Aid Egg Dyeing Guide found on Pinterest (original source unknown. do you know it??)

6. Neon Dip-Dyed Easter Eggs by Oh Joy

7. Easter Egg Finger Puppets by wild olive

8. Chevron Easter Eggs by BonBon Rose Girls

9. Washi Tape Easter Eggs by lovely indeed

10. Creative Play Easter Basket by modern parents messy kids

11. Jesus is Risen Paper Craft by Totally Tots

12. He is Risen Tomb Snack Activity ound on Pinterest (original source unknown. do you know it??)

13. "Hands on" Easter Chick Activity by that artist woman

14. Cookies in Egg Carton (great gifting idea/inspiration!) by cheryls.com

15. Paper Plate Easter Bunny by free preschool crafts

DIY Easter Ideas - Sweet & Yummy Treats Inspiration Board

As promised...some sweet and yummy treat ideas for a DIY Easter this year!

I included some of my printables in this inspiration board...

all of which will be e-mailed out same day as ordered!

so you have time to make up a sweet treat bag for gifting.. or cupcake toppers for a cute display!

My favorite......the tuxedo peeps. so cute! and yummy. ;)

Enjoy this Easter Inspiration Board!

Check out all the links below to get all the

details on these recipes & sweet ideas!

1. Tuxedo Peeps by Babble

2. Easter Bird Nest Cookies by With a Grateful Prayer and a Thankful Heart

3. Peep Treat Bag Tags by The Pretty Paperie Printables (my etsy shop)

4. Hot Cross Buns with Dark Chocolate & Dried Cherries by Cookin Canuck

5. Coconut Macaroon Nutella Cookie Nests by Two Peas & Their Pod

6. Easter Egg Lunch Hunt by Gluesticks

7. Easter Rice Krispie Treats by kidscooking.about.com

8. Chick Deviled Eggs found on Pinterest (but originally from the recent issue of Taste of Home)

9. Easter Cupcake Topper Printables by The Pretty Paperie Printables (my etsy shop)

10. Resurrection Rolls by Surreality

DIY Easter Ideas - Pretty Table & Decor Inspiration Board

Easter is just around the corner..

Here's some DIY Ideas for your Easter Table and Decor!

Follow the Links below to check out all the details on each fun project!..

More fun Easter Inspiration Boards coming tomorrow and thursday!

(Sweets and DIY's to fill the easter baskets!)

1. Wheatgrass place settings by my insanity

2. Tablescape by nestofposies

3. Carrot Centerpiece by wants & wishes

4. White Tablescape (pinned from citrus and orange )

5. Tissue Paper Tassel Inspiration by confetti system

6. Fabric Garland by sugar lander

7.Candy Centerpiece by Martha Stewart

8. Doily Place Setting via intimateweddings.com

9. White Tablescape found via pin on Good Life of Design

10. 'Hoppy Easter!' Thumb Print Cards or Place Settings by sarahndipities

11. Tissue Paper Tassel Garland Tutorial by Visual Vocabulary

12. Vintage Easter Brunch on Hostess with the Mostess, by Julia of In Good Company

13. Floral Centerpiece by chatelaine

14. Doily Wrapped Drink from Hostess with the Mostess, by Julia of In Good Company

15. Cheery Yellow Table Setting by my sweet savannah

16. Tablescape with Moss Runner by between naps on the porch

17. Colorful Floral Arrangement on the wedding chicks 

Tried to link up to the original source for as many as possible.

(I think 1 I couldn't find! so let me know if you know.)

Hope you are having a great week so far..

We are great here! but today was one of those Can I make it to bed time?!?!? type of days....

And lately...Every night it seems like my children are SHOCKED that we do bed time...........

Surpise! bed time.. I know..it's not like we do this every night...

thought I would shake things up for you little ones.......?!?! ;)

Enjoying the silence right now and sweet sleeping babies.

Not enjoying the morning all day sickness from Baby #3..

I don't have time to be sick with these two girls running around! ;)

Hoping I can get through this rough part of the pregnancy soon

and start getting that mommy glow.....ha.

VLOG- 3 Little Reasons why I can fall asleep w/eyes open..

I have 3 little reasons of
why I can fall asleep with my eyes open.
1. sophia.
2. sienna.
3. baby in my belly.
with their powers combined....I'm exhausted. :)

I made this video last night because I wanted to remember this moment in our life...

The girls are growing up so fast.. And through my cloudy sleep deprived vision..
I don't want to forget any of this. hehe.

I can't wait to watch this a few years down the road and
remember how little and sweet they were! :) (Wedding material...haha)
(sound cuts off at end..I'll go back and fix it later..no time now!..reasons stated above.)

I love their ages right now.. (2 & 4 in august)

Although sometimes, as posted above,
 I feel like I'm asleep and awake at the same time..

Ben and I went on a date the other night..

and the topic of conversation was..

"I am sooo tired."

"Me too"

"Are my eyes open or closed?"

"Let's go home and sleep"

"we are lame"

Here's how we have been keeping busy...

I'm sure doing a lot of the same things as you!

we go for walks and play outside a lot.
**play outside is code for wear them 
out till they can barely walk to the bath tub and then put them to bed.**

We play around in the house a lot.
making as big a mess as possible....
something about a clean room that these girls are just drawn to destroy.

we run errands and play around pittsburgh..
aka we go to target and playgrounds.

We announced this week we are expecting!

Thanks for all the congratulations and love.. we are so excited.

I love sharing this pregnancy with my girls..they read to the baby bump..sing/play the "flute" to the baby bump.. cuddle with the baby bump..

play tag with the baby bump.. (it's a very one sided game.)

We had our first ultrasound for Baby #3..

I'm 5 Weeks and 5 Days.

It's early to do one but they ordered it to figure out a more exact due date.

November 24th! (give or take 4 days)

It was so cool..seeing the movement from the heart beat.. amazing.

so in love already. the girls love the baby too.. 

Sophia and Ben are convinced it's a boy..

I keep trying to tell Sophia that it COULD be a girl..but she says no way..it's a baby brother.

She even argues her case with random strangers.

I guess I have 9 months to work on this.....;)

PARENTING FAIL- We got the girls all ready and off to the Zoo...

only to discover the ticket booths closed because Spring Hours don't start till end of March..

.even though IT'S OFFICIALLY SPRINGGGG.

So we took them to Chuck-E-Cheese to redeem ourselves.

Who needs vegas?! chuck-e-cheesing it up people.

Product Love - Target and all their Mari Mi Products!

check out the party aisle.. I love it all.

Sophia's one busy mama.

Her kitchen is cleaner than mine....... don't judge.

NAP TIME- Sometimes Sienna wakes up before Sophia does...

I think it's her goal and life mission to wake her sister up from the minute she realizes she is awake and sophie is sleeping. little rascal.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
Off to help with a High School Retreat with my husband.
Please offer up some prayers for us.
the girls are coming too... so....pray....haha.
it's going to be awesome though. really excited..and hoping the nausea lets up so I can function a bit more.. But I know it's going to be a powerful weekend no matter what!

Color Crush- Spring Blooms

Spring is here!

Here's some color inspiration to celebrate. ;)

Bringing back my Color Crush Blog Series!

image via pinterest

Exciting News!!!!!!

It's official! We're having a baby!

The past month I felt pregnant...

but 2 negative pregnancy tests made me feel like I was just crazy.

I felt how I did when I was pregnant with sienna and

I felt bloaty and my tummy getting bigger.I've been going to the gym almost every day...

but now that I know it's a BABY HUMAN making it big, it all makes more sense. haha.

I seriously felt like I was going crazy.

We found out on St. Patrick's Day.

We were in Baltimore for my cousin's wedding.

I was a bridesmaid..and we were at the rehearsal dinner and I could not get over the fact that my stomach was sticking out so much!! Ben laughs at me because back at the hotel I was like "BEN!..get in here...look at this!!"...and he did the 'YEP. that looks different face.'

So he ran down the street in the city the next morning so I could take a test.

And when it came back positive we were like AH!..YAY!!!!!..AH!.. :)

We are so excited..and I think the craziest part about about being pregnant is, and even though we've experienced this twice before, it's still hard to imagine their little faces..and personalities...but once they arrive, you can't imagine life without them!

We keep joking this one is going to be a red head. ;)

Sophie and Sienna are sooo excited!

Sophie the most. she really gets it this time.

It's so fun seeing her experience it with us!

When we told the girls we video taped it...here it is.....

**NOTE TO SELF: If you want to keep something a

secret, till the right time to announce it, don't tell your 3.5 yr old.............**

Luckily people weren't listening when she said "mommy has a baby in her belly!" the first time. haha. But at the right time we had her tell our immediate family in the hotel room! it was fun being all together when we shared the news.
***the best part of the video is when Sophia
asks how the baby got in my belly.....haha.

The girls are so sweet with my bump.
If I am on the couch they come over and lay their head on it..or give it a kiss.
Sophia talks to the baby all the time..just chatting away.
telling it she is going to change it's diapers and walk it around. 

We asked her what we should name the baby and her first response was boy. hahah.

I think that sienna is hopeful that is a boy purely so she doesn't have to deal with sophie dressing her up like a prince. ;)

Ben has been calling himself the baby whisperer.

Because for the past month he told me I was pregnant (even with the negative tests)

He called it both times with the girls too. His ego is huge right now with his baby guessing talent. He also is guessing it's a boy.

It's funny.. I told ben, the first thing people are going to ask us

is if we are trying for a boy...and I was right! haha.

Of course we would be so excited if we had a boy.. but 3 girls?!? so fun!

(I'm going to re-read this post during their high school years)

Obvsiouly..we don't really have a choice on the matter. ;)

And we are just excited to have a number 3!

Sienna is officially a big sister too!

she already has been feeling less baby and more toddler the past month or so.. it's crazy!

I love this age though. (1.5) Although she is into EVERYTHING..

she is also INTO everything..loving life and mommy and daddy. :)

I love the snuggles. my belly gets them a lot now. this baby is going to be loved.

they are smooching, singing, talking and hugging on it already! ;)

Praying for a healthy and happy
baby & pregnancy!
Let me know if any of you are expecting..
would love to share the journey with you!
My girls are already taking this big sister role very seriously...
I need to work on my swaddling. a little rusty. ;)