The Suits Sisters

Last week was a fairly normal week at La Casa de Suits. Here's what we ate. Monday: I lied. Eating out is not our norm. We're too cheap and going out with kids is less than relaxing. BUT tonight was Opening Night for our local 5 Guys and let me tell you.. Kent has been waiting for this day for MONTHS. The sign was up 6+ months ago and every time we drove by, we'd strain our eyes across the parking lot to see if any progress was being made. When I found out that Monday was the opening night I said, "THAT'S IT. WE'RE GOING." He ate there 3x in the first week and I promised to uphold my marriage vows and visit him in the hospital when his heart closes up and waves the white flag. The high of the meal: Watching LiLou eat half a burger with one hand likes she's been doing it her whole life + their peanut butter milkshake(go get one!!) We bought one and passed it around the table, grossing some people out, I'm sure. Frugal Family Bonding. The low...

If you, like me, spent the majority of Holy Week in a funk, you're safe here. If you were tired, cranky, angry, bitter, a big fat sinner and the only Easter heart prep that took place was reading the Easter Story picture books that your toddler flung on your lap.. If you're limping towards Easter morning with guilt and ShouldaCouldaWoulda thoughts... take heart that if you trust in Jesus, he died for your tired, angry, bitter, big fat sinner self. This is true during Holy Week, on your best days, on your worst days and that random week in November. January. August.  Find rest in His finished work on the cross and His great love for you this Easter.  Caris: What is that? Me: Our schedule Caris: Can I write a C on your schedule? Me: Sure 

Disclaimer: while the following list is all warm and fuzzies, know that yesterday I was capital C cranky and today confirmed the fact that my kids are subpar at hosting/attending play dates.  Carry on. 1. The thunderstorm happening right now as I type 2. A screened porch and open doors to hear it 3. A large dog to protect me in case someone wanders into said open door 4. Dinner dishes washed tonight by Kent 5. Finding needed items (2T shorts) while Thrift Hunting at Goodwill 6. Slowly adding decor to our empty walls 7. Warm sugar cookies tonight for dessert 8. Funny text exchanges with friends, friend's moms, my mom, my sister, the list goes on 9. A "successful" small group gathering last Friday night 10. Matching bathing suits (girl squeal!!)

Luckily for Caris, her 3rd birthday fell during our week of vacation with Kent's parents. Papa treated us  her to breakfast at a cute, delish  restaurant  (where she exclaimed, "HEY I know ROOFY!!") and then we spent most of the day at the beach.  Seeing the decorations upon waking up was overwhelming for her. As in.. she turned and faced the wall for a solid 2 minutes and wouldn't turn around.  I decided to tone down the expectations after that.  Only the start of her presents. It was a Frozen/Princess filled day, but most popular was the flash light from Aunt Anna.  Y'all. The cake was nasty. Not in a hyper-critical "No YOU'RE prettier" kind of way. Something went terribly wrong and I was both bummed out (gimme some good cake any day) and mortified because my father in law was ingesting it. BUMMER all around.  Happy Birthday Little Shuggie!!

I can't seem to shake the last two pounds of my Baby (Liza) Weight and I have no idea why. 

Making: Time for some blogging recently Cooking: Chicken + Rice + Greenbeans for dinner tonight  Drinking: A second cup of coffee  Reading:   Cupcake 3 times in the last two hours with requests to read it again  Wanting: Something from The Pioneer Woman's new linen line Looking: Like I actually put some thought into my outfit/makeup/hair today  Eating: NOT eating the instant mac and cheese I made the girls for lunch. Willpower! (cart wheel! fist pump! thumbs up!) Wishing:  I could eat instant mac and cheese Enjoying: A (semi) quiet house at nap time Thinking:  About appropriate discipline for shoving your sister's face into the tile floor  Loving: To watch Liza learn new things every day. She "cheeses" for the camera now and well, I die Hoping: For a stress free, successful first small group gathering at our house on Friday night  Needing:  To clean our bathroom. Wompwomp Smelling: Probably the dog if I try too h...

1. My Big girl went to 2 hours of Sunday School/Big Girl Church. She learned about Palm Sunday and now walks around the house saying "WHO'S ANNA! Praise God!" She also learned how to play Duck Duck Goose. 2. I played about 12 rounds of Duck Duck Goose with the girls--one of them was high chair bound the entire game-- so you can guess who was Goose every single time. 3. Caris casually asked me "Is Jesus king or is God king?" over a plate of birthday cake and milk. Pastor Kent came outside just in time to field that question. ("both") Why do trinity questions trip me up so much? 4. Kent, adhering to my SAFETY FIRST rule, locked Caris and me out of the house yesterday afternoon. We were hanging on the back porch, Liza was napping inside and he left for work. I walked next door and knocked on our neighbor's door silently chanting "Please be the wife please be the wife" Only to be met by the husband. I was wearing leggings, a t-shirt th...

To my sweet Caris on her third birthday, Three! I think every parent says it and it's true for me- I can't believe we're already celebrating your third birthday. It was impossible to know 3 years ago that hiding inside that 4 pound 10 ounce preemie baby was a smart, energetic, passionate little soul. You are 100 miles a minute everyday. You make us laugh by saying things like,  "I eat my boogie like Andy at church" and  (while driving) "Slow down! The mailman might get you!" You make us roll our eyes, sigh heavily and want to lay flat on our backs and stare at the ceiling when your stubborn side comes through along with your concrete thinking and wild feelings that are sometimes hard for you to put into words. I see so much of me in you. Sometimes your Daddy points this out to us and sometimes he and I look at each other and it's said with a knowing glance.  You love to sing, dance, read, keep busy with projects, cut paper and ta...

I just downloaded 1,400+ pictures from my phone. I'm not sure if I should be proud or ashamed. Want to see some random ones? This is how excited she was to swim in her pool for the first time When I see Rev. before his name I'm still like "Whaaaatt??" and I have to take a picture Friends took us to Sea World. Kent touched the sting rays and Caris wanted nothing of it Desperate one Sunday night, I made a mug cake and it changed my life January birthday lunch. Right after I asked the teenage babysitter, "Do you have any questions?" And she answered, "When do you think you'll be back?"  Siblings (Alternate caption: Bearded brothers)  Talking to and kissing her Daddy over Face Time. Dying of cuteness over here!  Super Heros!  Kent baptized Liza Their first ride in the Mega Cart, with the help of Gigi. Liza's look of pure fear gives me a little Mom Guilt winkyface Found these gems while packing up our...