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We had another wonderful week, that is for sure - best part, it seemed to fly!  Happy to report that we are one step closer to summer break over here {yes, I am counting!  Nine weeks to go until I am enjoying that backyard with the kids}.

For part of this post, we were still on Spring Break!  On Friday, Chad took the day off of work and headed to the Phoenix Zoo with us!  We hadn't been in quite some time {only for a birthday party and we didn't really explore past the area it was in} and I the kids had a blast!  They walked the entire time {without complaining}!  A major highlight for Kyan was riding Isaac, the camel!  He was so excited!  After watching him, Lola decided that next time, she would be brave and try too {yeah right, we'll see about that}!

Friday evening we met Grandma Donna for dinner after she got off work and had her therapy {hip replacement a few months ago}!  Yummy Mexican food at a local restaurant by her house!   The kids were very excited to get to spend their evening with her!

Saturday morning, Lola and I did some serious shopping together!  We started garage sale-ing, but really there wasn't anything around our 'hood that we were finding, so we hit up TJ Max and Old Navy, where we found some smokin' deals!  Plus, everything at Old Navy was 17% because of St. Patty's Day, so double smokin' deals!  My favorite thing I picked up were those Steve Madden shoes and my maxi skirts {yes, I bought it in three different colors}!  After our shopping day, I came home and played around on my sewing machine for a little bit and got an idea {that I am sure has been done before, I just hadn't seen it} and created a skirt out of an old t-shirt!  You can find the tutorial here if you want to make your own and have 10 minutes to spare!

Saturday night we met the Swishers for dinner at BJ's restaurant, a great spot as they have something for everyone!  We love those kids and Uncle Frank too and did some seriously laughing at the table!  And as you can see above, Lola decided that she wanted to eat her Spaghetti diner noodle by noodle.  Not kidding, she slurped them up one by one.

Sunday I finished making my first LilBlueBoo Sienna dress!  It was so much work and I become one with the seam ripper for sure, but I think it is safe to say that Lola LOVES it!  Not sure if I will be making another one anytime soon, think I will stick to those skirts, but it is something I can say I did!!!   I also did a little bit more shopping - I needed some Mac foundation, so I slipped on another maxi skirt from my shopping trip the day before and headed to the mall!  When I got home the kids went over to the neighbors to play and headed down in the rain and got about 10 feet before Lola came screaming and crying back inside, followed by Kyan and the umbrella.  It stood no chance in the crazy wind/rain we had!  I had to drive them down so they could play!

Monday was a sad day.  I had to head back to work and it was a long one!  But, neighbor Kelly had that Twix Brownie waiting for me when I drove past her house {and her kids' lemonade stand}!  It was delicious, but oh so rich.  I had a bit and had to put it down.  I spent Monday night on the couch, watching The Voice, working, all while bundled up in my snuggie!

Tuesday I finished up Delany's crib skirt with my friend Camille {if you click on her name, you can see the maternity shoot I just finished with her and stay tuned for pictures of her new baby girls room}!  I hope to get a tutorial up on that ruffled crib skirt soon, even though we didn't really measure much!  It was fairly simple, just a lot of hemming, ruffling, pinning and more pinning!  It does look beautiful and I can't wait to see it on the crib in person!

Wednesday was finally warm again and I sported my new shoes to school!  I paired them with an H&M dress I got this past summer, before I headed to Jamaica!

Thursday morning Lola woke up with the cutest grin on her face and came barreling into the bathroom while I was getting ready...

Lola - "Mom, I just had a dream about Justin Bieber!"  

Me - "Oh yeah?!  What was he doing in your dream?"

Lola - "He was singing to me!"

Me - "One Less Lonely Girl?"

Lola - Blushing, "Uh-huh!"

Me - "What was he wearing, his purple clothes?"

Lola - "No, his white ones!"

Too much, for real!  She is in LOVE!

They let me snap a new picture of them before they headed off to school!  I told them if they had good days, we could make our own pizza for dinner!  With a sticker on Lola's sheet and an excellent report card for Kyan, pizza makin' they did!  They loved them and ate every last bite.  They were actually begging for more and I didn't have any, but I know for next time!

Linkin' up with again over at Life Rearranged!  

 Hope every had a great week and has an even better weekend!