Top Five Friday!

My blogging has been rather sporadic lately. Derek {one of my most loyal blog readers} keeps checking in on the blog to see if I've posted, and I told him I just didn't really have too much to say. It's just been same ole, same ole. But I feel like those are the kind of things I'll want to read about in my blog books one day, so even what seems ordinary & mundane is worthy of posting. As Annie Dillard says: "The way we spend our days is, of course, the way we spend our lives."

5. Hadley's new tutu

I've been trying to preemptively relinquish a bit of control with the girls' clothes and let the girls pick out their new spring wardrobe from the Hanna Andersson catalog for themselves. Up until now, I've always picked out all the girls' clothes & gotten them mostly matching items. They have never complained about what I've gotten them or expressed disdain for not being allowed to pick out their own stuff {they never knew any different & it was just easier this way}, but I figured they would be wanting more of a say in their clothes sooner rather than later..so why not?! Needless to say, this was a big deal to them, and I think they both picked out great pieces for themselves! Hadley adores this tutu, and every other thing she picked was blue--surprise, surprise!

4. Banana jokes

Everyday I write a joke on Shelby's banana {the punchline is on the opposite side} and stick it in her lunchbox. She absolutely loves this! Although, it does cause her a bit of turmoil. ;)  She loves the jokes, but so does everyone else that sits with her at lunch. ;)  When Hadley & I go to eat lunch with Shelby at school, all of her classmates are fighting over who gets to sit next to us and are talking our ears off whereas Shelby just wants to sit down and get busy eating her lunch. So it comes as no surprise to me that she gets a bit annoyed at the other kids waning to hear her joke of the day or wanting to tell her their own jokes after they hear her joke. She switches up who she sits next to at lunch every now & again always trying to find a "just right" person to sit next to at lunch--someone who will talk to her, but not too much. ;)

3. Springtime in Las Vegas

I remember last year being so genuinely surprised at how long spring weather lasted here in Las Vegas. Prior to living here, it felt like we were always in climates that just went from cold to hot & humid. But here, spring is nice & long--it's truly delightful! The climate here is one of my most favorite things about living in Las Vegas!

2. Afternoons with Hadley

I plan to do a Day in the Life post here in the next couple of weeks b/c this is one of those things that I don't want to forget about our daily routine right now. Each morning, Brady & I pick Hadley up from Pre-K at 10:30 then we come home for an early lunch. Brady usually goes down for his nap between 11:30-12:00. Then, it's just me and Hadley together for the afternoon until we pick up Shelby at 2:11. If I'm being 100% honest, sometimes these afternoons can seem long b/c she wants me to play with her the entire time. ;)  But then I remind myself that I only have two more months of these afternoons left with her before summertime hits & then Kindergarten begins. How can that possibly be?!?! Two of our favorite pastimes during Brady's nap are "treat & stories" {I will usually read a couple picture books aloud to her while she eats a small sweet treat} and baking together.

1. Brady's Spaghetti Face

Happy Friday to you!!!!