Spring Break

What did our little family do over Spring Break? Umm, everything! Okay, so in reality Ryan had to work pretty much a normal week, but just for fun I decided that we would say it was our "spring break" and make extra effort to have fun in what we did. I also decided that I wouldn't work out all week long - fun for me! And I took last week off from blogging which made more time for fun but also left me with tons of photos to blog about today!

We started our fun week with family day on Monday. The weather was perfect so we enjoyed some time at the park.

Eva was too little for the slide. Ryan may have been too big. Together they were a perfect fit!

Monday night all three of us went to a rehearsal dinner at La Hacienda Ranch. Don't worry, Eva never minds being the only baby and soaking up the attention.

Tuesday meant back to work for Ryan. I made a special dinner that Ryan requested - Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole - that was supposed to be just like a recipe Ryan's mom used to make. We dined by candle light and played fun music while Eva took a little nap. Eating at 5:30 PM can be romantic. Just ask all of the old people at Luby's :)

Wednesday night we attended the wedding of our friends, Lennon and Tiffany, or as they are now called, Mr. & Mrs. Formaggini! They got married at Ashton Gardens and it was so beautiful. The chapel and reception hall have huge glass windows that look out into the wooded garden areas all around the location. If you are looking for an amazing location for your wedding I would highly recommend this place.

Ryan was a groomsman and I had the honor of being his date. Eva got to stay at our apartment with Nana and Papa.... and Aunt Amanda....and her cousin Mallory. I guess it takes 4 people to keep up with Eva! Just kidding, I was so happy that everybody wanted to come over and take care of her while we danced the night away.

Thursday night we stayed home and played games. Ryan and I played Scrabble while Eva played on the floor. My first word was "Mistaken." Not only was it a long word, I was able to play it on a triple word score. I thought that would put me on the track to win the game. I was wrong.

Friday evening we went up to Denton. We were excited to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of our first date by eating at the Denton IHOP (where we had our first date.) We were planning on celebrating on Saturday, but had a change of plans so we decided to go on Friday. It didn't really matter what day we went because we later realized that our anniversary would be this coming weekend. I guess we've never kept track of it well.

After IHOP we walked around the UNT campus for a while. We showed Eva all of the fun things you can go at college... like go to the library and play by the fountain! It's never too early to encourage a higher education!

Saturday night we celebrated St. Patrick's Day by having friends over for green desserts and games. I made Mini Key Lime Pies (another great Pinterest recipe).

The Rodemans - their little girl Avery has grown so much! She was a little toddler when we first became friends.

The McKinneys - they didn't get the memo to wear green. So we pinched them. No, we didn't really pinch them. But we could have.

And our festive family! Hope everyone enjoyed their Spring Break last week or is embracing being on Spring Break this week!