Random Thoughts and Pictures

Today didn't start out great. I went to bed too late last night and the rain kept me awake past midnight. Then for some reason Grace decided to wake up twice during the night. I'm not quite sure where that came from, but she needed snuggle time. Then at 5:15 am she decided to be done sleeping. NOOO! I was still tired. Needless to say everyone in the family (especially me) was crabby today. Both girls were in bed at 6:45 pm and asleep within 5 minutes. I'm hopeful that we'll be in better moods tomorrow.
We were invited to go swimming with a friend this afternoon and boy was Abby excited. But the weather took a turn and it started pouring rain and got quite windy. So with some quick thinking we went with Plan B. Let's take the kids to McDonald's play place and grab some ice cream. While it's not nearly as exciting as swimming, it did create a few smiles. An M & M flurry will bring a smile to anyone face. Abby loved it.

Grace woke up from her afternoon nap in a much better mood. She was back to her giggly self. Seriously, this girl will giggle and laugh more than anyone I know. She's so fun to watch and half the time I find myself laughing right along with her and I often don't even know what she's laughing at. Too funny!

I have a friend's birthday coming up so I made some cupcakes. I had made these last year when I went to a cupcake decorating class and remembered them as being so cute that I thought I would try them again today. It really was quite easy to put together but man it does take a while to cut up all the marshmallows. My hands were tired when I was done, but they all turned out so cute!

I know this looks like a random picture but I wanted to share our new dining room rug. My sister had this extra rug so I brought it home and tried it under my dining room table. It looks so great! Not only does it protect the carpet under the table, but it helps to create a separate room and it looks great. A win-win situation. :)