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| Snow day playdate with Leila |
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| Braving the snow for the mall's indoor playground |
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| Making cookies while it's snowing outside |
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| He loves banana pancakes! |
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| He was so warm and cozy in the car I couldn't wake him so I sat for 20 minutes in Target's parking lot |
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| My booth at The Dallas Flea |
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| Scenes from the painting birthday party |
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| Can't believe our artist is three! |
For the past few weeks we've had some seriously gloomy weather. You name it -- rain, ice, sleet -- we've had it. The first few days were fun, but I'm officially over the gray skies and ready for spring!
Luckily, the day of the flea was the one nice day we've had over the past 20 days or so. And people were clearly ready to cure their cabin fever and shop. We had a record breaking show with lines literally snaking a city block. It was so insane that my dad turned into a parking attendant to manage the massive crowds (make that 5500 people, not counting the ones the police turned away because we were at capacity).
The show was a huge success on all levels: vendors sold loads of goods, the crowds were incredible, the weather was perfect and there were no injuries or major issues. The only problem is that I've clearly outgrown my new 20,000 square foot space already. So, it's back to the drawing board for a new location but I think we've figured out our plan and now just have to find the right piece of land (more on that later).
The day after the flea we hosted Landry's birthday party. My parents were in town for the show and I really wanted them to be able to attend. It was such a fun event. I rented out a cool artist studio and invited 18 of Landry's buddies to brush, smear and finger paint all over the place. The kids had a blast and it was fun to catch up with several friends I hadn't seen in a few months given the holiday and flea craziness.
This week I had a huge home install. Although the timing wasn't ideal with the flea and birthday party, I'm glad it's now all out of the way so I can take a big breath. Landry's birthday was Thursday and I took a half day off work to celebrate. We met friends for breakfast and later went out to dinner as a family at her favorite Mexican spot.
This weekend we laid low. Friday night we had a date night with friends and yesterday was a total lazy day. Today we had Charlie and Gabriella's birthday party and pretty much just vegged the rest of the day. It was nice to just hang out with Michael and the kids and do simple stuff like go to the frozen yogurt shop and watch cartoons in bed with the babes.
It's hard to believe Landry is three. She's in this phase where she can be super sweet one minute and then stubborn to the bone the next. She says the craziest things that make us crack up constantly. As of Monday, our house has been binky free which is a very big deal for us. I refused to buy any more and she finally chewed through her final one. Monday night was tough, but Landry has been a champ although I know she misses her pacifier like crazy.
Barrett is totally walking and saying more and more words (new favorites are "no" and "bath"). He wants to be a big kid sooo bad. At Landry's party he was painting and eating cupcakes like the rest of the crew. Today at the twins' birthday party he got inside the bounce house to watch the older kids jump around. He's so sweet and just a pleasure to be around.
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
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