st. patrick's day

this year we didn't go quite as all-out as we did last year 

the kids kept talking about making a leprechaun trap but never quite got to it

so i let myself off the hook from leaving any surprises from said leprechaun

noah woke up and asked if he at least brought a special cereal.....nope

oh well

i did make hazel a cute shirt to wear for today because she didn't own anything green

so i woke up stressed about it saturday morning and made her a shirt before i even ate breakfast

we also tried a few hairstyles before she went to school

 i thought she looked so cute with her braids up

 but she preferred them down

oh well

she looked cute in her shirt

 the one festive thing we did

was olive, hazel and i baked a chocolate cake with green frosting

everyone was pretty happy to have it after dinner

 noah had a fun day at school 

and came home with a cute four leaf clover hat

 speaking of holidays and not being great at celebrating them right now

since i'm super tired and huge...

henry will be here next week

eleanor turns two a week after henry is born 

then noah turns 8 ten days later

easter 

 michael will defend his thesis...and is supposed to provide a small meal 

then michael will graduate, noah will get baptized and henry will be blessed all at the end of april

not to mention michael turning 30!!! in may 

and hazel turning 6 right around the time we move 

i'm so tired just thinking about it 

i love making holidays and birthdays special

but i have a feeling these are all going to be a little bit sub par...

hopefully i get lots of energy after henry comes and i'll be up to the the challenge

....despite the newborn haze/lack of sleep

hahahahaha (nervous laughter)