What a productive Saturday! I had a goal to spring clean our upstairs bedrooms; our room and Amelia's room. While I didn't get them completely finished, I certainly accomplished a lot. It had been far too long since I had cleaned out Amelia's closet and dresser drawers. In the first two drawers alone I was able to pack away about 3/4 of the clothes. A lot of them still fit, but they are things she won't be wearing again. It felt so good to get stuff done. I'm pretty sure that Mark, Amelia and I all three stayed in pajama like clothing for the entire day.

Happy Friday! I am so glad the weekend is almost here! I've been exceptionally tired this week and am definitely ready to catch up on some rest. Here is a quick recap of my week; linking up with Lauren over at From My Grey Desk for High Five for Friday.

1. I had the honor of attending my sister Erica's work awards banquet, she is a 911 operator in Portland. Erica is the best older sister and role model there is! When I heard that she was getting an award, I begged her to let me go with her. Once Grace heard heard about it, she of course wanted to attend as well. It was a blast! My sister received a Life Saver award for being one of the operators on a rescue of a man and four children who were lost out in the wilderness. I couldn't be more proud of my sister, and I don't think she has any clue the magnitude of respect and admiration I have for her! Good job sister!

2. Lilacs are my favorite! I love how beautiful they are, and they smell divine! Our Lilac tree started blooming this week and the thought of a huge vase of delicious Lilacs sitting on my table has me giddy.

3. Amelia and I started the daunting task of spring cleaning our upstairs rooms (hers and ours). She was less than thrilled to spend an evening cleaning up and trying on clothes galore. It does feel good to be purging though!

4. Amelia was playing hide and go seek the other night, and this was her hiding spot! She is such a silly kid!

5. These girlies and I spent a good portion of our day at the park on Thursday! It was nice to get out and breathe some fresh air, even if it was slightly chilly.

First let me start off by saying... 20.6 pounds!!!! I was so excited when I stepped on the scale this morning, I'm pretty sure I did a little dance. My reward for 20 pounds is pedicures for Amelia and I, but I don't really feel like spending the money yet when I can't even wear flip flops (rainy Oregon!) so I'm going to change it to time with my girl. I can do our manis and pedis at home and then we can snuggle up on the couch and read books, watch movies or do some sort of craft project (whatever she chooses). I don't care what we do... I'm just excited to have hit my second reward mark! I would like to hit 30 by my birthday (May 1st), but we'll see. I think I need to start walking my butt off!

I am having a very productive morning! It isn't even 8:00 yet and I've already cleaned up around the house quite a bit. This past weekend was a fun one for us. Poor Mark had to work all weekend so Amelia and I spent the majority of our time out in Molalla. Saturday we had a funeral to attend for a friend's Grandpa. It was a beautiful service and my heart goes out to the entire family!

Saturday afternoon Amelia and I had plans to hang out over at my little sister Grace's house. She recently moved in with her boyfriend, so not only does she have their new puppy there, but her 3 legged cat as well. Amelia LOVES the puppy Maverick and the kitty Jasper so she was really excited to spend the day there. We had a yummy lunch and watched some good movies, and just hung out. It was a lot of fun. Since Mark worked and my older sister Erica was out of town, Amelia and I decided to just stay in Molalla. We go to church out there on Sundays and it was pointless to head home so late, only to turn around and head back. Even though the drive was a good enough excuse, I really just wanted to stay out there to get all of my sister's iTunes music!

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend. My family and I spent a good portion of Saturday in Molalla at their Easter egg hunt. Amelia had a blast! It was a gorgeous day out, which is unusual for Oregon this time of year. After the hunt my sister invited us all over to her house for lunch. It was fun to hang out with them.