Our Easter Long Weekend

I feel like it's the start of party season in our home. Over the next 2 months we'll be hosting 5 parties and just last weekend we kicked off the celebrations with Easter dinner...25 people arrived at our house and thankfully after days of rain, the sun also decided to make an appearance. All was well except that the Leafs lost...but we still had lots of good reasons to celebrate. In addition to all the Easter festivities, my hubby's grandparents were celebrating their 65th Wedding Anniversary (#couplegoals) and my uncle turned 60!

The entire weekend was a huge success from our very early morning Easter egg hunt to our 5 course family dinner...and through it all, I'd say my hubby and I felt pretty organized this year! We even managed to get some serious spring cleaning done...hosting a party always puts me into a cleaning frenzy but at least I end up with a clean home (until of course the guests arrive -ha!). All in all everyone had a fantastic day. I was especially grateful for all the help and support from family members, and because of it I even found some time to capture some great photos (and thank you Aunt Sandee for sending me a few of your pics).

Such a fun day we had...but I literally woke up Monday morning and all I could think about was our little guy's 4th birthday party happening in less than two weeks! While my kiddies enjoyed playing in the sun all day, I set to and started planning his birthday. I was on a mission to get things done - so far the guest list is set, the party is booked and I've been busy scoping out Pinterest for ideas and inspiration. The countdown begins...

"Little Boys Are Just Superheroes In Disguise."

Stay tuned for the celebration...

Have a great weekend!

Katie

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