Spring time brings trouble around here.  I literally have to go straight from the mailbox to the trash can when the Pottery Barn catalogs come.  Fall, not tempted, Winter, no thanks... but stinky Spring brings out the colors and accessories that could very well steer us straight to the poorhouse.  In honor of all things beachy and aiming for all things free... Ms. Martha has cooked up some stunning nautical downloads perfect for cards and photos.  Enjoy!

Last night the girls' grandma wanted to spend some time with them.  J and I didn't have any plans and didn't feel like going to a movie or out to dinner.  We decided to do something we haven't done since Halley was born, we went to the beach to simply to watch the sunset.  For the first time in four years we actually got to sit in beach chairs and be still. Don't get me wrong, I adore taking the kids to the beach.  But the entire time we are up, playing, building castles and keeping them from drowning.  When we were poor starving college students almost all of our dates were at the beach together.  We picked up 99cent burritos from a little hole in the wall, worked on our homework, took naps and read the Bible.  We are planning more date nights here in the future.  It is so crazy how something so simple is so perfect.  A family of dolphins swam by as we sat and I wished I had my real camera instead of my husband's iPhone.  But then again, the pic quality on the iPhone isn't too shabby.