Higgins World: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Yesterday we had some family fun as we headed downtown Raleigh for the St. Patrick's Day festivities and parade. Our friends, Blaine, Liz, Carson and Harrison were there and the kids loved every minute of fun. They jumped in a couple of bouncy houses and we got up front row to watch the parade - they were in heaven! It was such a beautiful day, close to 80* - not typical March weather, but we all enjoyed it. It was close to 2pm when we got in the car to head home; both the girls were out before we even got out of the parking lot. Naylor spent almost the entire ride home saying he wasn't going to take a nap and then about 5 minutes from the house fell asleep. I needed to hit up the grocery store, so I did that and Brian kept the kids in the car while waiting... I was afraid if we took them to their beds they'd not go back to sleep. When we got home Lalon and Whitley Ann both did go to their beds fine and then Naylor laid in bed with me and Brian and watched a bit of tv, but didn't go back to sleep.

Once naps were over, we played more outside, riding bikes and just having fun. Brian mowed the grass for the first time this season to get the dead stuff out and there's lots of green peaking through! We were having so much fun playing outside, we set up our tailgating table / grill and made dinner out there - burgers and zucchini grilled and it was great. Naylor, Lalon and Whitley Ann were loving the 'picnic' we made.

After a long day outside, we hit the showers and then bed... not long after the kids were down, I followed suit! What a great day filled with friends, family and fun - looking forward to a great Spring!