March 2014 Madness

Cracker Jacks softball team party tonight! So @ericamabry and I went out for a sister date night! #gocrackerjacksloveyourpeanuts

Steven started a softball team at Hobgood Park that consists of 16 of our closest friends and family! The girls are consistently the best fans of any team... you can call us the peanut gallery! 

Happy Birthday to this best friend of mine! Cheers to being awesome and going through some of the best times of our lives together! #roomies #bridesmaids #besties Now go on and get that 26 out of here #footswipe I love you so much Sammy G! 

Happy Birthday to this awesome and beautiful cousin of mine! @sarahequandt thank you for all of the years of advice and laughs you have given me! You light up our family events! I wish I had some old pics of us to throw up here cause we sure had some great times growing up! I love you! xoxo

2014 Spartan Finishers right there! #spartanrace #aroo! 

A bunch of us from work conquered the Spartan race! 4.2 (or so) miles and obstacles! I only had to do 60 burpees... only 2 obstacles failed! AROO! 

We are Spartans! #rkfit #aroo #spartanrace #riskonnect

Just a couple of brunettes hanging out! #milkshakes #crockpotspaghetti #psiloveyou #crotcheting #cookies #besties #slumberparty 

Just a little soccer game action this beautiful Saturday morning! Love me some Stanley time! 

Jayci had a soccer game so we went to cheer her on! Of course we stopped at Dunkin Donuts before hand to get the team some donut hole to energize them before the game! 

FaceTime with our Californian Blonde Bestie last night! Distance doesn't stop our girls nights! #laurenstopmovingthephone haha LOVE YALL! 

Went down to see Rachel & Sarah's new house in Brookhaven and we had a slumber party! First Rachel and I walked to Town Brookhaven and started the night off with a milkshake...then Rachel made spaghetti in the crockpot, then we ended it with a good ole chick flick! 

Lunch date with my mom in downtown Roswell! She doesn't think we look alike anymore...

 I beg to differ! 

I went to the dark side! I had to try it out. I had been blonde for 27 years of my life... it was time for a change... don't worry, i'll be back soon! Blondes probably really do have more fun! 

Booti wanted to go the more formal route to church this morning. 

5 pillows made! Thank you rain for making me stay in today! 

Made new pillers for my back porch sittin'! 

Just ordinary humans building with an extraordinary God! #thegrove Psalm 84 - be a sparrow. 

Got to go to The Grove, finally, down at Passion City Church. A gathering put on by women, made for women, and filled with lots of women! KK and I went together and it was awesome! Will be back! 

Booti thought he was gonna get by on his 6th birthday without an Instagram collage...No sirie! He's the best Booti in the world! Happy Birthday to my Bubba! #overthehill

Twining x2 #riskonnect culture #rkfit

Love that I can wear work out clothes to work...everyday if I wanted to! :) 

First day of spring calls for a sit-on-a-patio-at-Bahama-Breeze-with-cold-drink-in-hand-talking-about-life-boys-and-Jesus kind of day with @katenowland

Yup, we did just that! 

I got this sucker through email one day! Made me smile I thought I would share! Love you Kate! 

(Booti was just vacuumed before this pic) Now for his nails to get filed down with sandpaper! Typical day at the Castardi's! 

FaceTime with my Bestie @jesskatenamy I LOVE YOU and so proud of your obedience to our Father. Only 3 more months (hand shake). 

Jessica left Hawaii and headed to Jordan to do mission work! I get to see her in 3 months! 

So proud of these two girls tonight! @claudiagoodwin and @michaela_thomasss told the world tonight that are in need of a savior and they have found one to follow! Although you were both baptized tonight and cleansed of your old ways ready to live with Him, my hope is that you will be covered in dust from this point forward...I pray that you will continue to follow so closely to Jesus that the "dust from his shoes" cover you! Love you both so much - like a proud mama bear! 

@wendifreeman workin like a boss! #top10bestie 

I am so proud of this man right here. The biggest award you can win in his company was awarded to him and then the next day he landed a well deserved promo.... and you would never know because of his humbleness. I strive for his determination. He is passionate with everything he does and truly  has a heart like Paul. Proud to be his best friend, wife, and Noggy! (not to mention his good looks and keen sense of memory making rock my world!) 

Steven not only won the Ace Awards for his company but then got promoted to Manager at his community! I am so proud of him! 

This little guy makes me happy! 

Work besties hanging out!!!! Love you both so much! @wendifreeman @katenowland #springequinox

Kennesaw Mountain Biscuit kind of morning with @thecastardian

Forever Friends. Love them! #picturetakingfun

This is the night that Leslie broke the news that she was pregnant! She had Brandon take a picture of all of us and he said "1, 2, Leslie's Pregnant!" - We all stood there in shock and then started freaking out! haha It was awesome!!!! So happy for them! The rest of the night was baby talk! 

Hands down the cutest second cousin ever! Ahhhh love me some Carly! #regram from Sarah! #springbreaktoddlerstyle

The Quandt's went to FL from SB and I couldn't resist not reposting this picture! She is the cutest... in picture and in person... in beauty and in personality! 

Our weekly date... check! Work, Aruba reds, life catch up, coconut skrimp, spin dip, chit chat it up, Aruba Red, side salad, Jesus...of course, split AR, full stream race, pit stop at the bar for an h20 to go... then skiddaddle on home! Yup, love my Kate time! 

Porch Rules have been hung! #tistheporchseason Big shoutout to our friends who contributed a rule!

You do not talk about the porch rules  - Steven

Always play a tune - Jessica

Slow down - Rachel

Friends are always family - Blase

Leave your worries at the door - KK

Mardi Gras beads required - Wendi

Sip coffee or beer - Steven

Make something - me

Have a deep convo then laugh until you cry - Lauren

Don't feed stray cats - Erica

No shoes, no panties, no problem - Stepfords

Take a nap or two - me

Breathe it all in - me