Gosh, it was a gorgeous weekend in Atlanta to kick off summer and, more importantly, remember ALL that have served our country. We went into the weekend with NO plans, which was lovely. We did lots of slip ‘n sliding… Spent a day at our friend’s pool… they were our next door neighbors for a… Read More
Our little Jay Bird turned SEVEN today!!!!!!!!!!! Well, technically he’s Sister’s Jay Bird, but I’d totally take him :-) We celebrated over a hibachi dinner but I failed to get a single pic. (This one is by the immensely talented Dalton Lane Portrait Co.) If you have followed my blog for a while or if… Read More
We wrapped up the last day of school with our annual Walk of Fame and a sweet summertime snack on the porch. I went with a watermelon theme and made the cutest little watermelon inspired fruit pizza tart to go along with it. I mean, it’s hardly a celebrating without something slightly naughty to go… Read More
I shared our annual last day of school Walk of Fame yesterday and wanted to pop in with the special summer kickoff snack that rounded out our celebration! I usually do something fun and festive on both the first and last days of school. I try to use stuff I already have around the house and,… Read More
How is it that the years fly by even faster as the littles get older?! I guess there is something to the old adage that “time flies when you’re having fun.” Third grade legit crawled by :-) We were up and at ’em even before the alarm today. The house was humming with activity… Honey… Read More
Fourth grade is the year when school becomes “real” around here. Tests, projects, etc. are graded on a traditional number scale and report cards come home with letter grades. This was immensely more motivating to John than the 1-2-3 scale he had been graded on the past four years and he set his sights on… Read More
We made our annual pilgrimage down to Turner Field last week for the GT vs UGA Spring Classic baseball game benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Our friends at Hunter Technical Resources invited us down and threw yet another FUN tailgate party before the game. I mean, it doesn’t get much better than all-you-can eat Varsity! We were… Read More