Go, Go, Goers!

We managed to pack in a final summer band concert, as well as a baton recital, within 3 short days of each other this past week, but now...we're free! No more commitments (right...) until the school year starts again. Hooray! We had a storm sweep through earlier this week, but in its wake, it left a dazzling double rainbow (this pic just doesn't do it justice.) On Tuesday, Ava squeezed in a band rehearsal, a birthday party at a water park, and her final baton rehearsal. I managed to sneak in a hair cut and a few errands, between my chauffeur duties for Miss Ava. On Thursday, Ava had her final band rehearsal, and mini-concert that I was able to attend. But, lest you think I had any down time, I did not! In between dropping off Ava for her rehearsal, and the 30+ minutes later that I needed to be back for the concert, I decided to squeeze in a trip to visit my parents, and to wish my dad a very happy 70th birthday! On Friday, we raced around at the end of the day, co

It was a hot and busy week! I like having things planned in advance so we can get stuff done throughout the week, but the past 7 days held a ton of pop-up events and fun things, so...we weren't quite as productive as I had hoped we would be. We ended last Sunday with a family celebration for Scott. Happy #43! At the end of last weekend, we had almost finished up with G's room, and now, it's completely done! The wall color looks great, and we purged so many toys that we can now put the kiddie table and chairs up in his room instead of in our family room. He loves having it there...it's so much easier for him to play restaurant with a place for his little stuffies to sit. I love this side-by-side pic of G, He's grown so much! I'm waiting on some new wall art that I ordered for his room...should be here this week!  G had a pretty good week at daycare. His teacher has been working with Scott and I to determine what we can do to help tem

I would like to petition for 3-day work weeks permanently, please. We've had a wonderful four days at home, and it would be nice if we could just do this all of the time. (Think anyone would go for that??) We've spent the better part of this long weekend at home...purging G's massive toy pile, and then Scott and I working on painting G's room. Both kids think the color is boring, while I think it's a practical backdrop that allows them to change out their bedding and decor for years to come. Regardless, this greige color is a million times better than the matte builder cream color that we've been living with for five years. You know, the one that shows every single mark and ding in the wall? The one that you can't clean? Yeah, our walls look a little rough, so we're taking care of that with fresh paint, room by room! Love the clean look of newly painted walls...this shows a nice contrast between the white closets and the new greige color in G'