Monday, June 24
Monday was the first day of Vacation Bible School
I picked them up at noon and
we headed to Chick-Fil-A to grab a quick lunch.
I let them play on the playground for a bit and then we headed to Publix
to do our grocery shopping for the next two weeks.
Once we were home and had
the groceries away, the kids pulled out Zingo, one of the games Olivia received
for Christmas last year, and we played a couple of rounds of that. By then, it was already after 2, so I set the
kids up with their snacks and let them pick their afternoon movie, and then I
got back to work blogging.
B had a tennis match Monday evening,
so we had an early dinner and then the kids and I went outside to do sidewalk
chalk. Our driveway gets shady in the
evening so that’s pretty much the only time of day we like to be out there
during the summer, since it’s so hot otherwise.
We each made funny poses and traced each other’s shadows and then they
started drawing their own things. Check
out that piece of construction equipment that Jacob drew… isn’t that
amazing?! This kid has a great
imagination/memory.
Tuesday, June 25
Tuesday was VBS for the kids
and more blogging for me, and then we all came home and had lunch together. Olivia was still on her antibiotic for her
ear infection and that day she threw her biggest tantrum yet over taking the
medicine. It was long and exhausting for
both of us, but she finally got it down, and then the kids and I made a Hershey
Pie (recipe here) to surprise B with for dessert.
Once the pie was done and in
the freezer, Jacob and I sat down to study his x 3 multiplication facts for a
bit, and then it was time for their afternoon movie.
We had another early dinner
that evening and then B and Jacob went out back to practice hitting with his
new bat since he’s starting baseball in the fall. After they were done hitting, the kids wanted
to go out and do sidewalk chalk some more, so we did just that.
Wednesday, June 26
Wednesday was VBS bright and
early and I used that time to go get my allergy shot kid free… they always hate
going with me to do that, so it was nice to not have to hear them whine about
it. Haha. I headed home after that was done and worked
some more on blogging stuff, and before I knew it, it was time to grab them
from VBS.
I bought the cutest 30A
coloring book when we were on our beach trip and I’d been itching to color in
it, so after lunch, the three of us all sat down to draw and color. The kids were enamored with watching me color
for some reason, so they ended up watching me for the entire hour like I was
some kind of sideshow at the circus.
Lol.
Once I finished my coloring
page, it was time for the kids’ afternoon movie, and on that day they chose…
Home Alone. Two kids after my own
heart. <3
We have started watching
America’s Got Talent with the kids again this season, but we don’t let them
stay up late and watch it when it originally airs on Tuesdays, so we always
just Tivo it and catch up on it during the week. I decided that it might be fun to do a
popcorn and candy evening that evening to watch the previous night’s episode,
so the kids got their showers right after dinner, got in the PJs, and then we
all snuggled up on the couch together to watch.
They adore that show and I love that we all have a show that we can
watch together.
Thursday, June 27
Thursday was more of the
same – VBS for the kids, gym and blogging for me, and then lunch at home,
followed by a couple of rounds of the Hedbanz game. If you have small kids and you don’t have
that game then you’re missing out. It is
so cute and it just cracks our kids up and I love to watch them be silly like
that.
We had another early dinner
Thursday evening because we were meeting our friends to ride bikes
afterward! While I was cooking dinner,
Olivia came downstairs and said, “Mommy, can I please go outside? I need to get some energy out.” Lol.
Not going to say no to that!
We met the four of them and
the kids rode bikes around for a bit until they eventually traded their bikes
in for rocks and dirt. Haha. They all played happily for a good hour while
all of us adults chatted and when it was time to go we had two filthy kiddos to
take home and stick straight in the shower.
They were covered in dirt from head to toe… the sign of a perfect summer
evening. ;o) And yes, Olivia wore a dress to ride bikes
and play in the dirt. Sigh.
Friday, June 28
Friday was the kids’ last
day at Vacation Bible School
Friday evening we met some
friends (Fahed and Rebecca – who are also B’s coworkers) downtown at one of our
new favorite restaurants for dinner. We had
a couple of rounds of drinks, a couple of apps, and a delicious dinner, and we
ended up staying there for almost three hours chatting and hanging out.
While we were there, two of
the local high schools were having a mixer for their class reunions for the
class of 1999 (I was c/o 2000 so they were all close in age), and B and I ended
up seeing so many people that we know even though the reunions weren’t even for
my old school.
I ended up recognizing a guy
that I went to daycare (not school) with almost 30 years ago and I couldn’t even
believe that I still recognized him after all of these years. He looked exactly the same as he did in,
like, second grade, and I remembered his name and everything. I rarely forget a face, y’all. I told B and our friends about him and they
encouraged me to go say hi, but I told them he’d never remember me and probably
think I was crazy for remembering him from all those years ago and I didn’t
want to look like a crazy person.
Ha!
They ended up convincing me to
say hi and he ended up remembering exactly who I was, even remembering my dad’s
name (because he’s a local artist and is pretty well-known around town) and a
couple of other things from the past. He
snapped a selfie of us and found me on Facebook, and I asked him to send the
picture to me so I could have it. How
wild is that?!
Also, on the way in to the
restaurant, Jacob had shown B and me how wiggly one of his bottom teeth was,
and I’ll be danged if he didn’t lose it at the restaurant! And by lose, I mean, he literally lost it and
we couldn’t find it anywhere. One of our
old friends who is part owner of the restaurant was chatting with us when he
discovered it was missing, so I told him if they find a tooth when they’re
cleaning not to be alarmed. Lol. We looked all over the floor and the table
and couldn’t find it anywhere, so I’m pretty sure he swallowed yet another
one. You may remember we think he also
swallowed the very first one he ever lost, too.
:o(
The kids started getting
antsy after three hours of sitting, so we drove to our favorite ice cream place
which also happens to be below Fahed’s loft apartment. He has the cutest puppy and he brought the
puppy down to walk him while we had ice cream.
By the time we were done, it was way past the kids’ bedtime, so we
headed home and got them in the bed so B and I could have a little bit of TV
time before calling it a night ourselves.
Saturday, June 29
Saturday we had tickets to
the Atlanta United soccer game, so we left the house mid-morning to head that
way. We made a quick stop at Chick-Fil-A
for lunch, another quick stop at IKEA for a couple of frames and fake plants,
and then we made an impromptu stop at a shaded outdoor playground. Can we please get some playgrounds with huge
shades over them back home?! I cannot
even tell you how much cooler it was under those shades!
Once the kids had their fill
of the slides and swings and monkey bars, we headed to The World of Coca Cola
to burn the last couple of hours before the game. I’ve lived here my whole life, and can you
believe I’d never been to The World of Coke before?! I have, however, been to the little house in Columbus , GA Atlanta , GA… it was actually invented
in The Pemberton House in Columbus ,
GA
The World of Coca Cola had
an insanely long line to get in, but we had already purchased our tickets, so
we decided to wait it out and hope that we had enough time to get through it
before we needed to leave for the game.
We ended up waiting about 30
minutes and then we were in! We got to
see lots of old Coca Cola artifacts, a short film, a bunch of pop culture
stuff, tour the vault where the secret formula is stored, try a ton of different
flavors from all around the world, and my personal favorite… we got to meet the
Coca Cola polar bear. He was the cutest!
By 4:45 we were rushing out
of there to make the short drive to Mercedes Benz stadium for the game. We arrived just after 5 and we had an hour to
grab some hot dogs and beers, eat, and find our seats. Our tickets were in the same VIP area of the
stadium as they were when we saw Taylor Swift last year, and we were SO excited
to have our very own personal bathroom and bar and restaurant. It sure beats waiting in line!
We’d never been to a pro
soccer game before, and I have to say it was pretty fun! The crowds were lively and there was lots of
chanting and singing and flag waving and such, and every time they score a
goal, they have a big fire production and blow a train whistle. The actual soccer part itself I could have
done without, though. Hahahaha. I’m just not a fan of soccer unless my child
is the one playing!
Brian and Jacob, however,
LOVED it. Brian said that Jacob asked a
million questions and was all into the game the entire 90 minutes. Olivia, on the other hand, preferred to eat
all the snacks and stick her water bottle label to her chin like a beard to
entertain the people behind us.
Lol. I can’t make this stuff up,
y’all!
We ended up getting a win –
2-1! – and it was a super fun evening with my favorite people! Our kids travel so well and they truly love
immersing themselves in new adventures, so it’s always a good time getting out
of the house and exploring!
Sunday, June 30
Sunday morning we hit up the
movie theater for the 11 AM Toy Story 4 to try to beat the crowds and we had
the theater almost to ourselves. The
movie was hilarious and so good, but y’all, it also completely ruined me. I’m not going to spoil it for anyone, but
bring lots and lots of tissues… more than you did for Toy Story 3! :o(
We stopped by Five Guys for
lunch afterward, and then the rest of the afternoon was spent cleaning house,
hanging my new IKEA frames, and catching up on other life stuff since we were
so busy on Saturday.
Sunday evening we headed to
my parents for Sunday dinner and my Momma had creamy rosemary pork chops, jasmine
rice, sautéed broccoli and onions, and roasted brown sugar and honey carrots
waiting for us. It was soooo yummy! The kids spent the evening regaling Pop and
Cokie with their adventures from Saturday and it was the end to a great
weekend!
Unfortunately my reflux and
asthma have flared up terribly again, so I’m praying it’s not about to become a super
miserable thing again like it was back in March. Other than that, I’m hoping it’s going to be
a great week! Y’all have a great day!
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