Princess and Pirates

Hunting season has started, which means more solo time with my best buddy!   Last weekend, we ventured down to the GA Aquarium for Princess and Pirate Day.   After much deliberation, Avery decided to wear her Snow White dress and accessories.   A girl's got to make some tough decisions sometimes!

Though this was her third trip to the aquarium, it was by far the most impactful and we spent hours there observing the animals.   Avery was fascinated by the sting rays and sea turtles, so much in fact that we had to go home with a stuffed sea turtle ($$).  Well done with the marketing aquarium, well done.

Here are a few photos from our day.   More mommy-daughter adventures to come!

Art in the Park 2013

Over Labor Day weekend we spent a really nice day in Marietta at Art in the Park - Meme and Pa even joined us! There was something for us all to enjoy including face painting, a Chalk Art competition, and a stop at the farmer's market for fresh pasta from Storico Fresco. This is by far my favorite festival of the year!

Mommy & Avery Time

Between Greg's work travel, high school reunion and his other activities, Avery and I have had a lot of girl time lately. We've planned lots of fun activities to keep us busy from the Dunwoody Butterfly Festival to cupcakes, pedicures, and ice cream making. We sure have a great time together and I'm thankful for these opportunities to spend quality time together!

Pre-K Kid

We are fresh off a week at one of our favorite family vacation spots, Folly Beach, but before we could shake the sand off our flip flops, Avery started pre-K and Kinderdance.   She had a great first week at pre-K, despite having to wake up while it's still dark outside ;)  

 

Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit!

The rainy summer has put an early end to our corn and zucchini, creating a space in our raised beds for a new fall crop.  Since I can "put them up" (dilly beans), sauté, roast, grill and freeze them, we decided to start some pole beans.   My little helper eagerly helped me start the seeds.

 

We hope to report back with some seedlings in 7-14 days!

Laters, Baby Shower!

Today I co-hosted a baby shower for my good friend Danielle, who's expecting number three.   Since she got pregnant shortly after reading the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy, our "inner goddesses"  decided to have some fun with the theme.   The food and décor turned out so fantastically that I had to share the photos, so enjoy.   Now, "laters, baby!"

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, America!

We spent a rainy Fourth of July with Greg's youngest sibling, Sara, this year.   Despite the never ending barrage of rain, we squeezed in lots of fun activities to include the Peachtree Road Race, Avery's bowling debut, the High Museum, the Red Hare Brewery tour and Marietta Square.   Here are some pictures of our adventures.  Take that, rain!