Life Lately

After leaving Hawaii at 9pm on Friday night and not getting back till 3pm on Saturday, we were pooped! We did a lot of this on Saturday and Sunday.. Then AJ and I tackled the backyard. 

We purchased Maddie Jane a playground right before we left for Hawaii. She showed us (yet again) that she is absolutely fearless, and would climb up every side of that thing at lightning speed. So we knew we need to get something soft under it ASAP for when she inevitably falls. 

We first tacked down garden fabric to keep any weeds, grass, etc from growing. Then we dug a trench around the border and buried plastic edging. Finally we spread 40 bags of mulch over the area. We got a quote to have a landscaper do this - and while it isn't perfect - we are so glad we saved the couple thousand dollars and did it ourselves!! 

I gave Maddie Jane a doctor's set for Christmas and she didn't have much interest. Now she wants to play doctor with everyone!! Especially Molly, ha!

Kell Bell and I had drinks last Tuesday. We hit our two weeks rule right on the dot. Words can't even describe how special it is to have your best friend a couple miles away. 

In Hawaii I primed this pineapple corer (little influence from all the fresh fruit and maybe a glass or two of wine). And let me tell ya, it works SO WELL. You can find it HERE. Also.. we are back on the Blue Apron train.. this steak and miso butter was out of this world!! 

Friday night we hit up the neighborhood pool until we got rained out.. 

And Saturday night we went on a date! 

We met up with Alix and Nico at Mercedes Benz for the Atlanta United game. While I'm not totally sold on soccer, being in the the Benz is just mesmerizing. That stadium is the BEST.

We also got to meet up with Zac for a drink! Another thing - drinks and food at the Benz are both so affordable. They did such an amazing job when creating an entire experience at the stadium.

On Saturday AJ tried out a new poke place with me, so on Sunday I went to ramen with him. 

And on Saturday afternoon we had our neighbors (well couple houses down) come over for a play date. Maddie Jane and Natalie are about 6 months apart and have the sweetest little friendship! 

I had just a few minutes in between play date and the dinner we were hosting.. So I soaked up this little backyard for a sec... 

Then Gramps and K came over! We hosted dinner for them as a thank you for keeping Molly while we were in Hawaii. 

And last night we continued the hosting train -- AJ's cousin Austin from Shreveport is in town so we had him (and Alix/Nico) over for dinner. 

He pushed Maddie on the swings, helped her with dinner, read her stories at bedtime. Just THE sweetest cousin and so glad we get to see him again in a few weeks. 

And that's all!!! WOO. So much going on. We are pretty excited that we are having a low key 4th of July.. parade in Dunwoody and hanging out at our community pool. Hope you guys have the best day with your friends and family tomorrow!!