I really enjoy this author—this is my fourth book of hers this summer.
Unfortunately, I am only on page 14 because I had fun chatting with a handful of friends. Oh, and I was working today, too.
I started book #28 today at the pool.
Author Archives: Jen
Nails inspired by my makeup!
I wasn’t sure what nails I wanted today…and then as I was driving there I saw the five swatches on my hand and thought they’d be perfect!
My sleepyhead coworker
I love calm sleepy Olive.
A rare shot of a calm Olive with Anna.
Katie’s a Shark 2!
We thought she was a Turtle 2 for the last while… But turns out she was a Shark 1, so today she graduated to Shark 2! So now we have two Shark 2 swimmers!
Oh olive.
Katie’s orthodontic consult!
Checking out her X-rays.
Her reaction to seeing her X-rays—gross!
She’s good for now but they want to keep an eye on it. We have to come back for a recheck in seven months.
Olive & Honey
Okay, I can get SOME work done like this.
Gahhhhhh. But not like this!!
2022 dual birthday pool party!
For as much as I take pictures of everything we do, I seemingly always let it slip on pool party day. At least I got one of both kids.
This one was from a friend.
And this was as we were packing up—Anna found a little grasshopper and put it on Katie.
The party was a big success again! All the kids love it! And it’s easy since we don’t have to clean the house.
Full face for a pool party? You bet!
So today is my daughter’s 10th birthday which means a pool party at our local community pool this afternoon…so you bet your ass I put on a full face of makeup!
Why?
Because in addition to looking fabulous for the party, I can honestly say I’ve never gotten sunburn on my face wearing this skincare and makeup! (And y’all know I hate wearing additional sunscreen, so when I plan to stay out of the sun, I just rely on my makeup to protect me. If I’m actually PLANNING to stay in the sun, I’ll add our sunscreen!)
And then this happened while I was taking my selfies… Hubby photobombed me with Olive.
Happy 10th *GOLDEN* birthday, Katie!
Double digits today! She says Owen calls her the double digit midget.
This is Katie’s GOLDEN birthday!! (Let’s not talk about how I apparently didn’t take a 9yo photo. I have no idea what happened.) You completed our perfect little family, even if Owen screamed that he didn’t want you to come home with us because you wouldn’t stop crying. You’ve been a cute little pistol ever since, and he loves you now, even if he’s a teenager that rarely shows feelings. And we love you, too, even though you challenge us on a seemingly daily basis.
It took me a second to find him.
They’ve been sleeping in the gazebo quite a bit…and today I had to go wake Owen up. At first I wasn’t sure he was even in there. And then I saw it.
First 2022 backyard movie night!
We might be watching Top Gun until it gets dark…and then we can watch something else with the kids.
Dinner and drinks on the deck!
Grilled Aldi steaks, garlic cheese bread in the Ooni pizza oven, and salad! And a margarita because DUH.
Olive and her second mom.
If you have to ask do you even know me?
Noooooo! I don’t know how I missed a day of Wordle!
Olive cuddles!
Seriously, how can I get any work done like this?
Business attire Olive
Olive came home from Dave and Anna’s with a new look.
We still enjoy a good cuddle.
A fix for the escape artist!
Since Olive can squeeze under sections of our fence, we had to figure out a temporary solution.
July 4, 2022
Why there, Olive? You’re weird.
Katie wanted me to do her makeup so I used the same colors on both of us.
Dave and Buster’s!
We finally took the kids to Dave and Buster’s for the first time today! They had gotten a gift certificate from Anna for their birthdays last year that we’d forgotten about. I honestly wasn’t looking forward to it because I knew from other people’s stories that it’s usually crazy busy and loud and I assumed the food would be blah. Thankfully I was wrong!
I’m sure it’s due to the state of the world, but it was practically empty! And the menu looked pretty good (especially the drink menu)! My margarita was yummy!
Anna did warn us that we’d spend more money than we’d want to and we just needed to let it go and let the kids have fun (LOL). We didn’t go crazy with the games—and we did make them pay for a tiny part of it—but yeah, that was an expensive lunch. Hopefully they have lasting memories of it!
And also, now Dave and Buster’s gift cards are a great gift to give!!
P.S. This drink was DELICIOUS and we need to try and recreate it at home:
CARIBBEAN LUXE LONG ISLAND TEA
Don Julio Reposado Tequila, Grey Goose Vodka, Bacardi Superior Rum, Grand Marnier, mango puree, scratch sour mix and cranberry juice.
Gimme that leaf!
Back at swim lessons!
Our two fishes are back to swim lessons at British Swim School! We are so happy we discovered BSS back in Virginia when they were just babes!
A minor league game!
After an hour drive, the only bad thing about our free Vettix tickets are that we were in the bleachers in the sun. If we came again, we’d spring for actual seats…in the shade!!
It was hot…so Tom got me a margarita!
And the kids got Dipping Dots!
We FINALLY have our new ottoman!
Remember all the drama from our original attempted ottoman delivery? Well…this delivery was postponed a bit as well, but it finally came today (we ordered it in January) and it’s perfect!
And of course within one minute of delivery…
