PDK Air Show

Since Bella is still recovering from her surgery, we stayed close to the house this weekend. Luckily there was a great activity within walking distance: The Good Neighbor Day Air Show at Peachtree Dekalb Airport. I cannot believe we have lived her over 5 years and never attended. It was fantastic!

We strolled over to the show around 3pm with our friends, Val and Charles. As soon as we got there, we were greeted by planes zooming overhead. We could not keep our eyes off all the flips and tricks. Since Jay's hobby is building remote control helicopters, he was in Heaven. 

We filled the afternoon with exploring planes, running into neighbors, and enjoying some treats- including ice cream truck classics, a funnel cake and fried Oreos. It was the perfect afternoon.

This is how Maggie really felt about photos on the wing of the plane before I bribed her with a Hello Kitty ice cream treat. :)

We successfully made it to church this morning, too! I wish I could get in a good routine with attending weekly because I always feel so refreshed. I am hoping that I will get motivated now that I am officially a stay at home mom. I know the kids enjoy going! Maggie still insists on going to "Big Church," and Tuttle confidently walks right his Pre-K Sunday School classroom each time.

Since last week was devoted to Smelly's surgery and recovery, this will be our first official week of summer vacation. Bring on the pool! :)

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend. Friday was my last day keeping Gigi, and now I am officially a SAHM to Tuttle and Maggie. I have been nannying for SIX years since I was pregnant with Tuttle, so this new adventure will take some getting used to. I am very lucky that Jay supports my dream to stay home with my babies. :)

Saturday Maggie had a birthday party in the morning for a preschool friend, and later we met up with some friends for a picnic at Piedmont Park. It was also the Jazz Festival, so the park was full of people and excitement. We love getting out to people watch.

 

Sunday Daddy worked on his newest helicopter project, and we went on a bike ride and checked out Tuttle's new school.

 

We had such a successful bike trip that we fit into another one on Monday after Daddy worked all morning at Starbucks. Tuttle is getting a lot better controlling his bike and has gotten over his major fear of hills. I am hoping the training wheels will be off by the start of Kindergarten.

Since rain was in the forecast, I packed up the car to head to Madison before dinner. Our dog, Bella, was scheduled for an amputation on her leg today due to cancer, and her vet in is Madison. She had surgery a few months ago to remove the tumor, but it came back aggressively, and she was unable to walk with the leg at all. I will update on our sweet Smelly as soon as possible. Any prayers are very much appreciated.

The kids and I are making the most of our trip to visit Grandmommy and Grandaddy. We will be here until Thursday to help Bella settle into recovery. We ventured downtown today for ice cream and a little exploring.

We are so lucky to spend Memorial Day weekend with our family and friends. Thank you to all the brave men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Cousin Love

Holland came home from the NICU about a week ago, so Friday we brought Aunt Peach and Uncle Drew dinner. Tuttle and Maggie could not wait to hold their sweet cousin for the first time.

I cannot wait to see what kind of trouble these three get into in the future! :)

Graduations

We have had a busy week wrapping up school and activities. I cannot believe we are already celebrating summer vacation!

Maggie ended her gymnastics season on Wednesday. She will still practice during the summer, but it is more laid back, and she can register for a variety of class times, so she may not be with her usual friends.

Coach Todd and Ava handed out medals and beach balls to all the students. We absolutely LOVE Jump Start and see a long gymnastics career at this gym. :)

Thursday was a whirlwind of a day! I started with a luau in the Dragon class. The decorations and party food were perfect to start summer. Tuttle enjoyed ham and pineapple skewers and a cupcake to celebrate Reagan's birthday!

The party wrapped up with a limbo game and creating shell necklaces. How cute!

I rushed from the luau party to the Pound Puppy classroom to set up for Maggie's party. I was in charge of the party with another mom. We decided on a "Dig into Summer' theme with sand buckets to hold the treats. I made Jello "Ocean in a Cup" treats from a Pinterest recipe. They were a success. The tables were filled with yummy food to eat and bright summer colors!

After setting up the room, I went to the sanctuary to watch Tuttle's graduation. I knew I would get choked up, and I did. It did not help that his sweet teachers, Ms. Linda and Ms. Stacey, could not hold it together either. :) Right after receiving his diploma, Tuttle walked over to Ms. Stacey for a huge hug. She told me that he whispered, "I am excited to go to Kindergarten, but I will miss you so much." He was teary, as well. Tuttle does not like change and gets very sentimental. I love my sweet boy to the moon and back. 

I ran back to the Pound Puppy classroom to celebrate with Maggie. She was digging into her Jello when I arrived.

 Maggie is such a goofball!

Since Tuttle is always talking about who he is going to marry, Maggie has joined in on the discussion and is convinced she is going to marry Garrett from her Pound Puppy classroom. Apparently the feeling is mutual because his mom told me that Garrett is always talking about how Maggie is his girlfriend. True love. :)

I always like to compare first day of school pictures to last day of school pictures. I CANNOT believe how much my babies have changed in 9 months! Time slow down!!

After a quick run on the playground, we officially started summer with ice cream at the Frosty Caboose with our close friends.

Tuttle needed a picture with his girlfriend, Callie. Luckily she is going to the same school for Kindergarten. I completely approve of this relationship. I am obsessed with their entire family!

While all these graduations are bittersweet, I am ready for pooltime, beach trips, and memory making with my family!

Taste of Summer

I cannot believe this is the LAST week of school! I literally blinked and the year was over. I am so looking forward to all the extra time with Tuttle and Maggie that I get during the summer months, and we started with some fun outdoor fun this past week.

The Brookhaven Food Trucks started back up Wednesday. I have gotten smarter over the past few food truck seasons, and now I pack a dinner for the kids and treat them to King of Pops at the park. They are so excited to run around with their friends that they do not eat a normal dinner, and it got expensive to throw away food from the food trucks. :) I tried a new truck this year that served flatbread pizzas. I devoured my favorite- Hawaiian! I grabbed Jay some yummy tacos for him to eat once he got home from work.

We were invited over to our sweet friends' house for a cookout Friday evening. I absolutely love Alyssa. We are different in almost every way, but we mesh so well. Tuttle had a blast dressing up in various superhero costumes and battling in the backyard while Maggie discovered a flower girl princess costume. She was so enchanted with her outfit that Alyssa let Maggie borrow it. Maggie's face was priceless when we told her that she could take it home. She even slept in it!

I have been working for months on the preschool spring fundraiser. I coordinated class baskets for a silent auction, and it finally all came together this weekend. I am very happy to have all the basket items out of my living room and dining room! Although I was stressed out at multiple times during the planning, the event was a HUGE success. I am waiting on the final count of the money we raised, but I know we surpassed our goal.

Stacey and I displayed the baskets Thursday and Friday at the school, and we moved them to the event space on Saturday. I dropped off the final baskets to the winners today! Yeah!!

Tuttle was able to bring home the class stuffed pet for one last visit this weekend. Puff traveled with us to organize auction baskets, cheered for Tuttle at his soccer game, and played with Tuttle and Maggie while I cleaned on Sunday. He also took a much needed bath in the washing machine!

We cannot wait for lazy summer mornings, pool time, and beach trips! Bring on summer vacation!