sumsumsumma

It's officially the unofficial start to summer and I couldn't be happier. This weekend marks the beginning of long days at the lake, hot nights on the dock, lightning bugs, ice cream, sun-kissed, carefree blissfulness.

My heart is full and my bags are packed because we're heading to the beach. See you in the summer!
image

we've gone greek

If you haven't seen the new Ben and Jerry's Greek yogurt line, let me enlighten you. How amazing does it look? Combining two of my favorite staples (froyo + greekyo) into one (= frogreekyo), it seems truly magical.

Court and I were dying to try it Sunday, but didn't have any on hand and the babies were asleep. Never ones to let convenience come between us and our ice cream, we got to crafting our own.

We blended Greek yogurt, natural peanut butter, cocoa powder, bananas and a touch of brown sugar and froze over night. Oh my stars. How have we never thought to put this in the freezer before?

My friends. Run. Don't walk. To your nearest grocery store so you can get to blending. You'll thank me tomorrow night.

image

bibers take the a.

Would you even believe me if I said I had yet another round of family visiting this weekend? Luckiest girl in the world!

Ryan had a conference in Atlanta, so Court&Co. came with him. And once word got out that I'd have three Smith kiddos at my house, the guests started pouring in. Ash and Diego flew in from Denver, my mama came from Indy and Duke drove up from Statesboro. We were desperately missing my dad and Sam, but other than that, the weekend was pretty stellar.

It was a flurry of activity, the majority of which was spent outside - we walked all over Midtown and the Highlands, posted up at the W's pool, got carry out for dinner, fed the ducks (&turtles and fish) in Piedmont Park, discovered new playgrounds and just loved on each other.

As usual, the weekend was too short and so sweet. I just love them! Come back to me soon, guys!

PS: I took almost no photos except one at the pool and one of Duke hula hooping. A gem!

weekend review on a wednesday

A little thing happened to Monday and Tuesday. They disappeared. Out of thin baby air. So I forgot to tell you how happy the weekend with Duke and Sam was.

We went to Sweetwater and West Egg (!), explored the Highlands on foot (&with coffee in hand), squeezed in a little bit of pool time before the rain began, went back to the Highlands at night, worked out, made veggie burgers and just enjoyed every bit of one another's company.

I also introduced them to the King of Pops, which is a borderline-embarrassing obsession for me. They're just so good! Duke and Sam were skeptical upfront, but I'm pretty sure I've made KOP lovers out of them, too.
Monday morning was a little bit rough - I'm still not sure why I live so far away from those guys - but the week's busyness took over and quickly put an end to my pity party. I'm counting down the days until I see them both again and am already making mental preparations for upcoming trips to visit them.

I hope your weekend was wonderful!