Fun times.

It's been a few days... my apologies :)

So let's start with Friday because it was AWESOME!  Xperience Greenville was not only super kid friendly, but it was also a whole lot of fun.  Our friend Shawn,  and her son Ben who is 6 met us at our house around 3 and from there we hit the road for South Carolina.  We went straight to downtown Greenville, and met up with Kamran at Falls Park.  From there we headed to the amphitheater for some extreme glow stick/laser show/music/black light fun!  The kids had a blast slinging around their glow sticks while dancing and listening for the next challenge from the alien on the stage.  Our glow sticks actually had  LED lights inside that could be changed to about 6 different colors.  The alien on stage directed the crowd as to what color the glow sticks should be and what not.  It went on until about 10 pm and by the time the car was moving, Bella was snoozing <3  Once we made it to the Popkin House, we put all the kiddos to bed and the 5 adults stayed up conversing over 2 bottles of red wine.  Fabulous.Evening.

Saturday morning, we all woke up to a huge breakfast made by Kam the man, and it was delicious!  Post breakfast, it was time to pack up and hit the road because Shawn, sadly, had to work at 4 pm so we needed to get her home at a decent time.  It's an easy 1.5 hour drive so it's not like we were rushing out the door.  We made it home around 1, said good bye to Shawn and Ben, and then Bella and I took a 3 hour nap while Vince watched some basketball leisurely on the sofa.  Perfect Saturday afternoon <3  For dinner, Bella suggested we go to Hawthorne's Pizza, and so we did.  We have decided it is now the official restaurant of the Ammirato Family.

Now on to Sunday... We took our time waking up, and then we did some light clean up before Bella and I went to her friend Nora's Mermaid/Dance birthday party.  If we are being honest, I was not excited about this adventure today because I knew none of the adults at the party.  Not my favorite situation to be in and my shyness kicked into overdrive.  Thankfully, the party was only 5 minutes from Jen Hamilton's house, so I decided to let Bella have fun at her party, and I went to hang with my friend for some Scrabble and a glass of wine for an hour.  Win/win if you ask me :)  I picked Bella up at 4:45 and we made a stop at Target before heading home.  She wore her birthday hat throughout the store and was perplexed as to why everyone kept telling her happy birthday.  She would say, "It's Nora's birthday, not mine.  I was just at her party and I like my hat."  Love her <3  We got her some new goggles for summer while shopping, and she spent an hour in the tub "practicing" with them.  It was hilarious, and there wasn't much water left in the tub by the time she was done.  That's one way to mop the floors...

Monday... We all woke up at 7, read LATE!  Only by a half hour, but still it caused some hiccups.  I was a reading buddy for Bella's class and ended up reading to/with all but 2 of the 24 kiddos.  It is so fun to see the progress from the beginning of the school year to now.  For one, my kid is reading to me now!  Amazing stuff.  I stayed and had lunch with B-bo, and today she invited Lily to join us.  When lunch was over, both girls gave me big hugs/kisses and told me they love me.  This is why I am a Mom <3  I then headed home for 2 hours and worked on Ensley's apron until having to make the trek back to school.  Post school, I worked on Ensley's apron until completing it, and I gotta say... it really turned out beautifully.  Very 50's/Stepford Wives/Shabby Chic if you ask me, and most important part, my client loves it!  Seriously, best.part.

This morning, after I dropped Bella off, I went and did a quick photo shoot of a house for one of my favorite realtors from the past. It was an easy $75 and it looks like she may have a few more for me.  I can stomach shooting houses for a few hand picked clients, especially if it is straight up stills with no brochure or text.  Piece of cake.  Now I'm home, and I am going to finish up a mini version of Miss Ensley's apron for Bella's classroom.  The fabrics are different but the style is the same, and it can only be adorable upon completion.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

xoxox