Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
Wishing the happiest of happy birthdays to the best around today. She’s the one that always figures out how to get things done, she’s always there for the important – and not so important – events, and she puts up with a LOT from all of us but still loves us no matter what. We are the luckiest to have her…especially these 3…
Not only is she the very best momma and GJ, but she’s turning into the best neighbor too!!
Hooray!! Happy birthday GJ. You’re the BESTEST and we love you the most!!
Apparently it’s not only pigs that are happy in mud! We’ve been doing a big backyard project and one weekend there was a huge pile of dirt in the backyard. The kids wanted to play on it and I knew things were going to get dirty!
Yep. I told the kids they had to hose themselves off before going inside. Rookie mistake. They hosed themselves off alright – and hosed the dirt pile too!!
The dirt pile quickly became a mud slide and they thought it was the greatest thing ever.
Maxwell quickly bailed – he doesn’t like to get that dirty! But Spencer and Samantha were rolling around in it! They were having too much fun for me to care. It was hilarious!!
I have to admit – it looked pretty fun. I kinda wanted to hop in there too! ha! Nothing more fun than getting dirty!!
Of course, the only reason we got to go to London was thanks to GJ and Susan holding down the fort back home! They kept the kids fully entertained while we were gone and we cannot thank them enough!
School wasn’t back in session yet so they had full days to fill up. Susan took them to McWane…
they all went to dance together…
and they even got to go to Chuck E Cheese!
GJ got them over to flag football…
and hosted the best sleepover ever!
Not sure there was a lot of sleeping based on these sleepy faces in the morning!
She took them to a movie…
and kept them fed and happy!
I’m not sure the kids missed us very much but, by the end, one little girl in particular was ready for her momma to get home…
I was ready to get home to her and her brothers too! A HUGE thank you to Susan, GJ and Daddo for holding down the fort!!
Have a great weekend!
On Saturday we got up and walked around enjoying the pretty weather.
We did al little shopping and stopped in Harvey Nichols and then went into Harrod’s. I had been in Harrod’s before but did not remember just how massive it was! We started at the top and worked our way down and around every single floor – that took all day! We ended up having lunch there and had some of the best pizza ever…
On the way home we walked through Hyde Park and saw the Christo installation, “The London Mastaba”. It was cool to see that considering I had been in NY during the installation of “The Gates”.
The view of it from our hotel room…
That night we headed out for the wedding! Black tie and looking sharp!
After a (lengthy) cocktail hour…
we had a great dinner with the Little Rock crew at “US Pizza” table!
Of course there was plenty of fun to be had on the dance floor!
A wonderful wedding, a fantastic trip, and lots of memories made! Thankfully our trip home on Sunday was uneventful and we had 3 happy campers waiting for us back in Birmingham! Cheerio!
On Friday night, the bride (who is Indian) and groom hosted an Indian blessing ceremony and Sangeet. My friends and I decided at the last minute to dress in traditional Indian dress and I’m so glad we did! What fun!! I got my outfit in on an adventurous one day trip with my mom to visit the Global Mall – an all Indian mall right outside of Atlanta. Who knew?! I couldn’t convince Robert to wear traditional dress but he did get a bright new tie. I’ll take it!
It was fantastic seeing all of the guests dressed in their Indian finery. Lots of bright colors and beautiful fabrics!
The blessing ceremony was just lovely. It started with the bride and groom feeding each other cake so they will always be “sweet” to each other. How sweet indeed!
After the ceremony it was party time – and they knew how to party! Fantastic food, great music, even Henna!
Truly the MOST fun night!! So glad we got to be a part of it and celebrate Frank and Jules!