Summer Days!

So excited it is finally summer!  I have had to take a step back recently.  We have had a very very busy few weeks and this mama is exhausted!  We are renovating two of Ryan's offices (more on that later) and with Ryan's business partner just having a baby and more excited work related things happening all at once it has been ENSANE!  All good things of course, but just all at once!  We have just been running at full steam.  I also have a hard time saying no sometimes.  I am beyond blessed to have such amazing friends, but with that comes lots of plans and commitments.  I find myself never having down time.  So recently I have had to learn to say no!  This may mean missing a girls night, a birthday party or play date, but it is so important to carve out down time.  Some of my favorite times lately are days when we have nothing to do and just play with the twins!  Well today was one of those days.  For some working out or a day at the spa is their release.....for me its cooking and playing!  This was one of those perfect summer days!
Ryan had business meeting the first part of the day so I just played with the kids in our pjs in the morning.  They still rock out a morning nap, which gave me time to shower and make a meal for a friend who just had a baby.  When Ryan got home I left to go bring the meal and visit with Simpson and her sweet baby boy!  Then we met up for a late lunch as a family.  I know that the twins are at the perfect age for first.  Their first pickle was today and it was hilarious!  They of course, in true twin fashion, reacted completely different.  E hated it and G loved it!

Ryan ordered a basketball goal a few days ago and it arrived!  He taught G how to dunk! We have also been loving these adorable honest company diapers!  We never hang out in our diapers, but with ones as cute as these we couldn't resist for a few minutes.

While they slept in the afternoon we prepared dinner together.  Tonight we are having Ribs, collards and mint oreo ice cream!!! Number one rule: triple wash your greens!

 Ryan made his own rub for the ribs.

 I got out some stress smashing some Oreos(gluten free of course) hah!

We have outgrown our blow up pool from last summer so we had a new one to try out after they woke up from naps!

It started to rain so we went inside and played some more while watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs!  I love kids movies and glad I have a real reason to watch them now! Since we were about to feed them dinner we decided to rock the cute diapers again!

The kids watched Ryan start the ribs on the grill in the rain.

We have started to train the twins to eat with spoons.  It is hilarious and an absolute disaster, but so entertaining!  We gave them carrots and pretzels to dip in the hummus, but they prefer to eat it with a spoon:)

 Ryan smoked the ribs for a few hours and once we put the kids down they were ready to eat!

Yummmmmmm!

 And the Mint Oreo ice cream I made was also amazing!

So there you go....my perfect summer day!  I look forward to more family summer days and taking the time to do it!