A Few More Days of Summer!

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We snuck in a few more activities right before school started back!
We had such a fun time at Food Truck Tuesday enjoying dinner and beautiful weather with friends (and parents)!

We explored a bit more of Alabama meeting Lovie, Pops, Maw Maw, Boo Boo, and GG for dinner in Bowden!

It was great to get in a visit with them while they were at the lake!

I took SG and Charlie to the dentist, then spent a fun time having lunch together!

We also did a refresh to the basement playroom! This project was really due to a water leak in the ceiling and the big hole to repair the pipe was a concern for Charlie, We repaired the hole, updated the lighting (no more low lighting and old brass fixtures), changed the exterior door, replaced the furniture, and made two separate hangout spaces!




Sarah Graves majorly paired down her doll houses and Charlie let go of a lot of toys that he wasn't using making space for the second hangout. It was hard to get rid of toys they had good memories of, but they were excited to have the space they envisioned for hanging out with friends!
It was hard deciding how to decorate in a way that pleased them both and many thanks to Jeanne' for some design ideas and Aaron plotting out how the space could work. 
I love how it turned out reflecting both of their personalities and creating a fun space for the big kids they are!







 

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