Kicking Off Summer the Right Way!

We have had a VERY busy few days over in our parts.

Starting mid-last week, I had a marketing event (first live on in 15 months!) and since I since on the board, I was running the registration table. I got to see so many familiar names and people from my 17 years in this industry. 

Not only was it amazing to see real people in real life, we kicked off the event by winning the "Digital Marketing Award" for one of MY clients. 

So I got to prance up "on stage" (it was held at a comedy club) and collect the beautiful award with my teammates. I will do a separate post on it later.

Steve went to my mom's during the day to help her out with some chores and brought the girls with him. They wanted to stay there after he was done, so I picked them up on my way home. We didn't get home until 9pm! 

The girls had their last half-day of school Thursday (which is why they couldn't sleepover) so they went for 2.5 hours. 

The day was absolutely gorgeous, so after school and lunch, I packed up my work stuff and we spent the afternoon at the pool. 

Steve was supposed to work Friday but ended up taking the day off so he could spend it with his sister and her family. They went out to Clyde, NY where their grandparents lived and where his uncle and aunt now live. 

I opted to go to my GF's house to start working on my T-shirts for the kids for vacation! 

I'm obsessed with my Cricut!! I cannot wait to make more crafts! 

Saturday our friends had an end-of-the-school-year party at their house - a beautiful area with land, a pond, a pool, and gorgeous outdoor space. These are the same friends we are vacationing with this week and the husband, Andy is one of my friends from grade school. 

I gave the girls a choice - they could either come with me to the party or stay back with their cousins (Steve had to work). 

They agonized a little but ultimately decided spending time with cousins outweighed the party. I didn't mind it at all - I love that they love each other and selfishly, I was able to enjoy the party alone! No checking on people. No getting people food or drinks or having to deal with any whining. 

Yes, that's a zipline into the water! 

After the party, I headed home to get prepped to have 4 girls sleep at my house! Steve picked them up after work and we put a movie on for them in Mila's room. 

Sunday was a scorcher and we had planned to go to an amusement park that day. It was hot, but thankfully we had some cloud coverage and a nice breeze coming in from the lake. 

Despite being up the night before having a sleepover and NOT going to sleep at a reasonable hour, all 4 girls were in good moods and hung in there during a very hot day.

look at that smile!

Ava actually went down on this by herself! She's to the right of Steve in this pic, so she's being blocked by the wall. But she did it! 

And now I have 3 days to prep for vacation and finish up work for the week. I'm launching a big thing on July 1st - the day we leave, so yeah...stressful for sure!

Summer vacation is off to an amazing start!