We were very busy during the last two weeks of summer! We celebrated Theo's Golden Birthday, I turned 40, and Theo started 3rd grade!
We officially have stickers and truck magnets! Our company is official!
[Theo got new glasses - he hates them]
[My flowers are looking very happy!]
[NOOOOO!]
Theo and I are going to St Judes tomorrow for a check up. This one hits hard.
August 8th was Theo's Golden Birthday! He got these adorable Baby Yoda shoes from Ms. Jess and Milto!
And Ms. Jess did a photoshoot with Theo. He did not want to cooperate, but she's a pro and managed to get some cute pictures!
Happy birthday to my sweet boy! We love you so much!
On August 9th I turned 40! Josh and I went into Chicago for the night and had dinner at Smyth.
We got the "Chef's Menu" which consisted of 14 courses. After we arrived the sommelier brought us some celebratory champagne. He asked us if we wanted to add on a wine pairing for our dinner, but we said no. We've done wine parings before and it's just too much for me to drink. He said we could split it and we happily accepted his offer!
[Amazake and Sungold Tomato]
[Smoked Eel Donut]
[Dungeness Crab and Sweet Corn]
[Caviar and Salted Cream]
[Malted milk bread]
[King Salmon and Cherrywood]
[Elysian Field Lamb]
[A slice of cake]
I didn't get pictures of all of the courses (why is it so dark in these restaurants?!), but we had a great time and the food was delicious!
The next morning we checked out of our hotel and grabbed brunch at Sunny Side Up.
I got biscuits and gravy and Josh got a skillet. It's was perfect!
We've been ordering dinners from Hello Fresh and I've been very happy with everything we've had so far. This BLTC (bacon, lettuce, tomato, and chicken) sandwich was delicious!
[Theo and Sherman]
We've been playing a lot of card games after Theo goes to bed. I taught the nurses how to play Rook and I hope Grandma Stringam would be proud of me!
On August 13th Theo started 3rd grade! Ms. Jess and Ms. Stephanie went with him to school. Ms. Jess trained Ms. Stephanie, so she could be Theo's full time nurse while Ms. Jess and Milto finish nursing school. We are going to miss them, but they gotta focus, so they can graduate in December.
[So super strong!]
Our giant fridge decided to die on us for the second time in three years. Unfortunately the issue is in a "closed system" and it's going to cost $2000-$3000 to fix. We decided to do away with the over sized fridge and freezer and go with a more traditional look.
Since we are going to have some extra space, we are trying to figure out how to rearrange our kitchen.
We can expand the pantry OR
We can expand the counter.
I sent these pictures to my SIL, Missy, and she recommended that we extend the counter and maybe put in an appliance garage. We aren't in a hurry to do another big construction project, so we'll figure out the details later. Hopefully the ladies that did our laundry room will be available!
We went to an appliance store and found a great fridge. It will be delivered on Tuesday!
We had three Rolling Rovie's and now we are down to one! If you see one of these laying around please send it my way!
[Too bad they still won't make the Post Season 🤦♀️]
I'm heading to Cabo for a long weekend with Katey and Emily on Thursday! I can't wait!