Super productive, super fun!

Mom came to town this weekend. We had a great time, ate well and got the new kitchen island and sideboard off to a great start. To get ready for baby M we need some additional kitchen storage so the baby's room closet is just for baby stuff and not pitchers and platters.  We decided to switch out the small island and table for a larger island and side board. 

Before

Before

First up Friday night: an Ikea run to purchase cabinets, followed by stir fry at Chow Baby and Frozen Custard for dessert.

Friday night we got 4 cabinet bases put together, watched some dateline and had fun mother daughter time. 

We started early on Saturday with a quick run back to Ikea for a few needed pieces, then came home to work. Jessie brought some pizza for lunch and her much needed organizational skills and muscles for lifting.  It is amazing how much we got done!  I am so excited for it to come together, just need a few back ordered pieces to come in and to set the counter tops and we will be go to go.  These two pieces make a huge difference in the amount of storage we have in the kitchen and literally double the counter space.  Even though it's not finished, it is already a vast improvement and we couldn't have done it without Mom!

Saturday night we went to Dave and Buster's with our cook out club and had a ton of fun playing arcade games and Sunday I played my last tennis match of the season and won an epic 3 set, two hour and forty minute match in a 3rd set tie breaker.  It was so close and felt great to win. What a fabulous way to end the season!

This weekend was so productive and I had such a great time.  I am extremely thankful for the friends and family we have around us.  It's really making this time so joyful, exciting and fun.  And once again a huge thanks to Mom for all her help!