Chloe: Grandma, can you make us Kalbi?

Grandma: Happy to!

spaghetti alle vongole for lunch

We are  home after being gone for 7 weeks! Feels so good to back except for the 12 hr jet-leg. We’re so happy to be back with Andrew who’s been very “lonely” and “scared” at nights without us. 😉

I haven’t worked out all summer…Time to hit the gym & pool for the kiddos with their friends.

Today is the first day of vacation and this morning, Chloe comes downstairs with her math workbooks. So proud of her for wanting to do well at school on her own.

Breakfast: sautéed vegetable with egg, blueberries with cottage cheese

Lunch: salad with steamed shrimp & smoked duck 

Shane doing his chores: folding laundry…

Chloe and I have been working on upgrading her room little by little since the beginning of this year. We let her choose all of her furniture pieces and accessories and this is how it turned out!

Ta da~ She’s been dreaming about this four poster bed from PBteens.

We went to a bunch of fabric stores in the garment district in NYC and Chloe chose this trim from M&J Trimming. I sewed it on the top of the canopy to glam it up a bit. She definitely has a designer’s eye!

Fairly lights on top, of course.

I picked up this antique frame from a flea market in Brooklyn and turned it into a pin board. I covered the cork board with a natural canvas fabric to give it a softer look.

And here is the star of this room: 

The hanging chair!

This chair is e v e r y t h i n g. 

Chloe has been super responsible on keeping her room neat, making her bed every morning and getting everything organized since the room update. Congratulations on your new dream room, Chloe~
I’m just so proud of you~~~<3 <3 <3

basketball @ 10pm

Dress: Sandro

We also had Shane’s friend over so he doesn’t feel left out.

Kids played Capture the flag in the yard.

Our neighbor dog came to join the fun.

I planned a surprise graduation party for Chloe and her friends after school today. Graduating elementary school is kind of a big deal.;)

Chloe and her friend wrote on the cookies.

We are going to watch “Wonder Woman” in the garage.

We’ve been updating Chloe’s bed room into a big girl’s room. She wanted to design her own room so she chose some new furniture pieces. She got her dream canopy bed and hung a dreamcatcher that she made. Stay tuned for her bedroom reveal!