How was your 4th of July?!
Did you eat some patriotic overnight oats? Mid-week holidays always throw us off a little bit. It doesn’t feel like a Friday!
We had a pretty low key holiday. Thomas took off of work, which meant I was able to go to a 9:45 workout class at the gym. A true treat! We had family time at home for most of the day, including having a friend over for Mazen, and then headed out around 5:00 for a fun party.
Of course the skies opened up in a downpour as soon as it was time to go, but we got SO LUCKY that we were able to stay outside for the whole (outdoor pool) party. It barely rained despite a formidable forecast and radar dotted with storms.
We had delicious pot luck foods (we brought smoked salmon sliders!) and I had Resee’s pie in a cup on the way home. Birch did SO well staying up extra late.
After dark, Thomas took Mazen a few blocks away to the park to see the big fireworks. I was happy to put Birch to bed and let them have an adventure.
The Rest Of The Week…
Summer Pizza Night
Earlier this week we had our neighbors over for a pizza party. Pep + cheese for the kiddos.
And veggie artichoke for the grownups! We use Whole Foods crust and grill this on the gas grill. Thomas has the method down!
We made a little lime + mint drink for the kiddos and used these citrus ice cubes to help keep it cold. It was a hit!
Summer Fruit Love
I cannot get enough summer fruit all of a sudden!! All of the fruits with pits are my favorite – peaches, nectarines, cherries, plums. I’ve been having eggs with all.the.fruit. or yogurt bowls for breakfast.
My New Favorite Granola
Daily Harvest dragon fruit smoothie made with milk and granola on top. (Dontcha love it when the granola sinks to the bottom though!?)
This granola, which we get at Whole Foods, is SO GOOD! The honey + sunflower flavor is 100%, and there are always some clusters on the top that are great for snacking.
S’more Plenty
Grilled shrimp + sausage with the most delicious corn salad
And….S’mores in a jar!! OMG this was sooooo good! Thank you Della for dropping off a special treat! (I missed ordering this while I was at the beach last week.)
Happy Hour
I had an impromptu happy hour at my house, and we opened my second Summer Water bottle from Winc. (The mini drops are here and they are SO CUTE!)
I made pre-wrap headbands for all!
Highlights From Birch’s Week
Rolling across the room
Smashing avocado in there = baby gauc
Story time is the best time!
Art Camp
Mazey was in a cool art camp all week – he made some really creative things – like this scary mask!
Weekend Goal: Swim in a Pool!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
Hope you had a lovely 4th of July! 🙂
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Anne says
Those pizzas look delicious! Would love to hear more about this perfected pizza grilling method. We use WFM crust too and usually bake them, but I’d love to avoid the oven in summer.
KathEats says
A pizza post is now on my to-do list. Maybe we can do more pizza this weekend.
Rebecca says
Oh yeah! I was going to ask for a pizza post too. We’ve just never had luck with grill pizzas but yours make me want to try again!!
Paula says
I’d love a pizza post too!
Cyndi says
We love making pizza on the grill! Would Thomas share his method? Ours always ends up looking like a mess!
KathEats says
Yes, I’ll see if I can do a little tutorial post the next time we make them!
Lisa says
Love the headbands, how did you make those?
KathEats says
We used soccer prewrap! It’s so easy. You just tear some off and tie it into a headband!
Mary Livesay says
Happy Fifth of July! I love your weekend goals – that sounds like the ticket! We had an exciting Independence Day with an earthquake in the morning followed by fireworks in the evening. 🙂 https://orphanannie-mary.blogspot.com/2019/07/shaking-on-fourth.html
KathEats says
I just heard about the quake! Scary!!
Katherine J Glendening says
You started a trend!! ?
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KathEats says
Haha I just want to be them 🙂
Meghan says
Birch reminds me so much of my oldest when he was a baby! So sweet! Now my baby is 12 but still a smiley, positive, roll-with-the-punches kid. This morning we had fabulous homemade cinnamon rolls he made last night after dinner. Birch’s pics take me down memory lane.
KathEats says
🙂 Aww!
Amanda says
YES to the pizza post!! Would love the gas grill tutorial!