tim turns 50!

as you might know,

a few weekends ago we threw my dad a

SURPRISE 50th birthday bash!

 

he was completely shocked

and really had a fun time

with all his family & friends!

YAY!

 

i had so much fun doing the planning & decorating!

it was a tennis theme
(my dad's been an avid tennis player for MANY years)
& since it happened july 4th weekend

i decided red-white-and blue decorations would be perfect!

 

i loved how these centerpieces turned out!

it pays to be a tennis coach & from a tennis family=

diy party for sure!

i used a ball hopper for his cards; which is apparently all you get when you turn 50! ;)

 

even the fruit was festive!

found these old photos of my dad & I; can you say twinsies!

the magic of bubbles!

my two favorite dudes! <3

this party wouldn't be complete without a little bocce!

quite impressed with how rad this signage turned out! [high five!]

she's just the cutest! ;)

cards cards and more cards (and ca$h!)

I'm super lucky to call this guy, DAD.

He's just the greatest.

And celebrating him was the absolute best!

 

Dad,

if you read this.. just know how much you are adored by us.

Thanks for always caring for us in so many ways.

We love you forever. <3

happiest 50th to YOU!

love your favorite three.

,

happy saturday, friends!



blueberry picking

blueberry season is upon us folks.

and lemme just tell you, its a glorious time of year.

 

mr. mack and i pick blueberries every summer &

try to do a multitude of things with them.

we always freeze them, so we can have them through the rest of the year.

this year we are having a go at drying them.

its over 24 hours later & they are still being dried. yikes.

 

 

we found a bush filled with these monster ones.

 

 

he's super adorable!

We got six pounds with the hopes

of picking more later this week!

 

i made blueberry + zuchinni muffins! YUMMY!

find the recipe here

here's the dehydrated final product!

 

take care! :)

full moon at moondancer

summer is seriously the greatest.

we spend a good 80% outdoors, soaking in the sweet summer.

this summer has seriously been the BEST!

full of lots and lots of exploring & tons of good fun.

 

this past friday [july 11th]

our friend, Soji, was playing music at a local winery

..so we decided what sounds better on a friday summer night?

 

we picked up our pals, deb & dave

and headed to moondancer winery.

 

this place is BEAUTIFUL!

it overlooks the Susquehanna river & all of its glory.

 

we partaked in some brick oven pizzas & wine slushies.

and yes, all of the above were delicious! :)

 

hey, there's the love of my life!

 

fab 4.

 

these characters bring the party!

 

 soji was amazing as always!
his voice is ridiculously awesome!

sweet D.

super selfie! <3

 

 [FULL MOON]

 

great view, awesome music, yummy food, and perfect company.
these summer nights are what we live for!
hope your summer is treating you right..

festive family photos

hey there!

i just wanted to share a few of my favorite family photos with you.

 

our pal, nelli jones, snagged a couple shots of us on the 4th.

(we love her!) --check out her work HERE

 

seriously, i love the way he holds my face <3

 

this photo was taken in 2011 the day after we got engaged.

(haha) some things never change; im okay with that.

 

not pictured here are mr. macks athletic shorts on the bottom (insert happy crying emoji here)

 

& there he is..our sweet baby blue.

the washline made for the best backdrop... even though this wasnt planned; it was perfect.

the NEIGHbors needed some glamour shots too!

proof that they are rockstars; dee snyder + emo pony <3

thanks for stopping by! XO

fourth of july weekend

the fourth of july is one of my favorite holidays!

i love celebrating with a BANG!

this year we had a jam packed holiday weekend.

 

friday consisted of all things outdoors:

trail running, kayaking, family photo shoot, and capping off the day

grilling out with friends & walking to the jacobus fireworks.

 

[morning paddle sesh with deb!]

 

[even baby b was festive for the 4th!]

a holiday selfie, just because!

mr. mack is a grill master! thank heavens for him.

made this sparkle star crown, which i didn't take off all weekend ;)

 

sparklers seriously make this holiday!

 

girlfraaands!

[front row at the jacobus fireworks show]

[we are anxious to meet baby Ruby!]

 

saturday morning we had a yard sale that was a BUST!

but thankfully mr. mack made a delicious breakfast &

we spent a good portion of the day with good friends! that made up for it..

 

 

 

saturday evening mr. mack & i were invited to a BARN PARTY!

 

 

it was super rad & the fireworks show was legit!

 

 

sunday was a party day for my pops!

more fun details coming in a later post..

 

hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! <3