Weekend #1: Al Fresco at Home

So, we're a wee bit behind on the blogging. A few late nights last week (particularly the 15-hour day I put in on Thursday...ugg.) + a quick weekend out of town = two blog posts at once. So last weekend...

We "went out to dinner" on Friday night by stringing up globe lights on our table umbrella and eating puttanesca on our deck. You remember last year's goal to eat puttanesca al fresco as much as possible? It's pretty good at home, too--especially with the first salad from the garden. Also, after multiple weekend trips to our local nursery, we finally got the last plant in the ground, and we are determined not to plant another flower for the rest of the summer. It will be enough just to keep these ones alive...

The other highlight of the weekend was an evening with Dawn and the boys. The high school where Brian teaches had graduation on Saturday night, so I went over to help with the burbing and the changing and the holding and the folding. We had a good time together, and the boys are so sweet. We took them to Big Bowl for their first official restaurant outing, and they (and Dawn!) did great. I think it's a really big deal to take one baby out for the first time, so it's a really really big deal to take out two!