Party Weekend

Here in the NW, we know how to take advantage of GREAT weather when it strikes. I say strike, because in typical NW fashion, we really never know when it's going to hit. But kudos to the weather men, they actually got it right this time and we took FULL advantage of the lovely, hot weather. Friday the girls and I spent the day at Jake's parents house. They have a great place, really conducive to being outside and letting the kids run around and swim. We were joined by my great sister-in-laws and their kids too. The kids had a BLAST running around and playing in the sprinklers.

Later that evening, Bailee, Kennedy's cousin, had a carnival at her elementary school just down the street. We ventured off to that to let the kids have some more fun (although I think they were all getting a little tuckered out).

Mommy and the girls started getting tired about and hour or so into it, so I packed them up and walked home. Not such a bad idea given the fact that I had a single stroller and two tired girls. So, I had one in the stroller and one on my shoulders. We rounded out the night with an "indoor BBQ" (always check your BBQ's BEFORE planning one) with the whole gang.

Saturday we had plans to spend the day with my family celebrating all the May (and two April and June) birthdays. Since both of my parent's birthdays are in May, instead of gifts this year, they had requested our "services" (i.e. hard physical labor and many hands of weeding). It was a successful day for them- many things got done that they'd been wanting to accomplish so we all felt good.

After all our hard work, we celebrated all the birthdays- my mom, dad, sister-in-law Amy, niece Brittany, sister Lisa, sister-in-law Kristine, and my little Pieper.

It was a good weekend... all until I got struck with THE FLU!!! Oh well... all good things must come to an end eventually. Mine just came in a miserable little package.