weekend recap...

the kiddos had no problem vegging in front of saturday morning cartoons, while daddy helped me finish up these cakes....they also got in 2 playground trips before nap time - one to a new playground! daddy took them to a local middle school playground & from what i hear, they had a blast on the track there! apparently, there were several races held - the judges are still out on who the winner was ;0)

after mama delivered the cakes, the entire Skates family hit the hay for a mid-day nap.....i think jaden might have kept occupied in his room with his favorite dragon book, but everyone else caught a few winks - oh, how nice!

after nap, the girls enjoyed some sidewalk chalk time while mama sipped some coffee

then daddy took the kiddos to hit one more playground, while mama cleaned up the kitchen & then nana came by with dinner in tow....she spoiled us with some Hardee's chicken & sides! mmmmm! thx nana! :0)

sunday, we headed over to the old place to start on the clean-up.....we rushed last weekend to empty out the last of our belongings, and while we were there, our old landlord came by to tell us to take our time....since the electricity is no longer on & we usually don't get home on weekdays until it's about to or already has gotten dark.....and since they have no future renters lined up, they wanted us to know we shouldn't be losing sleep over getting the place cleaned up....and we took them up on that! ;0)

daddy had some help with the cob-webs up high

the kiddos were super amazing helpers when it came to taking out the trash too! they made quite a few trips up to the garbage cans for us!

then they decided they'd rather play - last chance to enjoy the big old backyard, i guess!

sunday evening, my brother's mother-in-law hosted a cook-out to celebrate the many 50th birthdays that took place in the family this year (one being my dad's)

on the way to her house.....i love where we live!

jaden & matthew had a great time entertaining each other - they played football for quite a while

jaden kept blocking his face - cause matthew was pinging them right at his head - and the boy has an arm, let me tell ya!

hmmmmm, who's that handsome gentleman?

sorry, i got distracted! ;0)

but yeah, jaden & matthew had a great time together...

~lol~

and everyone else did too - a wonderful fall evening, great food, family & tons of cookies!
right gab? ~lol~


after dropping the kiddos off this morning, i headed to the dentist to get the other 2 of my wisdom teeth pulled - this time, the bottoms! i didn't realize, but for the bottoms, they have to do a total nerve block & numb the entire bottom half of your mouth.....it was the weirdest feeling ever! it felt like my bottom lip & tongue were swollen up to twice the normal size & i was slurring like a drunk....i drove straight to work after the procedure & am feeling almost normal now....but note to self - next time, drink ur morning coffee BEFORE they numb the bottom half of your mouth for 3+ hours!!!