weekend recap...

we had another gorgeous weekend! a tad on the hot side (90 degree temps), but it was nice 2 have so much sunshine & no rain!

saturday began with BBQ chicken ;0) Curtis & i LOVE that we live close enuff 2 the pits where the fire department BBQs their chicken every saturday morning, that we wake up smelling it! the downside? then we want 2 eat it! ~lol~ so Curtis goes & picks us up some leg quarters 4 lunch

after lunch, i headed to deliver & set up this wedding cake order

curtis had the kiddos until he had 2 head in2 work, then he dropped them off with my mom...she & i were both attending our co-worker's (& my good friend & cake decorating buddy) wedding that evening

i had already been by 2 help Cindy out with her cake...she had baked & iced all 5 tiers...i smoothed them out some 4 her & added the white scroll work on the sides...we stacked it 2gether (that was 1 HUGE/heavy cake!) & then she added some gumpaste roses

Cindy was the most beautiful bride & her hubby Marlin is the perfect match 4 her!!!

even tho i wish Curtis didn't have 2 work & could have come along, the kiddos & i still had a great time at the reception! they got their groove on 2 the live country gospel band, along with another co-worker's kiddos that they r good friends with

saturday nite, the girls & i checked on our seeds & there were just 3 tiny plants popping thru the dirt...sunday morning, there were tons more! the girls were so excited!!!

then this morning, they looked like this!

we're hoping the peppers (the bottom 2 rows) catch up with all our different kinds of tomatoes...we can't wait 2 put everything in our garden soon too!

sunday, Curtis washed my truck while the kiddos rode bikes & i sat in the shade...hey, i have an excuse - i'm not supposed 2 get sun on my radiation site (left jaw to breasts)! ;0)

in normal Corinn fashion, she stopped playing 2 help daddy ;0)

Gabby asked if they could put on their bathing suits & run thru the water...instead, i turned the hose on em fully dressed (well, still in pj's anyway)...they thought that was the coolest thing ever! ;0)

we went inside 2 dry off & get ready 4 our day, then headed 2 the playground (left my camera at home 4 that trip)...then we came home & napped until time 4 my nephew's 5th bday party

(no, i did not make his cake - i was busy with the huge wedding order above...this is a Walmart cake - boooo! ~lol~)

it was at the park & Kelly's hubby (Travis) had BBQ'd chicken & dogs 4 everyone (i know, BBQ chicken again - but hey, that didn't bother us 1 bit! ~wink~)

of course, the kiddos had a BLAST playing on the playground & in the river...& Curtis & Jaden even got in some fishing time

after the party, we came home & mowed the yard...well, Curtis' fine ass mowed the yard...

i walked around the yard & admired the progress...our grape vine is sprouting green...

& i found a new neato flower in one of the beds...

i'm fascinated by the process of peonies! 1st the ants go crazy on them, then the sticky bubbles pop up...can't wait 4 the blooms! here's a ladybug helping herself...

& then there's these beauties!

poor Gabby - she's been dealing with the pollen something awful! the count has been high here lately & she's definitely feeling it...thank goodness 4 children's Zyrtec & allergy eye drops tho, cause this girl NEVER wants 2 come inside!

sunday nite, we hit the local ice cream shop...this place has been open since i was a kid (& probably long b4 that) & is the best! especially since u can get a kiddie cup/cone 4 like 79cents!

it was especially popular that hot nite (& this was at 9:30pm!) & the kiddos got 2 see quite a few friends there...Corinn's BFF was one...i kept cracking up at these 2! they stood 2gether, eating their cotton candy ice cream, chatting away, while the other kiddos ran around & played...they looked like 2 grown women, gossiping & catching up ;0)

then last nite (monday), we had a family movie nite! we rarely go 2 the theater, but when the new Hannah Montana movie came out, i promised the girls we'd go...our weekends r always so busy, so we ended up going last nite (our only nite with no kiddo activities)...it was nice tho, cause we had the theater all 2 ourselves!

the movie was cute too - not nearly as hard 2 sit thru as i thought it would b! ;0) Curtis & Jaden instead saw Monsters vs Aliens & LOVED it (they had an empty theater too)!

a great time was had by all, but i now know y we rarely go 2 the movies...after $40 for tickets, then $25 for just 2 drinks & 2 popcorn buckets (1 set 4 the boys 2 share, & 1 set 4 us), i was wondering y on earth we decided 2 come! i guess $65 for an eve of family fun isn't too terribly bad, but i'm so cheap! all i could think of was what bills i could have paid with that $65! ~lol~

we've got Corinn's tap class & Jaden's martial arts 2nite, but we're still going 2 try & get outside 2 enjoy the last little bit of sunshine (still in the high 80s)...cause 2nite, the thunderstorms come...then, it's gonna go back down in2 the 60s & rain for like the next week!!! what weird weather we've had lately!

i hope u guys had a great weekend too!
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