weekend recap...

a really weird thing happened this weekend - i 4got 2 take my camera with me...i mean, every where we went! not sure what was up - i usually just grab it, right along with my purse...but 4 some reason, it stayed at home all weekend

but never fear! u knew i'd still have pics, right?!

let's just say - thank goodness 4 cell phone cameras!
;0)

we took a trip 2 the park saturday...& i made my kiddos pose 4 the cell phone pic above - still turned out ok, huh?

other than that, we did nothing on saturday! we stayed home all day & the kiddos enjoyed LOTS of time outside with the neighboring rugrats

i got my camera out a couple of times at home tho - these were taken from upstairs in my girls' bedroom (i've got a great zoom)...i stood in their window, just watching the kiddos play 4 the longest time!

u see - i am the mama that makes all the other kids come 2 our yard...i don't like my kiddos being where i can't keep an eye on em, or a burden to any of the other parents...i don't want them 2 feel like they're responsible 4 watching my kiddos

but i finally allowed them 2 go next door on saturday...actually, in2 our old backyard! i bet it was weird 4 them 2 play over there again...especially in this old house...

the girls used 2 play in there quite a bit...Corinn would call it her "doll house"...boy how they've grown! the pic below was taken in april of last year...they're making "soup"...

since i could still keep an eye on em from upstairs in our house, i let em have a little freedom...plus, the pics i can take when they don't know i'm taking pics r the best!

i don't know what she said, but it must have been funny! ;0)

sunday after church, Curtis had 2 go 2 work...my parents took the kiddos 2 their house 4 a little while, so i could have lunch with some girlfriends...boy, i need 2 do that more often! it was nice 2 have some "me" time - no kiddos, adult conversation - nice!

when i got back 2 my parent's, dad was relaxing - laying on 1 of the 4-wheelers in the shade...then along comes Gabrielle with her popsicle, & she climbs up there with him - so cute
(sorry, more cell phone pics)

at one point, all 6 grand children were there (my 3, my sister's 2 & my brother's 1) - all riding at the same time...it was pretty neat!

Jaden could ride 4 hours & hours - he's brave on the 4-wheeler, but smart & responsible too

Corinn would rather ride the slow, power-wheel versions with Matthew

of course, we had 2 go down & help aunt Katie feed the calves!
(silly face cell phone pic ~teehee~)

& we played with Matthew's new puppy, Molly...Jaden loved laying in the grass & letting her lick his face ~lol~

these boys r so cute - true buddies!

b4 sunset at home, the kiddos had 2 of the neighboring kiddos over 4 popsicles (in our backyard)

then they all had a blast jumping off the wall...gosh, i wonder just how many more years of entertainment my kiddos will get out of this wall! it's been mentioned quite a few times on this blog - even when we lived next door 2 it!

once they noticed me snapping their pic - they would run over & have me show it 2 em on the digital camera...they thought it was too cool 2 see themselves hanging in mid-air!

that's the back of our house in the background (of the pic above)...& my little garden next 2 the house

here's the view if u're standing on our side patio

it's doing pretty well...although, only 2 of my 5 cucumber plants survived (gonna pic up some more soon)...but u can see on this end of the bed, even our herbs & onion seeds r popping out!

the squash seeds i planted popped up within days & r probably the strongest plants in the garden...my dad says they'll quickly take over tho - & i prob shouldn't have planted so many...i'll just weed a bunch out later, as they get bigger

& some bugs have been nibbling on my pepper plants...i've got a surprise 4 them tho - my dad's lime & 7 dust 4 bugs mix is coming soon! ;0)

i hope u had a great weekend too! it felt good 2 not really do much at all this time around!

i briefly mentioned that we finally got cable tv & internet service recently...the cable tv was an early father's day present 2 Curtis - he's bitched & moaned about rabbit ear service 4 over 4 years now - & with the crappiness of the DTV switch (we don't get as many channels with DTV as we did b4 the switch), i finally gave in...then we switched the ISP too, since the only reason we had a home phone line was 4 the DSL...no need in paying 4 something we don't use - & it's a lot cheaper having the tv & internet service lumped 2gether like this

the downside - just as i predicted, we're all watching more tv - ugh!!!

i know it'll eventually loose it's luster & the new toy won't b as fun after a few weeks...but even i have been sucked in2 the hypnotizing trance of 200+ channels! even when there's nothing on, we still find something 2 watch! ~lol~

we've got a super busy week ahead - the girls' dance recital is this fri/sat...so we're gonna b running back & forth 2 tech & dress rehearsals all week (stay tuned 4 pics & vids of their performances!)...that should definitely curb our tv addiction some

if that doesn't do the trick - i may have 2 schedule my own intervention soon! ;0)