weekend recap...

we kicked off our weekend with a little photo shoot...

Corinn was proud of the manicure she'd just given herself & asked me 2 take her picture

i should have known where that would lead us...she's such a ham!

& she loves putting on a show whenever i get the camera out!

she picked this outfit out herself too - she's starting 2 follow in her sister's footsteps & becoming very opinionated about what she will/will not wear

but i love that! u know i'm all about being proud of who u r & doing ur own thing!

i was up most of the night Friday, busting out the Mario Bros cake 4 Saturday...once it was picked up at 3pm, i laid down 4 a nap...Curtis was awesome enuff 2 take the kiddos skating at the park so it would b quiet in the house...then he came home, fed em dinner & did the dishes! seriously, how did i get so stinkin' lucky?!?!

(yes, he washes em by hand & uses the dishwasher as a drainer - he HATES dishes being washed in the dishwasher)

& even better?
he took the camera with him 2 the park & snapped pics of the kiddos skating - a man after my own heart, i'm tellin' ya!

i admit, i about freaked when i realized he'd not only taken them 2 this park instead of the skate park (the skate park has a softer surface - like a tennis court)...but also that they didn't wear helmets! ahhhh!

but there wasn't much falling...he said Corinn busted her butt once & was just fine

it had been a while since they had been skating - guess it's just like riding a bike tho, cause they picked it back up pretty quickly...Curt said he was seriously impressed!

Sunday, we went 2 church...in our matching duds ;0)

then came home & did some moving...
(excuse the rest of these pics - they were taken with my cell)

this 1-room-at-a-time, slowly-taking-stuff-over-as-we-can stuff is working out nicely!

would u like a sneak peek of the inside of our empty (retro) house?
it's pretty interesting!

my parents bought this house from a lady that musta went crazy in the 80's - spending her dough on multi-colored carpet & wallpaper galore! i never got 2 live there - i had moved away from home b4 my parents & siblings moved in...but i spent plenty of time visiting as an adult...my parents didn't change much about the design (which is 1 reason y i think they had trouble selling it), but kept it in very good condition...oh, there was 1 change - there used 2 b carpet in the dining room! yes, can u believe that?! right b4 they put it on the market, my peeps finally tore the carpet up & put down new linoleum (new linoleum in the kitchen & tile in the baths too)

ok, enuff back story - come on in!

u see that there r 2 front doors - the 1 on the left leads in2 the kitchen...the 1 on the right, in2 the living room - complete with it's pink carpet & wood paneling ;0)

but it's VERY spacious! plenty of room 4 our sectional (which we couldn't fully fit in our current living room) plus tons of space left over! u see the door 2 our back porch directly in front of u...& on the left wall is a little open window that sits over the kitchen sink, & then a door in2 the dining room

here, i'm standing in the dining room - the door 2 the living room is on my left...straight ahead is the kitchen...down the hallway on the right is 1st the kiddos' bathroom, then on in2 Jaden's bedroom

let's go in2 the kitchen tho - there's that little window over the sink i was talking about...tons of counter & cabinet space...& do u see that? yes, an almost brand new gas range - oh baby!!! ;0)
straight ahead is a window on the front of the house & beside it is the other front door...if u turn right (by the front door), u'll pass the door leading 2 the basement on the right, then the grown up bathroom...

then u're led in2 the master bedroom...check out that black/dark blue carpeting!!! imagine putting up a black light up & tripping out in here! ~lol~

ok, let's turn around & go back thru the kitchen...here we r, looking in2 the dining room (door 2 the living room is on my right)...& on the other side of the dining room is the girls' bedroom

it's actually a den or office space, but will work perfectly for our 2 high maintenance girls that need lots of space! ;0) it's got windows all around the room & is super bright! & it's the only room in the house with neutral colored carpet ;0)

if we turn left from the dining room instead, & head down the small hallway...u pass the kiddos' bathroom on the left...u can see it goes all the way across the house, 2 right outside our bedroom...it's connected 2 our bathroom by a separate little room in between, with the shower stall...yep, no more baths 4 the kiddos!

wallpaper, wallpaper EVERY WHERE!!!
~lol~

past the kiddos' bath is Jaden's room...look, now here's some green carpet! & u know he's totally thrilled by the flowery border in here! ;0)

& that's it! well, i didn't show u the basement or the huge closet just outside Jaden's room...but i'm sure u've gotten ur fill of Retro - that's totally what i'm calling the house from here on out - a nickname of sorts ~lol~

regardless of it's crazy 80s vibe, we still love it...it's gonna fit our family so well! & once we get some furniture in there & put some pictures up on the wall, u'll barely notice the black carpet or flowery wallpaper! ;0)

i hope u guys had a great weekend...ours went way 2 fast yet again! we're creeping closer & closer 2 the end of September - our official move date...so say a prayer 4 us as we try & get everything taken care of

i may even b posting here a little less frequently too - we've still got lots 2 do once we get home in the eves & get dinner/homework/bedtime out of the way...never a dull moment in the Skates home!
;0)

ps. yet another reminder 2 go vote for me - #20 Nobody Puts Becky In The Corner...there's no chance i'll get back in 1st place, but i hear there's some honorable mention prizes - so please help keep me in 2nd place! 2moro is the last day 4 voting too - go tell ur friends! ;0)