weekend recap...

Saturday morning i worked on getting some more stuff unpacked & another room put 2gether...this time, it was Jaden's turn...we got all his stuff put away & hung up - he was psyched 2 have his maps & posters & chinese lanterns & dragons hung!

luckily, all 3 kiddos woke up, ate b'fast & were feeling great! Jaden's headache Thursday night, turned out 2 b only that - a headache...he strangely ran a slight fever Friday eve, but took a 2hr nap & it was gone - never 2 return! Gabby slept off whatever was messing with her when she stayed home with daddy all day Friday...& Corinn did end up getting sick Friday night, but was feeling just fine come Saturday morning!

Gabrielle left Sat. afternoon 4 a Halloween party - she was soooooo glad the sickies didn't keep her from going! one of her BFF's grandparents set up a zip line & haunted house in their backyard...there were also tons of games & activities! she left at 1pm & didn't get home until well after dark that night!

she dressed in her costume from last year - Hannah Montana (with a few hair clips added 2 keep the crazy bangs outta her eyes!)...& she decided this is also what she wants 2 do 4 this Halloween again! thx 4 saving Mama some money girl! ;0)

the rest of us headed 2 the JMU planetarium...what we'd planned 2 do last weekend, but ended up not making it

it was a really cool show called Ice Worlds, then a presentation about the night sky...we actually learned a lot!

Grandpa had brought by a load of firewood 4 us earlier in the week...we don't have a wood stove inside, it was just 4 our campfires - so when he called & told me he dropped it off, i assumed it was a little pile...but when i went down 2 check it out Friday night i was shocked! here's what it looked like after i got it all stacked!

so Saturday eve, i got busy on building our campfire pit! we've been lucky enuff 2 have 1 at every place we've lived since the kiddos were old enuff 2 care

Jaden started out helping me with this 1 - just like he did with our last 1...but he got cold quickly & headed inside...i was doing a pretty good job on my own...

but then Curtis saw what i was doing from the window & must have felt bad 4 me...he came out 2 help & things went much quicker! ;0)

we finished up just as the sun set...it was an amazing pink sky that night - put a pink glow over everything!

Sunday, Curtis went 2 WVa 2 help my aunt around the house...she's doing a lot of yard work & putting in steps, a fish pond, etc...while he was gone, the kiddos & i relaxed & enjoyed the beautiful day!

Gabby had a fall project 2 do 4 school...we hunted around our yard 4 fall objects 2gether...

these 2 crack me up - it's so sweet 2 see them laugh & giggle & chat like best friends!

then we played...u can see our new fire pit here - we still have 2 go hunting 4 river rock 2 put around it...but we can't wait 2 try it out! also in the far left side, u can see my future garden - it's only about 1/2 the size of what my parents had (my dad sowed grass on part of it 2 make it smaller 4 me), but it's still about 6 times bigger than our little raised bed!

& here's looking the other way...right now we only have the kiddos' small picnic table, but we have plans 2 get a big one too...& a big grill...& there's electricity wired down here - so we want 2 run lights up under the roof...we've got lots of plans 4 adding our own personal touches next spring

as we were playing in the sandbox, i decided 2 make a little improvement...i grabbed some scrap wood, Curt's drill & some screws & a saw...then i added little seats 2 the corner of the sandbox...just call me Handy Mama! ;0)

so now when the kiddos r playing, they don't have 2 get their butts all sandy & wet! ;0)

we moved 2 the grass & laid back 2 watch the clouds...it had been a while since i had done that & boy, i 4got how relaxing it is!

here's Gabby's fall collection that she's turning in 2day...i think she did a great job on it!

luckily, the kiddos didn't have school Friday or yesterday...Corinn ended up running a fever yesterday & daycare called 4 us 2 come pick her up...& of course, she didn't run a fever the rest of the day tho & woke up fine this morning! well, she does have a little cough...& both girls r stuffy...but we're praying they make it thru the day at school & that the sickies r finally gone from our house! it was a weird, less than 24 hr type bug - something i hear is going around...i just hope it's gone!

how was ur weekend?