Memorial Weekend Activities

We had a pretty low key Memorial Weekend.

On Saturday night we went to the annual 4-H rodeo where we always have a good time. It's fun to be there with other people we know and to watch people we know competing.

And they have funnel cakes!

On Sunday we went to my nieces graduation party. She'll be graduating 3rd in her class. Not too shabby!!  I still can't believe that now two of them are actually old enough be in college. Sheesh!

In case you can't tell, she's decided to attend the The University of Texas.

We left two of the kids with the grandparents for the week. Abigail and Kirsten both had tennis camp so they couldn't go yet.

On Saturday, we'll meet up again for Lexi's graduation and Wyatt will likely stay with his grandparents another week and Kirsten will go home with them too. Addison and Abigail have cheer camp next week.

On Monday we took the girls to practice tennis then bar-b-qued at home. It was a nice day.

Animal party

We had a couple of parties at our house over the weekend. Wyatt had a party for one of his stuffed animals (a second birthday.) Addison helped host the party and none of the rest of the family was invited. Only our stuffed animals were allowed at the party and were returned to us later complete with goodie bags. [I have it on good authority that my little cocker spaniel is being courted by a pig.] The party was complete with freshly made brownies, drinks, and games (pin the head on batman.)

So of course Abigail scheduled a party for one of her stuffed animals. For her party there were white chocolate cream filled red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting (this is just proof that if I were to stay home every day the whole family might have a weight problem) handmade party hats for all of her animals, and party games too.

I was invited to this party so was able to snap some pictures.







We were making pinatas for both parties but didn't get them finished in time. (And the mess from those? What was I thinking?!) Hopefully we'll get them finished soon so that I can get the mess cleaned up and they can whack them little bits and pieces.

It's Party Time!!

Well, the birthday party has come and gone and it was a success. I feel like I've lived in the kitchen for the last week. Addison and Wyatt wanted to take cookies to school on Friday for their classess and Kirsten and Abigail took cupcakes. Then I had cupcakes to make for each of them for their party (they each get to choose their own party theme).

We had their party at the bowling alley and everyone seemed to have a great time.




Addison chose panda bears as a theme.


Abigail chose monkeys


Kirsten picked Minnie Mouse


Wyatt picked guns but I couldn't find much in the way of gun cake decorations. lol I made cupcakes like targets and used tootsie rolls for the bullets (Dax said they looked like suppositories - lol)


I think a good time was had by all. Now it's time to start planning for Thanksgiving. We'll be doing it at our house this year so it's back into the kitchen for me. :0)