A weekend of fun!

Every once in awhile, a weekend gets packed to the max, and it leaves me wondering, "What were we thinking?" Last time we were crazy busy, I had planned a yard sale on the day we poured our concrete driveway. That was interesting...this weekend was just plain fun (and a little exhausting).

First up on the list was our friends visiting from Oregon on Friday. Catching up with them was a great start to the weekend. We are trying our best to make it a yearly tradition of getting together for a few days. They have 2 little ones, and it's so much fun to be around their young family (and hold their 3 month old baby as much as possible).

Saturday was Elliot's birthday. My big 7 year old got a nice big bike.

Comparing the old bike to the new one.

Then we had his very first "friend's party" at the bowling alley. We were lucky enough to have a joint party with our good friend Ivy.

If the day had ended there, it would have been a full day, but oh no, we were headed to another party. Mark's 20th high school reunion was in just 2 short hours. Barley enough time to go home, pretend to get all gussied up, drop the kids off, and go socialize.

My parents house makes for a gorgeous background.

It felt a little like taking pictures before a dance.

The official photo.

The reunion was so much fun! I found a great group of wives to socialize with all evening while Mark was free to reunite with old pals.

But the fun doesn't stop there kids. On Sunday, after a farewell lunch with the Dotsons, we geared up for a "family" birthday party for El.

I'm not a baker, but I saw this idea for a cake and knew right away that I had to try it.

Just in case your family isn't Lego crazy, that's supposed to resemble a Lego block, and three little "studs". I'm not sure exactly what the little ones are called, but on Lego-Star Wars, they are referred to as studs, thus they have taken on that name in our household.

How many boys does it take to fill a gumball machine?
Evidently 4!

Whew, we made it through and not just by the skin of our teeth. Mark and I were very tired at the end of the weekend, but also happy to have done all that we did. It was a good time of friends, family, good weather, oh and Legos!