last week...

time for another week in a nutshell...

Daddy was gone the whole week so we tried to fill it up best we could but allergies/possible cold are getting the best of me so it was not our best week.

most exciting was Butterfly's end of school festivities.

less exciting activities include the gym and working in the yard (I planted lupines, so pretty!  I needed something besides my trees and bulbs now that I've pulled out all the plants I don't like. except the stubborn raspberries that I've tried to kill several times now.  They are apparently indestructible and yet, don't produce berries so they're useless.)

also fun: Bunko! I love my bunko group and it's always such a blast.

yep, that pretty much sums up the whole week. onto the weekend!

Daddy made it home late late Friday night so we had some very happy girls when they woke up and got to cuddle their daddy.  It was a wonderfully long and lazy day of cuddling, playing, baking, honey-dos and helping Daddy in the garage.  We got to visit some old friends with their adorable two week old baby and had a fun family movie night.  On Sunday we took a long drive after church, winding up into the mountains where the girls were ecstatic to discover lingering piles of snow.

Monday was a fantastic day.  It started with not near enough sleep and misbehaving children (which always means cranky mom).  Fortunately the girls eventually got over it in time for our Memorial Day adventures.  We joined grandma and grandpa for a brief trip to the cemetery (along with half the valley--the usually quiet, somber rows of headstones were full of family and color, it was a great sight to see).  The girls ran around discovering the headstones and decorations, especially drawn to balloons or pinwheels.

Then we had a picnic lunch at the state park and the girls got to try their hand at fishing.  The fish weren't very cooperative but the girls loved it.  They bounced around, jumping and climbing and stealing tastes of grandpa's bait (fortunately just bread and cheese).  They of course whipped off their shoes and socks and pranced into the water, we only had one brief mishap when a fully clothed Ladybug slipped and fell, getting more wet than she planned.  AngelBaby happily played with her grandma and auntie, nibbled on all the great fruit we offered her and flashed her bright smile at everyone and everything she saw.

In the evening we went to an 80s themed surprise birthday party for a close friend.  The girls had a blast.  The party was held at an incredible home with a built in theater, complete with ticket taking booth, movie posters, small stage and twinkling lights in the ceiling.  The huge backyard boasted a swing set and outdoor bbq area.  We feasted at the bbq and donut bar, rocked out to 80s music, swapped stories of the birthday boy and participated in a trivia game (how well do you know the birthday boy) and much to our surprise, with a few lucky guesses we won!