A quick recap of our weekend before heading out to restock our grocery supplies and tackle the laundry.
Friday was spent preparing for Erik’s birthday party. Although it would have been nice to invite ALL his friends, I’ve learned over the years to not go overboard. Your age in years equals the number of friends invited. Every extra kid increases the volume of the party by the power of 10.
He didn’t want a theme so I came up with a theme anyway because, how do you plan a party without a theme? He wanted to play all kinds of GAMES so,
GAMES
became the theme. I made this cake:
The kids decorated bags for their “goodies”:
They popped many many balloons:
Wrapped each other up like mummies:
And time spent at our house wouldn’t be complete without breaking out the light sabers:
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We had a gorgeous weekend. Twice a year our Church holds its General Conference which is broadcast worldwide. So we spent Saturday and Sunday listening to our leaders uplift and inspire us.
Despite the wind, the sun shone and the temperature creeped toward warm.
So between sessions of Conference we worked on the project of the moment (which sadly isn’t the chicken coop...yet). Ralf and my brother-in-law Jeff built these awesome garden boxes a couple weekends ago. We finally filled them with dirt, spread gravel between them, and added dog-proof fencing this weekend. All ready to plant.
Living in a wind tunnel and having an utter lack of trees creates the ideal setting for kite flying. Erik broke out his new one and gave it a try:
On the off-chance you think I’ve given up on the chicken coop project, think again. We took a little research trip over to our friends’ place who built their own darling red hen house. Hubby was impressed and inspired to build one of his own. I’ll keep you posted on the progress.
They also have two friendly goats that Will has taken fondly to. Here he is enjoying a little fresh air on the farm. The goats may not share the fondness judging by the part where one of them butts Will with his horns.
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Off to Win-Co and piles of dirty underwear.
Happy Monday!!!
What an eventful weekend! The party looks like it was a success! And the cake is fabulous!
Your garden looks awesome! Jeff says he is going to work on mine sometime soon. So we’ll see…
Have fun at Winco!
XOXO
Jen
What a cool party! Love the cake.
What a totally cool mom you are. The party looked to be enjoyed by all! :0
The games theme cake was a great idea and so was the mummy wrapping and it looks like jumping balloons.
Your garden will provide lucious treats this summer and how nice to have it in a protected area.
I agree conference was wonderful. I didn’t want it to end…
Those cakes are amazing! Looks like the party was a blast- I am loving your kitchen.
The comment you left me about Vegas made me laugh out loud.
Those cakes are awesome! Looks like a fun party.
That video with Will running around with all the animals was adorable! Loved it!
Love those raised garden beds too. I want some. 🙂
I love love your new gardens! I’ll have to show Todd.. maybe he can give Ralf a call for some pointers on making them:)
So many things to comment on…
~Okay, that cake is fabulous! You are amazing!
~I LOVE all the pictures, you’re a great photographer. The jumping on the balloon one, so cool!
~Conference was amazing, yes!
~That is the coolest kite I have ever seen!
~I love the video, the music was perfect for it, and Will looks ecstatic–well, except for the headbutting part! haha
LOVE the cake Wendy! You never cease to amaze me with your creativity! 🙂
P.S.-I read all of the blogs I have missed while I was gone and found out about the new baby. He is beautiful. I would love to hold him! 🙂 I miss my newborns.
Love the theme of the cake! It looks like everyone had fun 🙂