Kicking off the weekend

Friday we kicked off the weekend with a visit to the Swiger's house for a quick 'Hello' and then headed over to Kevin's birthday party bash.  The kids played in the basement while the adults enjoyed good food and conversations upstairs.  Friday was also Alexander's 5th birthday, so we were over the moon happy to see him, too!  Before we left I had the kids teeth brushed, PJs on, and they were fast asleep in the car before we got home.  Ryan and I followed close behind them.

Saturday kicked off early with Nick's first football game E-V-E-R.  He's watched football on TV, but never been to an actual game, much less be the quarterback!  For his opening debut, he did pretty well.  He had 1 touchdown pass and made multiple hand-off deliveries.  We won't mention that we lost 50 - 6.  Evidently we need to learn to pull flags a little better so that the other team doesn't score on each and every play.  Gaining a bit of experience for our #1 quarterback will be beneficial as well. 

After football we headed home to re-pack our bags for the rest of the day/night.  We headed over to the Warren County park for Zach's birthday party where the kids played till they were sweaty and we gobbled up an extremely large pizza for lunch and cake for dessert.

Next on our agenda was a trip up to Inwood WV to see Samuel's baseball game and to drop off the kids with Samantha for a sleepover to continue Alexander's birthday celebrations. 

Are you tired yet?  Cause this weekend wore me out..and there is more to come.

Ryan and I met up at our friend's 60th birthday party just over the mountain from Inwood...and still in WV.  The party included a One-Man-Band playing a guitar/singing, a pig roast and fixins, fishing and camping.  I didn't camp, but enjoyed seeing everyone and celebrating Susan's 60 years.

I ended my night with a quiet house and a long awaited bed.

Work kicked off my Sunday morning.  Patch Sunday occurs every 4th Sunday of the month.  And it is a Sunday I do not look forward to as it is a tedious, cumbersome, lengthy 2 - 3 hours of touching each and every server on the work network.  But it must be done.

Ryan attempted to take Nick to baseball practice at noon on Sunday, but the downpouring rain canceled those plans.  So, I met up with Ryan, grabbed Nick and we headed back up to WV to the ending of Alexander's birthday...his PARTY!  Those kids had a blast playing pin the tail on the donkey, musical chairs, guns, house, and more.  I got to cuddle baby Julia and catch up with some friends before we headed our van back to the homestead. 

And, finally, after about 250 miles added to the van, our weekend kick offs were over and it was time for some relaxing before the week started....right after dinner, baths, and laundry, then this Mama thru in the white flag.