Weekend etc.

Emma w/ papa. not sure why she looks sad...

Regan, Aidan & Olivia. Can you tell who recently went to Libby Lu?

My dad, as usual, bringing home over sized construction
equipment for a job that could be done w/ a ladder. gotta love it!

I suppose removing the siding from the entire
side of the house in 20 minutes was worth it.

Emma enjoying a ride, by daddy, on papa's beloved John Deere

We had a super time this past weekend, and as always, it was filled with various friend and family activities. Friday night began with a babysitter and dinner out. We went with some friends who treated us to a delicious dinner at one our favorite restaurants, where I was able to order my favorite meal of all time, Spiedino Die Mare. I highly recommend this-party-for-your-mouth! Saturday, Joel, Emma and I met my siblings at my parent's house to help them move furniture. They are building a two-story addition onto their home, so the affected areas needed to be cleaned out (Why do parents seem to always add-on/remodel/move when the kids are out of the house? The extra square footage would've served well with me and my three siblings at home). The old adage, many hands make light work, is true. We did what needed to be done in no time and then began a birthday celebration for my triplet nieces and nephew who turned nine years old.

On Saturday night, we watched my co-worker's little girl who is ten months old. Emma LOVED playing with her, though I needed to remind Emma several times to give Elisa some room. Talk about invading personal space...

Sunday, Joel was on-call in regards to his position as a firefighter, so we had to remain in town, which was fine. We ended up having my entire family over to celebrate my brother's and dad's birthday. A few burgers on the grill, some gifts, some cake and all was well.