Weekend Update

This was possibly the busiest weekend we've had in a long time!
Friday night was ladies night out for Crosspoint girls at On the Border. We had a really good time and got to know some people on a different level than just saying "Hi" - as we pass in the hall at church. It was lots of fun!
After that - Stef and Miranda and I went back to Miranda's new house and painted her room. The color is beautiful and the house is SOO cute! I invision some evenings this summer on the front porch sipping on something and having a nice chat! :)
Saturday we woke up and took family pictures.
They turned out very nice in spite of a certain 2 year old who was determined not to smile. UGH!
You can't MAKE someone smile! I can make my children do a lot of things - but smiling is NOT one of them! :) So - we resorted to bribery...that didn't get us too far either. BUT...there were some diamonds in the rough...here's a small sample...

After the pictures, we drove back home and I started cooking lunch for 17 young men! Our old pastor at River Ridge also teaches Tennis at UC in Charleston. They had a match at Queens college and stopped here for lunch. I made 5 boxes of pasta with pesto sauce, alfredo sauce and marinara sauce. We also had huge pieces of cheese bread, 4 bags of ceasar salad, a garden salad, chocolate chip cookies and tons of sweet tea. Let me just tell you - they ate it ALL! HAHA! I forgot how much 'boys' can eat! WOW! They were all super polite and gracious - but by the end...we were EXHAUSTED! Oh...and here's a "Matt" for you...(Love you Matt). When he shows up at my door - he says "Oh by the way...the boys are going to want to shower!"....
UM...do I even have 17 towels!? haha....
Once the tennis team took off for Hilton Head, we packed up the family and headed over to Miranda's to help her start moving....I finished painting - while my strapping young man of a husband helped with the heavy stuff. We got a ton done - and Logan's room painted as well! It was lots of fun - and we were so glad to be able to help!
Sundays are always busy in this house. I, of course, work...and Jon was serving in the kids area as well this week. We were busy with set up and tear down and all that happens between...and then went back to Miranda's late afternoon to finish up. Fun times were had by all...Stef and Scott were there and Alan and Jamie...we barely did ANYTHING...but we had fun hanging out in Mir's new place! Our night cap was none other than Donato's pizza...can't go wrong there! :) We had a great weekend of being with friends and helping others. It felt GREAT!