Eve's Birthday Weekend!

I am way behind in my blogging - not sure why - I think it has to do with the fact that I'm still a bit awkward about getting photos from my phone to the computer - so I Instagram and FB more than I blog sometimes.  But that doesn't mean I don't have it on my "To Do List" to catch up!

This weekend was Eve's Grandma's Birthday Weekend - and hers actually got done in a pretty timely manner - we are on hold for some July birthdays!!

Of course the big items are lunch, shopping for the birthday gift, a manicure, and time with Grandpa!!

 

We've pretty traditionally done Target, Marshall's and Kohls - but Eve wanted to go to Old Navy - we were wishing we had Phoebe with us too - for her discount!! We found some cute things for Eve - and we ran into her 2nd grade teacher - who left MUSD the year after she taught Eve, so it was a nice surprise!!  Eve said Ms. Rodriguez was her favorite teacher!  I'm impressed they both recognized each other!

 

I might have been tempted to do the mani/pedi route, but I broke my little toe last week, so I wasn't up for it - and Eve was more excited about the manicure and the little flowers on her nails!!

 

We had an evening of games - with short breaks to check on the status of the BYU vs UCLA game and to be jealous of the Bolanders and Aunt Donna being at the ABBA concert at the Hollywood Bowl!!  We played Chickenfoot, RummiKub, and Quiddler.  Eve won the first two - and Grandpa cleaned up with Quiddler - not surprising since Eve dealt herself a hand with 9 consonants and one vowel!  

Of course we had chocolate milk and Milanos - and the personal Grandpa Bob story!!

 

Our studious, high-achieving Miss Eve had homework too!!  Some things never change - especially during the school year!

Always fun to hang out with this lovely young teen!!

Weekend wrap-up comes again!

 Friday we went and saw Brave with Eve, Porter and Harry - had a quick lunch, went swimming, took the boys home - Eve was at gymnastics by then - and decided to check out the street fair.  I had not realized how very congested the street fair can be - or maybe I'd just forgotten!  We got some flowers for Jonah's grave and went and put them on it. 

Then we needed dinner, so we headed to IHOP - breakfast for dinner - my favorite!

 We borrowed Sunday clothes for the little girls and shopped for Sunday clothes for Ara - and managed to look our best for Anne's funeral on Saturday.  It was a lovely service - a fitting tribute to a wonderful woman.  

Afterwards I took the girls home and then headed home myself.  It was a long, tedious trip - traffic as usual - but I was telling Harry that it wasn't as bad as it could have been - since I was alone in the car, I put Pete Seeger in the cd player and "sang along" for the whole ride - I love singing old folk songs - but not everyone does!!  It was great fun to have the girls here - it seemed a bit lonely when I got back home to the empty house!!

When I got to Monrovia, I went and bid farewell to Harry and Dawn and crew as they headed off for Utah.  Then since I was in the neighborhood, I just had to get a sandwich from Market Grill for dinner!!  Harry got home about 8 from the job site.  He's headed there early tomorrow a.m. too - I think we will all be glad to get this job wrapped up!!

Tonight we headed out to GH and visited with Joan, Fred, Scott, Brianna and boys - they are on their way to Kansas for Scott's new assignment - it was great to visit with them - and to get to know their little boys!

Not sure of my agenda for tomorrow - but I think it will involve sleeping in!!