Weekend Wrap-Up! :)

This past weekend was a busy one around our house. Normally our weekend are laid back, and set to our own schedule with the exception of Sunday School and Church on Sundays.

Anyways...Friday night we did some grocery shopping to get some things I needed for the Mary-Kay party on Saturday. We ate dinner at Hardee's (YUCK-Stephen ended up eating his meal plus mine) and then went home to ready for Saturday. We worked together to cross things off my to-do list (of course I had a list!) and got everything done in good time! I am so thankful for a husband who doesn't mind helping me clean up the house or cook something in the kitchen. I am so blessed in that way!

Saturday I still had a few things to do to get ready for the party-like ice the cupcakes! I spent the morning in the kitchen wearing my PJS baking and decorating up a storm. Of course Louie was right there with me in his typical fashion! Our weather was quite cold on Saturday, but we didn't get much snow. Well, I guess we got a little snow on Friday night but it was all gone by Saturday afternoon. It still doesn't look like winter here! We set up for the Mary-Kay party and relaxed together a little before people started arriving.

The party went great and I had a wonderful time. I hope the guest enjoyed it as much as I did! We had 6 wonderful ladies come, which turns out was a perfect number! We all fit around our dining room table comfortably and were able to talk, laugh and really enjoy each others company. I was very impressed with how Louie handled our guests. He did not bark or growl once! He would sniff them and then move on to wherever I was...always my shadow!

The menu at the party was simple:

Funfetti Rose Cupcakes (picture below)

Veggie Tray w/ Aunt Erin's Famous (in my mind!) Ranch Dip

Veggie Pizza (Thanks to my mother-in-law who brought this!)

Oreo Truffles (AMAZING!)

Crackers & Cheese Cubes 

I really enjoyed hosting-surprising since it has felt like forever since I hosted anything! Yay for a successful first party at our house!

Sunday we taught Sunday School for the 5th and 6th grade class and had 3 new kids! I really hope they come back next week :) After Sunday school and church we headed home and ate left over food from the Mary-Kay party while watching Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. I actually like the Harry Potter movies, but the last 2 have a little to much snake in them for me so I keep my eyes closed a lot. So much in fact that I fell asleep on Sunday afternoon...it was a great time for a nap!

Also on Sunday we spent some time outside because the sun was out and that's a wonderful thing! Louie was so funny and cute running around the back yard. I think he can't wait for Spring and Summer when we can go on nightly walks again. We snapped a few pictures and a darling video. Watch it. I promise you won't be sorry!

For the Superbowl we headed to a friend and co-workers house which ended up being totally worth it for me because I got lots of baby time with her precious baby boy.  I don't really care about the Superbowl (at all), but I could have watched that game over and over with him on my lap. Just precious!

Here are some pictures and the video I mentioned earlier:

And that's our weekend in wrap-up form! Next weekend we will have our youngest niece overnight and be adding tile back splash to our kitchen. Should be a busy and fun couple of days!

If you have any experience with glass tiles or back splash let me know! Advice is invited!! :)

Happy Tuesday!