A wedding, A zoo... and some cake!

Wow what a busy weekend! We had a bunch of Tom's family come up for a wedding and to celebrate Abby's birthday. It was a whirlwind but I think we all had a lot of fun.

It was a little crazy going to a wedding with two 6 month old babies and two 2 year olds. Yep it was a lot of work to keep all of them semi-quiet! There were quite a few other kids and babies at the wedding so I didn't feel too bad but I really didn't want Abby's "Duckies!!!!" To show up on their wedding video. Thankfully we survived and after a supper at the reception hall we called it quits. The wedding started pretty late (6pm) so by the time we got out of there it was almost 9:30. The kids were exhausted.

Yesterday we went to the zoo to celebrate Abby's birthday. She also got a few fun other toys from her Grandma and Grandpa and her aunts and uncles. She got a little tea cart with all these little dishes and then some play food to go along with that from McDonalds lol. She got a little stroller for outside and a set of outdoor tools and a bubble gun. Of course a few outfits to go along with that too and some Abby pj's.

The zoo was a lot of fun but HOT and HUMID. Strange how the weather can flip from 40's and windy to 80's and humid... and windy. Tom's family came along with my grandma and a friend of mine. We were quite a crew! Sadly Africa was closed off so we couldn't go back and see the elephants and other animals like that... but I think we were all hot and tired and needed some AC. I'm so thankful for everyone that came out to play with us. I'm sure we will have to go again sometime with just our little family. Thankfully we didn't have the winds yesterday at least. I think the whole week has a chance of storms. We went out to eat at Olive Garden after the zoo... that was a zoo in itself! I think we were all a little sad that the $6 soup salad and breadstick deal isn't around anymore. hmmmm :(

I made a cake for Abby's birthday... yes a homemade cake with homemade icing and decorating and everything. The cake pan that I used was less than wonderful however and took off the top layer of the cake... which I had to scrape out of the pan with the help of Tom's mom. I had to draw the Abby Cadabby completely free hand with icing... and it was my first attempt at even decorating a cake like this so I didn't quite get everything I needed for the icing bags and ended up having to duck tape the tips to the plastic bags. In the end I was quiet impressed it turned out as well as it did. If you are a cake goddess please don't judge my amateur abilities!!! lol In the end it was for Abby so that is all that matters... but Abby? If you are still into Sesame street in a year... we are doing Elmo!

Abby is still sleeping, I think she is completely worn out. She has her 2 year check up today... hoping she doesn't need to get shots or she will be cranky! But we will see. Kara is really 'womping' now and is rocking back and forth on her knees and hands. Won't be long till she is really crawling now! Time for some coffee and cleaning!