*O_O* so much to tell...

so memorial weekend was amazingly long! and so much fun!! so Friday started the weekend off, Cory got off work a bit early and we had a yummy picnic with his shop! it was great fun! lots of bratwurst's and schwanks and German barbecue stuff mmmmm tasty...:) Saturday, was VERY eventful, i got up and cleaned up my house a bit, because I knew my best pals, Angela and Merritt were coming to get me for lunch and I wanted to get everything done before they got here, so i cleaned and cleaned, and around noon i got a phone call saying they were on their way! so i got ready and when they got here we left! well as it turned out, Angela said she'd meet us at Merritt's and we'd have to go back and pick her up, so we got to Merritt's, and decided it would be better to wait inside the nice cool house then out in the hot car, so we walked in and this is what i found.....

SURPRISE!!!!!! its a baby shower for me!!!!! oh my gosh i was totally surprised, i wasn't even really suspecting anything...other then food! but people too?! it was fantastic!! i felt terribly loved... and all my favie ward members were there..:D well most of them..the ones that count. ;D he he he...

this is me getting surprised...don't I look shocked??
its like "wow people...." :D

still getting over the shock...

as i recovered we decided to play a few games, there was a "whats sherry wearing" game, and food, and pictionary, while eating food..:D there was lots of food..

its a diaper!! no no, dirty diaper!! no no! DESITIN!!(what?)! yay!! pictionary is definatly one of my favie games...

one word...sounds like.....

i got to draw a bottle of prenatal vitamins....i prefer Flintstones myself....

then it was present time!! i got so much that i really needed! and i still want to thank everyone!!!

lots of diapers, baby soap, towels onsies! so much!! thank you all!!

and some super cute jammie sets.....

feeling loved...

my gracious hosts, Angela, and me and Merritt!! my chica's!!

after games and gifts and what not there was onsies to design,

they all turned out adorably

and cant forget the cake...:D Angela it turned out BEAUTIFUL!!

the super cake was super yummy!!

i didn't want to cut it, but i had to... it makes the eating of it easier...

then i had to get my fix...... (dont worry its a box of chocolates....:D)

after the shower we all came to my house! because it was Saturday the 23rd, and sunday the 24th was Cory's and Angela's birthday!! so we went from one party, to another!! WOOOOO!

so we all got to my house, and Cory grilled some hamburgers and steaks and whatnot, and we all ate our fill, some of us more then our fill (i was stuffed...) and after a little time to digest it was time for cake and presents again!! woooh!! 3 cakes in one day, what an awesome day,, i had some baby shower cake, some of Angela's birthday cake and i made Cory a giant cookie for his cake, because he's more of a cookie person...

a 15 inch pizza pan and the cookie dough almost spilled over!! he he he...

rulon being cute....

PRESENTS!!! weeeee! Cory got a super soaker water gun that he promptly filled and emptied on everyone..

and me and the girls got some itty bitty squirt guns so we can defend ourselves...:D

Cory LOVED his cake (thank heavens, i have HORRIBLE luck making cookies...)

and the girls were so cute giving daddy kisses and hugs and HUGE smiles for daddy's birthday..

anywho, the party wound down and everyone went home, and we were off to bed! Sunday was corys birthday, (and angelas) and we went to church, cory celebrated by wearing his kilt, sorry no pictures.. by the time i had a camera ready he had changed..:) soon,,, i will post pics of him in his kilt soon. he just wants the pictures done right, and since my camera is in the shop and all i have is my dinky point and click camera its not going to work as well, my flash on my nikon broked so its at the nikon people getting fixed!...*sigh* anywho.. sunday was a nice quiet day, we got home from church had some dinner and mostly napped the night away..
getting ready for monday! monday was memorial day! and we had plans! us and the finches and the Barretts (as if we hadnt gotten enough of each other...:D) went into ST. avold in France to an american military cemetery! It was a hot BEAUTIFUL day! we couldnt have asked for better weather! so we took the hour drive into france and got to the cemetery and thats when the fun began!

my girls sure love thier daddy. my 3 blondes...

the guys being silly.. ben, cory and jerome..

more silliness. ben saying "you see what we put up with?" cory saying "jeah..." and jerome saying "woah.."
these guys are a riot....

anywho, we decided to do some family type pics... well i decided.. whether or not anyone cooperated i didnt care.. so heres the finches..:D

and heres the Barretts!



the rest of the time was just relaxin and enjoying the outdoors!

nikoy LOVES the sun!!

and kaylee insisted that she wanted to walk and push the stroller....

cory wandered around and found a few medal of honor winners!!

but he still had time for a kiss... when in france...:D

leaving her trail...:D

the guys wanted some nice pics before we left.

all in all it was an awesome weekend! we took the hour drive home after the cemetery closed,

and had roast and carrots and potato's that had been sitting in a hot crock pot since 10 that morning... it was perfect!! when i tried to lift the roast out it kept falling apart!! it was so tender!! MMMMmmmmm so yeah. dinner was a perfect way to end the day! we all ate and then it was time to go home all our hubbies had to work on tuesday so it was time for bed! so yeah, busy busy busy, but fun! corys another year older..he's so old..:D he he, we've also hit the 36 week mark for our baby, the doctor says honestly he can come at any point, he's about 6ish poinds and getting bigger everyday, we're just keepingour fringers crossed that he decides to come either before cory leaves on the 5th, or waits till he gets home on the 12th.. so keep your fingers crossed for us!! :) anywho. i've taken wnough of your time..:) love you all! we hope your safe and sound and you had as awesome of a weekend as we did!! LOVES!!