A weekend of bbqs

Yesterday morning (Saturday) I woke up early to help a friend out with a photography class assignment. It was actually really neat and I'll ask him if I can post it once it's done. As a side note, it was physically demanding (squatting low in heels with my toes turned out for about 1 hr) and my legs are aching today (thighs, ham strings, calves, glutes).

We then headed up to Venice for a surprise 'welcome back' BBQ for Matt's friend Mo. Matt met Mo at KPMG years ago and we're still friends :) Mo's a great guy and I'm so happy he's home :) He spent 2 years in Switzerland for an international rotation through KPMG. The BBQ was at his friends place RIGHT on the boardwalk on the beach :) Just fantastic! Violet was a good girl and loved being cuddled by everyone (there's a pic below of her with Mo). She even took a cat nap on Noah and Jill's bed :)

Today we had another BBQ for Matt's company. It was actually their centennial celebration! There was a 5 star meal (salad, cole slaw, bread, corn bread with honey butter, grilled chicken, baked beans, potatoes, filet minion, and tri tip) and open bar with beers, wines, sangrias, etc. It was outside with beautiful center pieces and games! Hay rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, a photo booth, carnival games! A live band! There was also an organic 'general store' area with nut mixes and granola looking stuff AND a dessert bar! And we're talking homemade cookies paired with ice cream as a sandwich (with toppings), homemade strawberry shortcake with mixed berries (make your own), cotton candy maker, and mini homemade fruit pies! It was amazing! Now there's a small hiccup... It was 1 BILLION degrees out! I wish wish wish the weather was nicer because we didn't get to do much because of the sun and heat. Violet started getting a heat rash all over her back, under her neck, and on her cheeks... Poor thing. We were even standing in the shade by the ONLY misters. It was a brilliant party though :) Just brilliant!

As soon as we packed Violet into her carseat and turned on the AC in the truck she fell sound asleep :)

Ps- Violet had her first ride in a shopping cart today at Target (after I wiped the entire thing down with baby wipes). She loved it so much that I came home and washed her cart protector we bought!