Fun Weekend

This weekend was a blast! We had GNI on Friday at Steph's house and a surprise 30th birthday party for Jason on Saturday night.

Of course, GNI is always fun. We shared some of our favorite things of 2008 with each other. It was great to learn of some new things to try and resources available. I got to take home a spray bottle with olive oil. Steph says if you use it instead of lotion, your skin is prettier and healthier. It must work, because I have noticed lately that her legs look great. Um, not that I am looking or anything, but moving on...

We played Loaded Questions. It is so fun to try and guess what people are thinking. My family really surprises me sometimes. Then of course, there are the obvious ones, like when someone wrote her mood was "polka dotted slap happy pink". We knew immediately who that was. :) I absolutely love hanging out with my sisters and mom. We have so much fun together.

Then on to Jason's party Saturday night. He was totally surprised, because Jenn is such a good liar and had a nice web of fibs woven to trick him. His face when he walked in was priceless. We all brought "gag" gifts to help him age better, such as nose hair trimmers, hair dye, magnifying glasses, and plenty of bathroom paraphernalia. I have to say, Jason has come to have a great sense of humor. I remember a time he would have absolutely died of embarrassment at some of the gifts. But he was the best sport, using them and just laughing along with the rest of us. Josh shocked me too. He wrote Jason a great poem. It was really good. It talked about how Jason scared him growing up and how their relationship has developed over the years.

We played Guitar Hero, Wii Sports, and Mario Kart, along with Family Feud and Pictionary. We found out that dad is really good on the drums! It was his first time playing them, and he did very well. Most everyone had some problems getting the hang of them, but dad stepped in and started rocking right away. He has grown so much in the last few years. I have to thank my wonderful outgoing sister-in-laws for that I think. They have taught him to open up and not be afraid to try new things. However, he did try and leave before his turn on Pictionary. I think his epic "monkey-space-creature" he created on one of our Wolf Creek Weekends a few years ago has left him traumatized. We weren't lucky enough to be graced with another such creation. But it was so fun to see dad (and everyone else for that matter) have such a great time.

I had the kids spend Saturday night with the Inkley's. It was good not to have to worry about coming home early. I picked up Dessa at about 9 am yesterday, and it was just me and her until the other two got home around 9 pm. We had a lot of fun. She watched some movies with me, (including Twilight!!!) we played some cards, and just spent time together. I really need to try and do this with each of the kids more often. It was a lot of fun being just me and her for the day.

I have to say it again, I have the best kids in the world!