Okay, from the title of this post you can probably tell how crazy our weekend was! As we made preparations for a possible hurricane, Clara and Bill were actually on their way to Wilmington with Hayley and Ella. Yes, most of us try to get out of the way of the hurricane. The Steens actually head toward the storm. They arrived Friday afternoon just in time for us to play a bit before dinner. After eating, we organized our sleeping arrangements so as to keep the kids on the ground floor. Hayley and Ella got the guest bedroom and Jackson and Austin camped out in our room on an air mattress. Clara and Bill were the only ones brave enough to sleep upstairs. They ended up in Austin's room. The storm turned out to be pretty mild (thankfully) and we all awoke the next morning to just a messy yard and residual rain and wind gusts.
Clara and Bill were pretty much on babysitting duty all day Saturday while Tod and I cleaned up the yard and put the outdoor furniture back where it belonged. The kids played well all day and were pretty much worn out when we went to Longhorn for dinner Saturday night. It was fun to see the look on everyone's faces as we walked in with 4 children ranging from 7 to 2 years old since they thought they all belonged to me and Tod. We even had some people come up and tell us how well behaved all of our children were! We just smiled and said, "Thank you!".
Then Sunday, we all headed to Monkey Joe's for Austin's final birthday celebration (and the reason for the visit from the Steens and Glenn girls). The kids all had a blast running and jumping and harassing Monkey Joe. I think Austin was a little sad that his final birthday party was over. We had celebrated with (1) just our family at Jungle Rapids, (2) with the Dursts, (3) at home on his actual birthday, (4) his celebration at school, and (5) his party with his friends at Monkey Joe's. Needless to say, after 5 parties, he was a little spoiled and it was time for him to come back to reality.
(Clara) Mimi reading princess stories to the kids.
The kids after dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse
The boys at Monkey Joe's before the party started.
Austin getting his surprise visit from Monkey Joe
Mimi and Hayley working on a craft project.
1 comment:
How fun. I am glad the girls and your parents could come for the hurricane and the party! Your mom looks great! I love her hair. It looks like the party was fun. I love all of the pictures. Happy Birthday to Austin!
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