Memorial Day Weekend

I guess I am still recovering from the weekend...just can't seem to get my energy level back! We had a great weekend, though, starting with a 60th birthday party for Kerry on Friday night. We had several friends over, and Kerry made his "Grill Debut" with his new super-duper grill.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KERRY!

On Saturday, we had four of our six kids and five of the seven grandkids...it was wonderful! Rich & Christi, Aidan & Annaliese had gotten in the night before, and about mid-morning, Jenni & Tater and Bill & Carey, Caleb & Connor came over. The boys all went swimming and had a great time. Tater and Connor tired of the pool sooner than the older two, which suited them just fine since they then had the pool to themselves!

Annaliese sat and had a great time watching the boys splash around.

Then Kerry grilled some hamburgers and hotdogs for everyone, and gave Tater and Connor tidbits of hotdog to nibble on.

After lunch the kids played LOUD and HARD in the house until all the parents decided that it was naptime...and that the kids should have a nap, too!

Our friends Rick & Ann Williams took us to Pirini Ranch in Buffalo Gap for dinner on Saturday evening. It was a continuation of Kerry's birthday. We had a great time, great food, and great company. After dinner, we drove into Abilene to pick up a Wii from Circuit City that we had ordered online a couple of nights before. It started looking pretty stormy, so we started back and drove through LOTS of rain, thunder, lightening, and ominous-looking clouds. Then we got to Bronte....you guessed it...blue skies! We got nothing in San Angelo. Oh well.

On Sunday, we drove over to Brownwood for another birthday. My Aunt Nancy celebrated her 70th birthday, and her kids were giving her a surprise party. I got to see lots of cousins and their kids that I haven't seen in several years.

On the way home, we could feel ourselves relaxing, realizing that we had no more commitments for the rest of the weekend. We had the day to ourselves on Monday which we spent doing only what we wanted to do which included going to see the new Indiana Jones movie. Often on Sunday evenings after a hectic weekend, we wish we could another day to relax before going back to the weekly routine/grind. And that's exactly what we had! So we took full advantage of it!