In March, we were invited to come up to Dallas for a big birthday soiree for my Uncle RE and cousin Rob. It was a whirlwind trip, but worth it to see family that I haven't seen for years! And it was my first road trip in the new Hyundai! I packed up the kids and off we went. When we arrived there was plenty of this...
Ian gave them a shot, but felt they were too much work for the end result, however, he was more than happy to down his weight in grilled oysters!
Ainsley spent most of her time talking and smiling and looking cute, trying to avoid eating anything.
I eventually talked her into a couple of grilled shrimp and a bite or two of pasta salad, but I'm pretty much thinking her dinner really consisted of a healthy portion of birthday cake!
I managed to get one good shot of the birthday boys. I can't believe RE is 75 and Rob is 52, but I tell you what, they are couple of handsome dudes no matter what age they are! Although I'm not quite sure when my uncle turned into a hippie! ;)
Of course you HAVE to blow out the candles on your cake!
And the funny thing is that amidst all the good times and laughter and hoopla, my son spent the majority of the party like this...
Now many might say he was a bit of a party pooper, but this was his FIRST actual novel. It was Book 1 of the Ranger's Apprentice series and he just couldn't put it down. I was so proud and happy for him and if he wanted to spend his entire weekend with his nose in that book, I was OK with that. Totally OK.
The next morning, we helped clean up the house, Ian put on a mini ukulele concert and the whole family went out for brunch. After all the reminiscing and all the hugs, the kids and I headed out of town making a stop at the Dallas Zoo.
It was a great trip and it was so nice to see everyone. We really need to figure out how to get together more often. ALL of us.
