Kevin and the boys surprised the wives by returning a day early from the fishing trip. The weather was a bit chilly and the fishing was the worst the resort had seen in 8 years, so they packed it in on Friday and came home. It was a great surprise! K. woke up to find Daddy in the bed and she was so shocked. She said, "Is that my daddy? What?! WHAT?!?!?!" And then he got the biggest hug I've ever seen. It was pretty cute. P. was equally excited to have his "fishing buddy" back.
The guys managed to catch a few and JD actually caught the biggest fish of the week for the entire resort. If it weren't for him and his 42 inch Northern, the guys would have been hurting, as this was enough for dinner for two nights. Kevin said they all had a great time and they are looking forward to it again next year.
The kids had fun at Grandma and Papa's. They went swimming several times and P. even tried the diving board. Kevin was amazed at how he would just whip himself off the dive with no one to catch him. (His new bubble belt has helped a lot with his confidence in deeper water). He and Emma must have spent at least an hour creating new jumps off the dive. It reminded Kristen and I that we used to do the same thing with JD, Jordan, and Justin. Needless to say, around 8 o'clock that night, all the kids were bleary eyed and went to bed early!
The parade on Saturday was fun, and even more so because the boys were home to go with us. We got to see Grandma on a float and the kids thought it was cool to see her up there! K. danced with the LHS pompon girls and a few other dance troops. Several other parade onlookers mentioned that she might need to get signed up for dance class!
John made the most amazing dinner I think I have ever eaten. It was an affair that lasted several hours, much like they do in Italy. His sisters were his assistants and we all had a great time helping him cook and eating the food. Several bottles of wine and several courses of food later, we were a very happy group!
Kristen is going to be the most beautiful bride. She has narrowed her dress choice down to two gowns and I don't know how she is going to choose. She looks like she belongs in Vogue in both of them! They are distinctly different, but both are beautiful and she makes them look even more so. We had a great time trying on the dresses and drinking champagne. Evan thoroughly enjoyed himself, too as he had a front row seat for the "peep show". His eyes got as wide as saucers every time a dress came off of Kristen! It was hilarious!!
P. is looking forward to his b-day party this Sat. with the families coming into town. We also are going to celebrate M.'s baptism on Sunday. K. is excited for the baptism as she heard me ordering the cakes from Le Bonne Bouche yesterday. A woman after my own heart!
My parents have so graciously agreed to stay the following week and help us paint the few rooms we have left to paint. I am excited to see it all complete! I need to get some more pics up, but I imagine I will put some up next week after the b-day.
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