Havin a Blast

My momma called me at 8:17 this morning. Yaaa, it was so nice to hear from her. The sayings "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" or "You don't know what you got till its gone" are 100% true statements.

It was great to hear that my parents are actually ENJOYING there time away together! They both have gone snorkeling, mom said dad drank half the ocean, but they enjoyed it and would do it again. Yesterday they went to Dunn's River Falls and climbed it, what an accomplishment for my parents =) My mom and aunt went on the paddle boats too. Mom said she was interested in wind surfing today if the weather held up, she said it was in the 80's there and sunny - we can only dream of that weather now.

I have just one request: Bring some sunshine home w/ you on Friday =)

Enjoying a Sunny Day!

Finally we go a beautiful, sunny, and warm day! It seemed like forever since we'd actually had a day that nice. We ended up spending most of our afternoon outside playing different games and soaking up some warm rays.

First, we played washers. This is a very fun family game. The only downfall for me is Matt and Caleb kick my butt everytime. I'm such a sore looser and absolutely hate not being good at something the first time i try it. I kind of understand why I'm not good at this game though, I can't even throw a frisbee for cryin out loud!

Then the guys played a little pitch and catch. Caleb would truly love to pitch for his team, TTown Thunder. Even though he is very good at his 3rd base position he does dream to one day pitch. Until then we'll continue on w/ all the hard work of practicing. Remember the saying; "Practice makes Perfect and Perfect you shall be!"

TWISTER TIME!!!

On Sunday night Caleb wanted to spend some QT w/ us and take advantage of the fact we had NOTHING going on. So he wanted to play Twister.

First up were Caleb and myself. Now me being the "athletic" type, I thought I had this hands down since Caleb is just 9. Well, in saying he is just 9 he can also bend and stretch a lot better than I can anymore, I'm obviously OLD and he proved it to me. I think he won 3 out of the 4 games, I'll let it slide that he kept leaning on me when his legs would get tired or his arms would give out...LOL!

Second up Matt and Caleb. Now for all of you that know these two, shall I say competitive! ;-) Matt had a "strategy" to win. Now Caleb and I just play for giggles, Matt has a strategy! Funny to say this didn't work in his advantage w/ our little guy. Even though Caleb may not have been playing completely fair, I still think he wooped his dad's "strategy." LOL Honey! Regardless Dear, you did wonderful!

Finally up, Matt and I. Now remember my "athleticism" and Matt's "strategy" well it all comes in effect now. It's do or die time for me, my moment to show my husband "I Rule"!! Wow, was I ever wrong. His "strategy" kicked my "athleticism" thought right out of the water. Matt crowed his way to victory every game he and I played. Now I really felt old!!!

Who would have thought that we could have so much fun, laughter, and great pictures to prove a challenging game of Family Twister!

Night in Neoga

Tonight was a last minute decision to head to Neoga and visit w/ my Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Jim. It's always a good time when we get together unfortunately these times are few and far between. Even though they are only 20-25 min away from us, somedays neither of us have time to turn around.

So, w/ this being said we usually make the best of our time w/ a mean game of SkipBo. Tonight was one of those nights. We first had to fuel up at the downtown diner in Neoga, where I must say, has very good food. Then immediately following my mom said the word and it was game on. I do believe my mother and my aunt could probably make it big in Vegas if there were ever a SkipBo tournament. Don't let them kid ya, I taught them everything they know. LOL!

The time seemed to get away from us and we weren't able to take the game very seriously between all the small talk & laughter. Needless to say, mom wins! The most important thing though is we all had a great time. Oh and did I mention we all got to raid the fridge to fix our chocolate fix. Caleb was in heaven: he got to stay up after his bedtime & eat junk food too, what a treat! A great time was had by all again and everyone is looking forward to doing it again soon!!!