fun times with the fam!

this weekend was so much fun! and so busy! as i had mentioned before, chris and I got to go to a ball on friday night. it was lots of fun... it kind of reminded me of a wedding reception... but all the guys were dressed the same. but it was fun to have a night out with my husband. anyone with kids knows that doesn't always happen! one of my favorite part of the nights was when they led us in some toasts... to the president, the army, so on and so forth. then they told the guys to seat their dates and then they made a toast to the ladies. i thought that was pretty cute! i did however miss my sister and mom a lot while i was getting ready... it is hard to get dressed up without some support (girls, you know what i am talking about).

Ireland and Chloe did great for Gramma Sherry, Gran, and Uncle Danny. but are we surprised?! they got to go out to dinner at a buffet... which means Chloe was in heaven! i heard she ate about a whole patch of strawberries!

so all in all it was a good night!

then on Saturday we all went to a little town just north of us called Medicine Park. it is just a little historical town with pretty scenery to look at. we went up there and took lots of picutres! the girls were great and we got lots of great pictures! then we went to the wildlife refuge and took some more pictures. it turned out to be a really nice day and we got to spend lots of time outside enjoying the fresh air!

we had lots of fun with all our house guests! unfortunatly Aunt Shawna couldn't come because of school... we missed her lots and expect to see her soon anyways (whenever she wants to visit us next!!!). But Uncle Danny came back and it is always good to see him!

the visit with Gramma Sherry was very special and we are soooo glad she could spend some time with us! the girls love having her here and Ireland is still talking about it!
and it is always so special to see Gran! it is so great that the girls can be so close to their great gran! they love her very much and enjoy her visits a lot!

we are now getting back into normal life again... which is always bitter sweet. tomorrow we have plans to go swimming so hopefully i will get some pics from that fun time soon!
we love and miss you all!!!!