We always love family fun! Especially when it includes Aunt Laura, Nat and Jo! Last week they arrived in Illinois for a quick visit. We certainly made the most of our time together. We went to the Mattoon Country Club on Thursday and soaked up some sun by the pool. Afterwards we went to Gigi and Papas. The kids played outside and we enjoyed some Paglia’s pizza for dinner.
Friday was busy! We had scheduled dance pictures back in April. That meant a trip to see Noelle at the Little Salon too. But in between our hair appointment and photo shoot we managed to get over to Tuscola for a little birthday shopping spree! The girls each got to pick out lots of cute things thanks to Aunt Laura and Gigi!
On Saturday we met up at the Aikman Wildlife Center in Arthur. The kids loved it! The hot a kick out of a camel that spit...A LOT! And when we were leaving there was a wild animal trying to eat the windshield wipers off the back of the van. When we finished up the tour Aunt Laura took all the kids back to Charleston for the night. That meant Mitch and I got a date night! Thanks, Aunt Laura!!! But they all had some fun of their own too. Papa and Aunt Laura Gabe then golf lessons at the Charleston club and then Freddy’s for dinner.
Sunday ended up being another fun pool day! But we didn’t stay too long, because Gigi had birthday dinner planned back at the house. The Highlight was bbq ribs from the Stadium Grill and then she had a different dessert for each June birthday. Jo had white cake and frosting, Colby had Banana Cream Pie, Hattie has strawberry Cheesecake and I had chocolate cake. We had plenty!
The kids all ended up staying at Gigi and Papas again on Sunday. Monday they came over to Mt. Zion and we went to see the new DISNEY movie Aladdin. It was great and the kids all loved it. Then we said our goodbyes. There were tears, always are. Counting down until our next catch up!
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