In fact, it was pretty good. And just a couple of small slices available for me to bring home when it was all over. The gathering was great. I didn't get a chance to take any pictures of the kids (even though I took my camera), but have no fear, they looked great in their red and black striped outfits!
Stewart and I left on Thursday morning for Oklahoma City. My mom came over and kept the kids Thursday night and then Stewart's mom arrived around lunchtime on Friday. They were very sweet to give up their free time to be with the gran-chillins'! Our trip was GREAT!
On Thursday night, Stewart, myself, and our brother-in-law, Glenn, went to a reception hosted by UGA at the Cowboy Museum. It was alot of fun and we met some proud Georgia fans from Oklahoma! Friday, the 3 of us played golf and had a really good time. The course was VERY flat -- just to my liking! I rented some clubs at the pro shop and played the best round of my life ... still didn't break 100, but, hey, just being in the low 100s is an accomplishment for me! Friday evening, our 2 nephews, Josh and Matthew, who are actually students at UGA flew in and we took Josh out for his "soon to be 21st birthday" dinner at Mickey Mantle's in Bricktown. His birthday wasn't until Sunday, but we weren't going to be with him then so we wanted to give him a special treat for such a special occasion! It was a great night out for everyone!
On Saturday, we headed north on I-35 to Stillwater. Of course, the game didn't go as we had hoped - it went pretty much exactly how I thought it would, but maybe that is just female intuition :-) However, let me just say that everyone in Stillwater was as nice as they could be to us, before, during, and after the game. It was truly a wonderful atmosphere and their stadium, although it has a few high school tendencies, was beautiful (all except that awful color of orange - ha!) We split up with Glenn and the boys after the game as they were flying out of Tulsa and we were returning to Oklahoma City. But as I say, if you get the chance to head to OK, I would certainly recommend it!
We flew home on Sunday and just spent lots of time with the kids Monday for Labor Day. We had a great cookout with some neighbors and just relaxed.
Today, the kids went to Mother's Morning Out for the first time. It was fabulous for me as I had 3 hours to myself without having to go to the office or do anything in particular -- first time in a long time I've had that. The kids did great at "school" (as I like to call it!) The teachers said, "They are adorable and are so good; but you have to watch them because they like to climb, don't they?" I was just thinking to myself, "You just wait until they are both steady on their feet!"
Here's pictures of them this morning on our way to school! As you can see, Bonner has gotten pretty shy in front of the camera ... and Ian is just focused on Cheerios!
We went out to lunch because we need to get our schedule so that we are down to 1 nap. They slept for almost 3 hours which was great; however, tonight's trip to bed has been a little rough. It will just take a few days and nights to get adjusted, I'm sure! As you can see, though, they looked cute in their new pajamas ... the crazy thing is that these PJs are size 2T. Only in America are 1-year-old children indoctrinated into the world of Elmo and Minnie Mouse :-)
Well, we are getting ready for my brother's wedding this weekend. Lots of family coming into town which will be very nice! I am excited for Justin and for Taylor and pray that their lives together are blessed beyond belief! Stewart is headed to Athens for the game; my children are spending the day at the neighbor's house; and I am celebrating with my baby brother and his new wife! I'll definitely post some pictures of the event.
In the meantime, I pray for each of you - that your days will be blessed beyond measure. Think of those things you are thankful for and remember those around you that need your prayers right now. We still follow so many children at MUSC; most are doing pretty good right now which I am happy to report!
Until the next posting,
Jennifer
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