fabulous weekend.....check
Happy Birthday Grandma Gross!! Love you tons...xoxoxo
Mother's Day weekend was a blast. We left Friday and stopped in Wooster for a delicious dinner at Matsos...my fave their Greek salad and an egg salad grinder.
The kids rode fairly well. I think we sang John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt too many times to remember. We stopped and saw Harry and Nancy Shaw and Irving in Strasburg. Hopefully, he'll recover quickly without too many more setbacks. We arrived home a little after Mom and Grandma returned home from celebrating Donald's birthday with Dennis and Beth Carver in Marietta.
The girls camped out with Gramma and Granny while Nate and I slept at the old/new convention house with Rebecca and Darren. (while it's not all the way finished...wowsers does it look good!!)
Saturday morning we went to breakfast at Lori's where we enjoyed wonderful food. Then, we headed to The Wilds. The kids loved seeing all the various animals but it started raining and ended up being too cold to actually enjoy the safari ride completely. Mom bought the girls binoculars just like Grandpa/Grandad had many years before for Rebecca and I. It was bittersweet remembering him and Grandma/Granny taking us...couldn't help but wish that he was there with us... (pictures to follow at a later time)
Afterwards, the boys headed to Marietta to look at some RC cars, helicopters, and trains while us girls went back to get Grandma/Granny. She put up a fuss giving us every excuse why she shouldn't go out, but we won :o)
We took Mom and Grandma/Granny to Olive Garden where they drank peach ice tea. Our appetizers were stuffed mushrooms, fried mozzarella, fried zucchini, and calamari. We ate everything from seafood Alfredo, tour of Italy, lasagna, soup and salad, eggplant lasagna, and of course bread sticks. Have I got you drooling yet? Well, the best is yet to come. Coffee and Lemon cream cake. Superb!! We surprised Grandma/Granny with a birthday cake and a lovely rendition of "Happy Birthday" from our little gang and some help of neighboring patrons, since our little family wouldn't be with her today. She was surprised which delighted us!!
To top it off....Nathan and Darren (at our request) bought Mom and Grandma orchid corsages for our special dinner. Thanks boys!! (for pictures of our Wilds trip and dinner, check out my sister blog..lol Darren and Rebecca's blog )
Meeting Sunday morning was at Virgil and Stella's. A wonderful meeting with wonderful people. So thankful for His spirit that makes us one.
We finished our weekend with a Fresh Mozzarella Trio and Chicken Vegy Medley from Donatos. If you haven't tried it yet...it's well worth it!!
The girls STILL haven't given in to napping, but this mama will stand her ground and not give in...they WILL be asleep within the next half hour so I can watch my Dancing with the Stars on hulu....I just gotta :o) I've planted my flowers, cleaned the downstairs, and taken them to Fort Findlay playground for lunch with Daddy... I deserve my Dancing with the Stars...right?!?
Mother's Day weekend was a blast. We left Friday and stopped in Wooster for a delicious dinner at Matsos...my fave their Greek salad and an egg salad grinder.
The kids rode fairly well. I think we sang John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt too many times to remember. We stopped and saw Harry and Nancy Shaw and Irving in Strasburg. Hopefully, he'll recover quickly without too many more setbacks. We arrived home a little after Mom and Grandma returned home from celebrating Donald's birthday with Dennis and Beth Carver in Marietta.
The girls camped out with Gramma and Granny while Nate and I slept at the old/new convention house with Rebecca and Darren. (while it's not all the way finished...wowsers does it look good!!)
Saturday morning we went to breakfast at Lori's where we enjoyed wonderful food. Then, we headed to The Wilds. The kids loved seeing all the various animals but it started raining and ended up being too cold to actually enjoy the safari ride completely. Mom bought the girls binoculars just like Grandpa/Grandad had many years before for Rebecca and I. It was bittersweet remembering him and Grandma/Granny taking us...couldn't help but wish that he was there with us... (pictures to follow at a later time)
Afterwards, the boys headed to Marietta to look at some RC cars, helicopters, and trains while us girls went back to get Grandma/Granny. She put up a fuss giving us every excuse why she shouldn't go out, but we won :o)
We took Mom and Grandma/Granny to Olive Garden where they drank peach ice tea. Our appetizers were stuffed mushrooms, fried mozzarella, fried zucchini, and calamari. We ate everything from seafood Alfredo, tour of Italy, lasagna, soup and salad, eggplant lasagna, and of course bread sticks. Have I got you drooling yet? Well, the best is yet to come. Coffee and Lemon cream cake. Superb!! We surprised Grandma/Granny with a birthday cake and a lovely rendition of "Happy Birthday" from our little gang and some help of neighboring patrons, since our little family wouldn't be with her today. She was surprised which delighted us!!
To top it off....Nathan and Darren (at our request) bought Mom and Grandma orchid corsages for our special dinner. Thanks boys!! (for pictures of our Wilds trip and dinner, check out my sister blog..lol Darren and Rebecca's blog )
Meeting Sunday morning was at Virgil and Stella's. A wonderful meeting with wonderful people. So thankful for His spirit that makes us one.
We finished our weekend with a Fresh Mozzarella Trio and Chicken Vegy Medley from Donatos. If you haven't tried it yet...it's well worth it!!
The girls STILL haven't given in to napping, but this mama will stand her ground and not give in...they WILL be asleep within the next half hour so I can watch my Dancing with the Stars on hulu....I just gotta :o) I've planted my flowers, cleaned the downstairs, and taken them to Fort Findlay playground for lunch with Daddy... I deserve my Dancing with the Stars...right?!?
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