Saturday, Matt and I went to a wedding reception in Wheeling for our friends Andrea and Jamie. Steve and Teresa (Mom-o & Pops) came up to our house and stayed the night to watch the kids. It was so great to have a whole night to ourselves!!! I was actually able to enjoy myself without worrying to death about the kids. We didn't even call to check in until the next morning! The reception was very nice. It was held at a doctor's home (more like a mansion). There was an open bar, seafood, a D.J. etc... We got really dressed up for the party, and I probably splurged a little on the dress, but I rarely spend money on myself, so I guess it's okay! I mostly hung out with Farah and JJ's girlfriend Mary Beth (whom I cheered with at Concord...small world).So we left the reception around midnight and went back to our hotel. Silly me...instead of deciding to call it a night and go to sleep, I said we should go to a bar. We ended up getting back to the room after 2am. Needless to say, I wasn't feeling my best the next morning! We slept in till about 10 or so and then met up with Jake & Farah, and JJ and Mary Beth at Bob Evans for breakfast. Everyone ate a pretty good breakfast except for me (I could only stomach some toast). All in all, it was a great trip and a nice break from the kids. I can't tell you the last time that Matt and I have been kidless for an entire night!
When we got home, the kids were very excited to see us. Nolan ran to me, and Natalie to Matt (I guess she'll be a Daddy's girl like me). Steve and Teresa said they didn't have any problems other than Nathan rolling over at night and needing to be flipped back over onto his tummy. We REALLY appreciate them coming up and watching the kids for us.
Yesterday, JJ and Mary Beth came over to the house and hung out for a while. Natalie went right to him...which is very unusual since she normally takes a while to warm up to strangers. Even when he wanted to get up and put her down, she fussed and wouldn't put her feet on the floor, so JJ just put her back on his lap. JJ was really great with the kids. He got on the floor and bounced around acting like a monkey...both Natalie and Nolan really got a kick out of this. Nolan kept asking him to do it over and over again. We may meet up with them again this evening for dinner...not sure how that would go with all three kids at a restaurant, but it's worth a shot.Here's a couple more shots of the reception.
2 comments:
Glad you & Matt had a nite to yourselves!! You look purdy, of course =) Like your green dress!
Jenni, you look really pretty. Im glad you guys had a whole evening and night to yourselves, you deserve it. I bet it was nice not to have to wipe any butts for a period of time hugh??
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