VEISHEA 2011

Great Grandma Phyllis was so great to be able to come again this year on VEISHEA weekend, but opted to come the night before to see us instead of the chilly morning outside. What a smart woman... She played with the kids and the kids entertained her for a couple of hours. We were so glad to have gotten to see her.

And the next morning, we proved that the rain, freezing temperatures, and wind we brought in from the tornado state could not keep us from singing the ISU fight song, cheering on Austan Arnaud, eating 3 pork chops on a stick (Jon and Macy) and burnt pork burgers at 10:00am, and collecting tootsie roll after tootsie roll at this year's VEISHEA parade.

After the parade, we ventured to Perfect Lanes to play a game of bowling, jump in the Jump House, and play arcade games. Brian and Kelly threw bullets into the pins, Grandma pulled her "butt muscle" while challenging Jon to the best score, and Caitlin cheered as her 2nd half went better than her 1st half of the game. Talia and Macy alternated bowling and loved the Jump House...a little too much. As Brian took on Caitlin in air hockey, Talia threw up all over the Racecar game. Poor little thing had too much jumping.

Grandma and Macy scoring big at Deal or No Deal (Macy calls it No Deal or Yes Deal).

In the end, I'm glad cold, wind, and harsh temperatures couldn't stop us from seeing cousin Talia, Grandma Dawn, Aunt and Uncle Kelly and Brian, cousins Kara and her boyfriend, Andrew, Uncle David (quickly the favorite), Aunt Mary, Grandma Phyllis and just celebrating being able to spend time together.

Family Birthday Celebration

Just Jon, Caitlin, Macy and I celebrated the girls' true birthdays on their birthday at T-Rex cafe'. (Shocker)! They always are amazed at this place - the fire rain, the loud Triceratops and the scary T-Rex...and not to mention their food! I must admit, we are members of T-Rex's "club," and we get a free appetizer every time we go - cha ching! The service is always great, and their food is excellent. The atmosphere is something else and it's the first choice of where to go out to eat whenever we go! Happy birthday to the best things in our lives!