Happy Monday, y’all!
Oh my, but the temperature certainly took a dip Sunday. We had rain that brought in cold temps, so I had to pull out sweaters for my work week.
Friday and Saturday were glorious though!
I worked through lunch all week so I could leave work several hours early Friday.
We headed north to visit our boy and his little family, because a certain Little Miss was celebrating her 5th birthday!
Gambit always travels with us when we visit our son. Gambit doesn’t especially enjoy the car ride, but he prefers that over being left behind.
We rode with the windows down the entire time. It was glorious. My hair wasn’t so much, though. Ha!
The traffic was horrendous – some of the worst we’ve seen in all of our travels back and forth to our boy’s house. There was so much road work happening, along with people gawking at who knows what. It took forever to get to our destination.
We got the biggest hug from our sweet E once we arrived, and then we headed out for dinner. She was starving. We all were.
Our kids take us some place new every time we visit. Friday night, we ate at Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar. We had the absolute BEST pretzel. Our server was kind and mindful of my special dietary needs.
When we got back to the house, we let E open her presents. Five is a really fun age. E was dialed in to all things birthday-related.
She enjoyed the Noah’s Ark game we gave her. I found it on Amazon.
Gambit got comfortable. He adores our boy and his family.
You might remember that our son’s dog passed away this past summer.
E, being almost five, took the news well and immediately asked if they could get another dog. They found a litter of golden doodles that was born the same day their other dog passed away. They took it as a God nod.
Kevin, their little guy, is four months old and has quite the personality.
My heart, y’all. I am a sucker for a puppy. This little guy still has that puppy smell that made my heart melt.
Gambit wanted nothing to do with him.
Gambit is almost 15. He doesn’t have time for antics.
He does have time for his girl. They’ve been tight ever since they first laid eyes on each other when she was a wee little baby. He’s always been gentle with her, and she’s always been tender towards him.
E got busy with her other toys. We’d also given her a sewing kit with material to make a few projects.
We purchased this gift from Amazon as well.
Their kitchen table looked like Hobby Lobby had thrown up on it.
Saturday morning, E’s other grandparents came to the house. They live a little over an hour away. They had their own present opening time. E was quite hyped up by the time we loaded up our cars and headed to the venue my daughter-in-law had booked for the party.
On the way, she kept repeating, “This is the best birthday party ever!” We had to laugh because we hadn’t even had the party yet.
It was a large warehouse type of place, empty except for a couple of bounce houses, a basketball court, and tables.
That was fine for the large group of five year olds who joined us.
E was so good and didn’t open anything. I’m not sure about this new thing people have with taking presents home to open them. I miss the days of the kids getting to see their friends open what they picked out for them, and the opportunity the birthday child has to thank their friends for their gifts.
We had a fun time, and cleanup was a breeze.
Funnily enough, Auburn was playing Arkansas at the time, and our phone service was terrible in the building. The Mr. and our boy made frequent trips outside to check on the game. Shockingly, we won. Ha!
The hubby and our boy grilled out something or another for dinner. I was too busy playing with E, who had opened all of her gifts when we got back to the house, to notice.
Before we knew it, E was getting ready for bed. We were all exhausted!
We attended church Sunday morning. My daughter-in-law had started attending a church she found close to their house, so off we went. Then, we grabbed lunch at their house before we hit the road to come back home.
Traffic was much better on the way home, even with the rain. We got home in record time, and it didn’t take long to get unpacked. Gambit collapsed on the couch. He was ready for some quiet time!
Gosh, the weekends we spend visiting our kiddos sure do seem to fly by. It’s hard leaving my sweet grandbabies. They always ask us to stay longer.
Sigh.
So, how was your weekend? Did you do anything fun? Did your team win?
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