The fun continued in Minneapolis the next two days! On Friday we went to Daddy's office in the morning to visit him and meet some of his friends. The boys were most impressed with the popcorn machine and ate three bags leaving the contents of at least one bag scattered on the floor. Not sure if we'll get another invite to Mystic Lake Casino or not. Then we went out to lunch before resting in order to get ready for a fun night of swimming. One of Daddy's co-workers and friends invited us to his home for dinner and some fun in the pool. It was an absolute blast! We go to the pool here quite a bit but there is something different about hanging out at a private pool. We all enjoyed playing on rafts, swimming around, eating delicious snacks and dinner, eating some more and having a few margaritas. It was a great night! Thanks to Rick and Teresa for opening your home to us. On Saturday we went to the movies. George and I saw Friends With Benefits (very cute by the way!) and CC and Day Day took the boys to see Pooh. David also saw quite a bit of Bridesmaids and a few minutes of Friends with Benefits as he and Day Day toured the theater trying to keep David entertained. I guess Pooh wasn't cutting it. After the movie we got ready for another pool party. Mom and Dad's dear friends, the Walick's, and some other of their local pals were getting together for some grilling and pool time. David only swam for a short while but Drew was a fish as usual. There were some adults in their 20's who cooincidentally taught swimming lessons for years and enjoyed having Drew in the water with them. Drew always leeches on to the oldest people he can find and in this case it worked out great! Another highlight of the day was celebrating CC's birthday. We were in town a few days prior to her big day but couldn't resist the chance to celebrate in person! We had a great little party complete with decorations, gifts and a delicious cake.
We went to lunch at a Mediterranean restaurant that had some belly dancing for entertainment. Our table was as close to the mini stage as you can get (see CC and her friend Cathy in the background). The boys' reactions were absolutely hysterical! Drew was embarrassed and wouldn't watch. He put his head on the table and turned bright red if you even mentioned watching. I was shocked that a four year old would even know to be embarrassed by a grown woman dancing with a bare belly. David, however, was enthralled with it and tried to get even closer throughout the "show." Thank goodness she invited kids to join her for the last dance. David quickly stepped on stage but what did he do? Not dance, not smile his dimply smile. No, he stood completely still and picked his nose. Nice. I didn't get a pic of him doing it because I was about to pee my pants. I did get his statue stance though :) Drew join in on the dancing? No way!
Swimming Friday night. Day Day and the boys had a blast floating around, doing raft races and swimming.
CC and the boys pretended they were part of a sea lion show (we saw one at the Como Zoo the day before) Here they are coming up to the side of the pool for their treats - I had Goldfish.
George enjoyed the nice pool too!
Their backyard was like a resort! Rick is getting ready to grab the pizzas out of the outdoor oven. Yum, yum! We enjoyed having a front row seat at the bar.
Another shot of their gorgeous yard. You can see Day Day chillaxin' :)
Enjoying a delicious meal!
CC's birthday! The boys were so happy to give her balloons (from David) and flowers (from Drew).
CC showing off her birthday decorations the boys colored.
My beautiful Mom, looking nowhere close to 60!
CC listening to her recorded storybook from the grandkids. She loved it so much! It really did turn out cute. Whitley, Drew and even David did such an awesome job "reading" the pages. To get it just right Cristie and I would read the page and then have one of the kids repeat it just as we pressed the button. We were surprised when David tried to participate so we gave him a page too! So adorable!
The boys were so proud listening to the book.
CC helping David pass out cookies at Saturday's pool party.
David with friends Cathy, Deb, her grandson Mason, and Veronica.
We went to lunch at a Mediterranean restaurant that had some belly dancing for entertainment. Our table was as close to the mini stage as you can get (see CC and her friend Cathy in the background). The boys' reactions were absolutely hysterical! Drew was embarrassed and wouldn't watch. He put his head on the table and turned bright red if you even mentioned watching. I was shocked that a four year old would even know to be embarrassed by a grown woman dancing with a bare belly. David, however, was enthralled with it and tried to get even closer throughout the "show." Thank goodness she invited kids to join her for the last dance. David quickly stepped on stage but what did he do? Not dance, not smile his dimply smile. No, he stood completely still and picked his nose. Nice. I didn't get a pic of him doing it because I was about to pee my pants. I did get his statue stance though :) Drew join in on the dancing? No way!
Swimming Friday night. Day Day and the boys had a blast floating around, doing raft races and swimming.
CC and the boys pretended they were part of a sea lion show (we saw one at the Como Zoo the day before) Here they are coming up to the side of the pool for their treats - I had Goldfish.
George enjoyed the nice pool too!
Their backyard was like a resort! Rick is getting ready to grab the pizzas out of the outdoor oven. Yum, yum! We enjoyed having a front row seat at the bar.
Another shot of their gorgeous yard. You can see Day Day chillaxin' :)
Enjoying a delicious meal!
CC's birthday! The boys were so happy to give her balloons (from David) and flowers (from Drew).
CC showing off her birthday decorations the boys colored.
My beautiful Mom, looking nowhere close to 60!
CC listening to her recorded storybook from the grandkids. She loved it so much! It really did turn out cute. Whitley, Drew and even David did such an awesome job "reading" the pages. To get it just right Cristie and I would read the page and then have one of the kids repeat it just as we pressed the button. We were surprised when David tried to participate so we gave him a page too! So adorable!
The boys were so proud listening to the book.
CC helping David pass out cookies at Saturday's pool party.
David with friends Cathy, Deb, her grandson Mason, and Veronica.
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