Every February we get together with my family to celebrate my niece and nephew's birthdays. My dad and Chris came and the girls and I met them at my brother's on Friday night. Matt had a football clinic so it worked out perfect that we could spend the night there. The girls all cuddled on the floor that evening and watched Rio.
The adults stayed up and played cards. We even got my dad to stay up with us even though he was exhausted. Thanks for being a trooper, Dad! Saturday morning we went through more boxes from my parent's house. It amazes me that we are still going through boxes even though my mom died almost 11 years ago. And we still have more to go through. Going through the items brings back many memories. We tried to mostly smile through it all, but my eyes definitely welled with tears a few times. I never stop missing my matka. She would have loved this day, especially because we made paczki in the afternoon. Chris was awesome and made all the dough in the morning. Then, we went to watch Lauryn and Miranda dance while the dough rose. Mattey also joined us for the recital. When we got back to Brian's, we made the doughnuts. Everyone sort of has their job. Jolene and Dad made the chocolate ones, Brian and Rolf deep fried the paczki, and the rest of us filled with jelly and chocolate and covered with sugar or frosting. Oh, and we all took an equal part in taste-testing just to be sure they were turning out ;)
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| Megan even tried a little bite! |
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| Ta Da! |
Later on, Lauryn and Soren opened presents and we all found room for cake and ice cream. It is crazy that those kiddos are 8 already! They are sure special to all of us! It was a fun, fun weekend with lots of stories, laughs, relaxing, and good company.
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| Birthday kiddos |
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| Just relaxing with Daddy |
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Our godchild
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The only downfall was the girls got fevers on Sunday evening and were sick Monday and today. Hopefully they have shaken it and will be back to their bubbly selves tomorrow! They seemed much better today, so I think we are on the right track.
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