What a Family

Wow! What a weekend!! My mom and I set out for our journey to Joplin on Fri. morning. We left way to early in the morning, but I won't hold that against her! :) We went through Kingman & met up with my cousin's wife, Mendy & their daughter, Makayla. I hadn't meet either one of them, so it was nice to finally meet them since they have been in the family for several years now. We got to my aunt & uncle's house about 1:30pm Friday. We had a nice lunch just hung out talking. By Friday evening, my aunt from Arizona was there as well as some of my aunt's family. My sister & her husband were also there, which was good since it had been a while since I had seen them. We spent the evening playing Crainium which was such a hoot!! By the end of the game everyone was laughing so hard!! Later that evening was spent with my cousin Kristal her boyfriend, Will, also my cousin Erika and her boyfriend, Owen. We went to a bar and had a GREAT TIME!! Let's just say I was pretty tired the next day! The next day was a lot more eating, watching a movie, and playing another game. This game didn't get as carried away as the night before, but was still a lot of fun. I also spent some time helping Mendy and Makayla get ready for the Easter Bunny! Makayla was such a cutie and I had a great time playing with her!! Sat night Kristal, her friend Mitzi, and I went and had a girls night. We went dancing on this night which was so much fun!! I love to go dancing, so I enjoyed every minute of it. Sunday was the BIG DAY that everyone had come for. We celebrated and toasted to my uncle who had just received his Doctorates degree! We also toasted and celebrated my cousin's birthday that was also on Sunday. Everyone is so proud of my uncle and everything he has accomplished!! We also celebrated Easter complete with a big dinner and a visit from the Easter Bunny! The little kids got to hunt Easter eggs and dance with the Easter bunny which was a huge hit! Monday was again a driving day. My mom and I drove home very tired and got home early evening. We had such a great time seeing everyone during the weekend and laughed lots.