Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Papa Meekens 80th Birthday


The family took an adventure up to Bellingham for my grandfathers 80th birthday. 80!!! Wow! We drove up there the night before the party and stayed in a motel next to my parents. (Babysitting purposes) heheh! My mother thought she got such a good deal because she booked on Priceline the night before. But, low and behold, when I showed up that evening requesting a room I received the same price she got and a deal because we have triple A! AAA! (Thank you Grandpy Jim) I found it more comical than my mother. ( = we love good deals
That night, We put all the children to bed so my parents could sit and watch tv in our room instead of theirs so we could go out… ya, that lasted about 45 min. the children realized that nana and papa were there so bed time flew out the window! So much for a good time alone! The moment we walked in the door, all the kids knew the “LAW” was back and went back to their sleeping routine. Funny how they can recognize a sucker ( =

The next day we went to my grandfathers 80th birthday. It was a lot of fun and he enjoyed the kids so much. Quite a few people showed up to celebrate. We were able to see and meet a lot of family. The boys thought it was really exciting because they were able to help set up the soda’s in the coolers. What big boys they are!
The trip home was really quick.. the kids and I slept. poor Tom. He is such a champ!!