A weekend full of celebrations

Okay, it's almost the weekend again, but I wanted to tell you guys about last weekend. Friday, May 8th was Joe's birthday and Sunday was Mother's Day. So, we had some serious celebrating to do! SallyAnn's mom, Susan, was able to join the Gray's for a weekend in Coffeyville. This was Susan's first trip to Coffeyville, so we showed her around town a bit. She got to see both Taco Bell AND Walmart! I'm sure she was impressed!

Ben, Susan, SallyAnn and Milo arrived on Friday night. Saturday included a trip to Country Time Antique Mall and Walmart for the out-of-towners and our chaperon, Vicki. We thought Joe might rest while we were gone, but maybe he was just enjoying the silence! That afternoon we all enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL spring day with a field trip to the back yard (also known as the back 40) where the camper-trailer is just waiting for a long weekend! We brought dogs, music, snacks and beverages and sat in the camper with the shades up and the windows open - it was SO nice! Joe, Vicki, Ben, Sally and the doggies will be taking the camper to Eureka Springs, Arkansas over the Memorial Day weekend, so this was just a preview!

We made the quick trip back to the house to make dinner. The boys fired up the grill and the ladies got the sides ready - it was time to enjoy our Omaha Steaks dinner! The Illinois Gray's (Steve, Nancy and Jennifer) sent Joe an entire meal from Omaha Steaks: 4 big, beautiful steaks, roasted potato wedges and sweet corn. Oh. My. Gosh. Everything was delicious! The steaks were grilled to perfection (good job, boys!) and the sides were amazing! Once we digested a bit and loosened our pants, we enjoyed the carrot cake made by Vicki for Joe's birthday. Wow.

Sunday morning we all attended church together and came home for lunch. Both Susan and Vicki received potted geraniums for Mother's Day from Ben and SallyAnn. Let's hope Sally didn't jinx the plants with her black-thumb just by touching them! Later that afternoon, the Kansas Citians headed back north after many hugs and pictures! (Click here to see pictures from our weekend!)

Thanks for the great weekend!