Reunion Weekend

Last weekend the kids and I went to Grand Island to see some of my friends from high school. We have been saying that we need to get together for the last couple of years, and life has always seemed to get in the way. This year we just decided at the beginning of July to pick a weekend and stick to it.
We went to Sayward's house Friday night when we got there, Sayward and I chatted while the kids got to play. Her little boy is a couple years older than the boys and her little girl is 2 years older than Abby but they played together amazingly well. I think Abby really liked having a girl to play with. Nicolette and Katie's family joined us that night for a barbecue. It was great to see everyone! So much had changed in our lives and yet we seemed to pick up where we left off. We introduced our families and chatted like it hasn't been years since we have talked. It is so refreshing to have friends that will always be my friends. We stayed up late that night having a campfire and smores and the kids were all exhausted by the time we got to bed. I was flying solo this weekend because Robb and his dad and some of the neighbor guys were hanging drywall in our basement. I was pretty exhausted after wrangling all three kids all day by myself. Everyone slept well but I realized how allergic to cats my family really was the next morning. Caleb was miserable. Even after his allergy medicine his face was still puffy and he sneezed most of the day. Abby who has never really been allergic to anything was a sneezy mess and my allergies had gotten a hundred times worse. So, needless to say we can't be around cats even though it was really fun staying at a friends house.
The next day we headed to the campsite where Nicolette, Katie and Amber were camping and the other Amber's family met us there. The kids got to swim at the beach, play ball and run around together. It kept all the adults busy but it was fun. We stayed until after supper that night. Luckily one of the guys grilled our food since I was just trying to stay sane while keeping track of my kids. After a very fun weekend of talking about old grade school and high school stories it was time to go home. We are definitely going to try to make it a yearly thing. It had been way to long since I had seen some of my friends.
I am happy to report that Robb, his dad and the neighbors got all the drywalling done whiel we were out of their hair. I am so excited to get that room done!!!