Sleepover Birthday Party #1

For the boys birthday this year, we decided they could have a sleepover as their party. They have been to sleepovers before but we have never been the host of one. Chandler's birthday was a couple weeks ago & we had his sleepover this past Sunday night since the kids were out of school on Memorial Day. He had 3 friends over... Caleb, Nick & Walt. The boys had a great time playing soccer in the backyard, playing the Wii, watching movies & eating pizza and popcorn. Around 1:30 am I had to say lights out because I couldn't hold my eyes open anymore, plus 2 boys were already asleep. Monday morning it rained. And rained. And rained. Our house is small... there is not much to do inside our house except play the Wii or watch movies. Finally about noon the rain let up & the boys were able to go outside & exert some energy. We had a cookout for lunch. Mimi, PawPaw & my aunt Connie came to join the celebration. Tuesday was my Mom's birthday, so we sang happy birthday to her too.

Overall, I think it was a great experience. Much better than I expected. The boys had a good time and we actually got some sleep. Now let's see how things go in a few weeks when it will be Carter's turn.

Family Weekend in Statesville

A couple weeks ago we headed to Statesville for a busy, but fun weekend. Both of Corby's sister's share the same birthday but one of them (Amanda) turned 30 this year. Her husband planned a surprise party for her on Saturday evening. So... me and the rest of my sister-in-law's (except Erin) and my niece were able to have a girls day to get Amanda out of the house while the party planning was underway. We had so much fun! We went to Winston-Salem for the day without kids. We had lunch at Olive Garden, went to see the movie Letters to Juliet and did a little shopping.

On the way home we got a "detour" message from Mamaw Wanda that everyone was at Amanda's house, so we needed to come there to pick up the kids. When we pulled in the driveway & Amanda saw all of the cars, she knew what was going on. All her family & friends were there to celebrate her big day. And she was definitely surprised!

Happy 30th Amanda!

Cousins Lauren, Preston & Kensley

Chandler holding cousin Cora

Sunday afternoon we had a Wyatt Family Reunion (which is Corby's mom's side of the family). We had lots of good food, plenty of games & entertainment. We all had a great time!


Kaitlyn slinging pudding at Corby

Chandler & Nathan passing a donut

Kensley playing the egg toss game

Group egg toss

The boys playing spike ball