Wednesday, July 22, 2009

A Month of Birthday Celebrations for Jeanie

So somehow, in my little group of Co-op/Tennis/Mom friends, we have fallen into the habit of celebrating our birthdays with many celebrations over the course of many weeks. Our husbands joke about it, but it's entirely true. So in keeping with tradition, for Jeanie's recent birthday, we celebrated with a special tennis afternoon, a couples dinner at Hibiscus, a girls dinner at Shinsei, and a family weekend at the Hill Country Hyatt in San Antonio. Love it! Here are some highlights of our fun weekend...

out for dinner at a restaurant that I can't remember the name of...but they had great, fresh Mexican food! Note Hudson's arm ever so strategically placed on Gracie's lower back, he developed a serious crush on her over the weekend, trying very hard to get her attention and affection!

Our three oldest, displaying their kids camp creations

Hudson looking ever-so proud of the tower of buckets that Jeanie helped him build...
Jeanie and Josh, aren't they adorable?!? She hates all pictures of herself, but I think this is a good one!

Jon Owen eating the world's largest hot dog after swimming down the lazy river all morning (he and Lauren both did -- most people floated, but they chose to swim, darting through the water and underneath innertubes, frequently scaring their mother!

The girls on the "beach" -- Gracie was the architect and engineer behind an elaborate display of sand and water, truly her father's daughter (he's an engineer who also happens to be a lawyer, a rare mix).

Jay floating down the lazy river with a napping Hudson on his lap, he must have slept for at least an hour and a half!

Lauren attempting to ride a bicycle without training wheels, there were many shrieks of "stop letting me go, Daddy!!!"

Hudson in his souped-up trike -- he couldn't reach the pedals but he looked awfully cool!

Jeanie helping Lizzie along on her bicycle, that's Jon Owen coming up the rear...

the boys took the kids out for a nature walk while Jeanie and I played tennis, here is Hudson holding on to Gracie again and Gracie holding on to Lauren...

after dinner, aren't they a cute bunch?!?

It was a totally fun weekend, and we had a grand time with the Griswold's. An easy mix of kids and adults that we will certainly duplicate on future outings! We're already planning a trip for Jeanie's 40th birthday next year, which will certainly be a celebration for the ages.

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