My Weekend in Photos

Wrap party 2011.   We are so lucky to be invited to this every year.   Love you Fran.
We checked in at the Hilton and found candy galore

Creative and delicious food.

Wrap station.   Not yet full of presents....the walls in the back will be PACKED with wrapped presents by the morning

Not pictured...We headed out to see the opening night of Breaking Dawn.   WOW.  it was not good.   We laughed out loud at parts that were not considered to be funny scenes.   Just my take.   sorry Twilight fans.  :(   Oh and just so you know....yes I will go see the last one...because I have to...it gives me something to complain about.  :)

After you shop (we went to a movie instead) you bring your presents back and enjoy several desserts.

oh, plus, there was a wii set up.  Just for fun.  Jan happens to be really fun.  :)

The next morning, you check out of your hotel room....pick up your presents and enjoy breakfast.   (all not pictured because we had someplace to be)

Flash Mob at Gardner Village.  
Syd and Mani.....BFF's

Dancin'

Another BFF Nia, dancin'

Part of the Mob

 We dropped Syd off at her grandma's for a sleep over.....they are making place cards for Thanksgiving.    We headed to toys r us to pick out our gift from santa with the boys.   By the time they had made it through the store it was 6 pm and the kids were starving.   We crosssed the street and sat down at Denny's.     My kids are SUPER creative with their food selections.   They ate Mac n Cheese.   quesadilla's.  and pancakes.   mmmm.   Glad we can go out and eat once in a while.

Ryan... my first child to do this....stuck food up his nose.      He did it so quietly that it took us off guard and we couldn't hold back the laughter.    His brother Nathan joined in for the laugh (not pictured)   After wiping their faces off, Nathan asked me to get the noodles out of his nose.    I tipped his head back and SURE ENOUGH....there it was.   I tried very carefully with a toothpick to get it but after his little fingers had tried to get it....the thing was lodged up somewhere near his brain.   He sucks up his nose when you tell him to blow so that wasn't an option.
I called a friend who happens to be a pediatrician (thanks Steph) and asked her advice.   She suggested a bulb sucker.
When I got home I remembered the kids taking them outside this summer and using them as squirt guns.    So I took things into my own hands.

 

Drink.

Towel

Suction

Trained professional.   Do not try this at home.  
Nathan was actually laughing hysterically.   He said it tickled :)
We retrieved said stuck noodle.    I saw it in the container....but when I tried to get it out to of course photo document it...it was lost and gone in carpet fiber and dirt.

I finished my weekend by putting kids to bed and then meeting great friends for enlightening conversation.    
(deep deep relaxing breath)  What a fantastic Weekend.   
I hope everyone had a great weekend too !