My whole family met up this past weekend for First Friday at Clemson.
The boys and I skipped Chad's game... which they won... and headed to mom' house.
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all piled into my van and watched the First Friday parade. I have to
admit, the parade was so-so. What kind of parade doesnt even throw out
candy?!?! Plus, it was so hot when not in the shade. Plus, Shepherd
didnt take a nap. I think the older two boys enjoyed it though. But
this pregnant girl was over it about half way through.
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| GrandmaDean and Hunter walking down to the parade |
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| Waiting in the shade before it starts |
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| Ahhhh! Precious boy |
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| Brothers |
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| Lining the streets in the hot sun |
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| Watching |
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| Mesmerized |
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| ROTC boys |
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| Mom sporting a Rambo look. Scarf turned sweatband. |
After that, we met up with Zach and his family and we all went to eat
some yummy Mexican food. The cousins had a grand time in the
restaurant.
Then, a Clemson soccer game. Ashton was in
hog heaven. Though he is normally in the middle of everything, when it
comes to sports, he is angelic. He watched, without being distracted by
his cousins or brothers, throughout the game.
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| Adults and Ashton watching |
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| Ashton :) |
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| Dad started making paper airplanes with the 4 that were not really into the game |
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| Shepherd decided to take off his shirt in true soccer fan fashion. He also grabbed a bottle of water that DID NOT BELONG TO US and unscrewed it and drank... Ug. |
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| Clemson gets a penalty kick..... and it is GGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLL! Game ended in a 1-1 tie |
Then back to Queenie and Mantis' house for bed. We all hunkered down
in my parent's house. Ashton, Owen, Zach, and Mantis slept in the
tent. Though Hunter normally would have wanted to sleep in the tent, he
thought someone needed to sleep with me. So he took one for the team. :)
Saturday was spent at mom and dads. After working all day on master's assignments, Chad met us for dinner at my parents.
It really was a great family filled weekend. So glad that Nolan, GrandmaDean, Zach/ Anna and the boys were able to come.
Thanks Mom and Dad for the memories!
It's so awesome that Zach and his family are close enough that you guys can do that! And Shep takes after his Mama with soccer games and the removal of shirts ;) Hehe.
ReplyDeletehaha... you are the first person to even make that connection. I hadnt even thought of it. And yes, we love Z and A living so close.
ReplyDeleteI am going to try and call you this weekend sometime. :)
Hannah left out the most exciting detail - her perfect dog, Molly, attacked my dopey dog, Eddie because Nolan's ADHD dog, Riggs, was driving the old dogs crazy - classic case of displacement as Queenie reflects back over the dog event.
ReplyDelete85$ later ole' Eddie is on antibiotics for the week and pain killer - Never trust perfection!!!
Already looking forward to another crash on Stillwater - so much fun!
I didnt leave it out... that happened the weekend before. :)
DeleteWell, you would be so right....but the last 9 days with Riggs was just a blur!!!!
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