Jordan is trying to unbuckle Hayden so they can play.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Paked up and moved to Grandma & Grandpa K's
We got up and packed up all of our things to move to the Klinkhammers to spend the night since all of the festivities were on that side of town.
When we got there we unpacked the car and I took Grandma K to the grocery store to buy things that she need to take to Melissa's for Jordan's 1st birthday/New year's party. We went to Piggly Wiggly (I love that name!!!) we ran into Joey's cousins husband Kirk. They are having a get together-Packer game party because he is going into the navy next week. The grocery store was packed! The lines for the checkouts were all the way down the aisles and they were out of little smokies!!!! Disaster.
So we rushed home to make the bean dip and sent Joey and Grandpa out to find little smokies. They returned at 4 with the last 2 packs of smokies in town! Oops the party started at 4 so we arrived a little late.
We pulled around the corner to flashing lights and a big fire truck! Melissa's dad was a fireman and his friend helped Melissa set up the drive by for Jordan's party since that was his theme. Everyone was surprised. Hayden liked the lights and had his picture taken with a fireman. Joey's inner child came out as soon as he saw the lights and was climbing around in the truck. Luckily most of the children there were 2 and under so he didn't have to push to many out of the way!!!! :)
There were about 40 people at the party and about 9 boys under 2. It was neat to talk to some of the other moms there and get some tips. They had a lot of food so Joey and I quickly jumped in line. What is better than appetizers? Pickle wraps, little smokies, bean dip, cheese, crackers, beer. YUMMY! We stayed until 6 and then it was off to Kathy and Kirks house.
We arrived at their house just in time to see the kickoff of the Packer Bears game. They had a lot of food there as well. Kirk was even cooking wings in a turkey deep fat fryer in the house. Um hello!!!! Can you say carbon monoxide poisoning?!?!?!? I think Joey was the only person to think about that because they had all of the windows shut in the house. So Joey made Hayden and me wait in the front room until he got some windows open! Always Exciting!!!!
Joey's cousin Heather was there with her husband and daughter. Joey's uncle Ron and Cathy were there too. It was great to talk to everyone and hang out.
Joey's cousins brought some PS2 games that we loved. One was a guitar game that you actually plug in electric guitars and play a song against other players. Joey like that one. (See Pic Above)
I on the other hand enjoyed doing karaoke in the PS2 with Kathy, Heather, and Kathy. Oh and Ron helped out some as well. Needless to say the house was LOUD. By halftime of the game we had had enough and we headed back to Grandma & Grandpa K's for the evening with cherry cheesecake in hand.
We decided not to go back to Melissa's house to ring in the New Year simply because we were SOOOOOOO tired. A lot of ruining around in 1 week. So we made coffee and Grandpa played with Hayden and we ate cherry cheesecake and apple pie. Joey went to bed at 10 and Grandma & Grandpa and I stayed up until 11 and talked.
When we got there we unpacked the car and I took Grandma K to the grocery store to buy things that she need to take to Melissa's for Jordan's 1st birthday/New year's party. We went to Piggly Wiggly (I love that name!!!) we ran into Joey's cousins husband Kirk. They are having a get together-Packer game party because he is going into the navy next week. The grocery store was packed! The lines for the checkouts were all the way down the aisles and they were out of little smokies!!!! Disaster.
So we rushed home to make the bean dip and sent Joey and Grandpa out to find little smokies. They returned at 4 with the last 2 packs of smokies in town! Oops the party started at 4 so we arrived a little late.
We pulled around the corner to flashing lights and a big fire truck! Melissa's dad was a fireman and his friend helped Melissa set up the drive by for Jordan's party since that was his theme. Everyone was surprised. Hayden liked the lights and had his picture taken with a fireman. Joey's inner child came out as soon as he saw the lights and was climbing around in the truck. Luckily most of the children there were 2 and under so he didn't have to push to many out of the way!!!! :)
There were about 40 people at the party and about 9 boys under 2. It was neat to talk to some of the other moms there and get some tips. They had a lot of food so Joey and I quickly jumped in line. What is better than appetizers? Pickle wraps, little smokies, bean dip, cheese, crackers, beer. YUMMY! We stayed until 6 and then it was off to Kathy and Kirks house.
We arrived at their house just in time to see the kickoff of the Packer Bears game. They had a lot of food there as well. Kirk was even cooking wings in a turkey deep fat fryer in the house. Um hello!!!! Can you say carbon monoxide poisoning?!?!?!? I think Joey was the only person to think about that because they had all of the windows shut in the house. So Joey made Hayden and me wait in the front room until he got some windows open! Always Exciting!!!!
Joey's cousin Heather was there with her husband and daughter. Joey's uncle Ron and Cathy were there too. It was great to talk to everyone and hang out.
Joey's cousins brought some PS2 games that we loved. One was a guitar game that you actually plug in electric guitars and play a song against other players. Joey like that one. (See Pic Above)
I on the other hand enjoyed doing karaoke in the PS2 with Kathy, Heather, and Kathy. Oh and Ron helped out some as well. Needless to say the house was LOUD. By halftime of the game we had had enough and we headed back to Grandma & Grandpa K's for the evening with cherry cheesecake in hand.
We decided not to go back to Melissa's house to ring in the New Year simply because we were SOOOOOOO tired. A lot of ruining around in 1 week. So we made coffee and Grandpa played with Hayden and we ate cherry cheesecake and apple pie. Joey went to bed at 10 and Grandma & Grandpa and I stayed up until 11 and talked.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Decided to stay
Well we decided to stay another day. Figured we would stick around to see more people and visit people we haven't seen that long. We went to the mall to look around for a few minutes grabbed a bite to eat at Qudoba and headed over to Grandma and Grandpa K's. We sat and visited and Joey ran a new cable line to downstairs so they could get cable on their TV downstairs. Joey's cousin Michelle came over with her new baby so we visited them.
Then we ordered pizza from Wells Brothers and I took Grandma over to pick it up. We left early so we could drive around the square and look at the Christmas display that Grandma heard was spectacular. We got down to the square and there was a manger scene and tree. So not spectacular!!!!! Anyway it gave us a good laugh.
We we came back we ate pizza and Hayden and I went over to Melissa's house so Jordan and Hayden could play. They like to look at each other and Jordan liked to come over and hold Hayden's hand and point to his eye, well not always pointing I think there was some poking in there as well. Then we checked out their newly finished basement. Mike finished the thing in 4 days. They had it painted and things hung on the wall.
Then back to Grandma and Grandpa K's. hayden laid on the floor and played and discovered if he stretched just enough he could get his sock and toes in his mouth.
Then we ordered pizza from Wells Brothers and I took Grandma over to pick it up. We left early so we could drive around the square and look at the Christmas display that Grandma heard was spectacular. We got down to the square and there was a manger scene and tree. So not spectacular!!!!! Anyway it gave us a good laugh.
We we came back we ate pizza and Hayden and I went over to Melissa's house so Jordan and Hayden could play. They like to look at each other and Jordan liked to come over and hold Hayden's hand and point to his eye, well not always pointing I think there was some poking in there as well. Then we checked out their newly finished basement. Mike finished the thing in 4 days. They had it painted and things hung on the wall.
Then back to Grandma and Grandpa K's. hayden laid on the floor and played and discovered if he stretched just enough he could get his sock and toes in his mouth.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Chicago and Christmas Dinner
Joey got home at 5am. He had an eventful night. They arrested someone on a warrant, witnessed a domestic altercation, and got to witness the booking procedure at the county jail. Needless to say Joey had a lot of fun with his cousins.
Joey's cousin Melissa called me and asked if I wanted to go to Chicago to Ikea with her. Of course I couldn't pass up an opportunity to roam through Ikea so I went along. Even though Joey got home at 5am he couldn't resist a trip to Ikea so he got a few hours of sleep and Melissa picked us up at 9:30. Hayden came along too. Melissa's son Jordan liked Hayden and they held hands in the car all the way to Jordan's Grandma's house.
We stayed at Ikea for a few hours. The trip from WI to Chicago took 1 hour. Melissa picked up some shelves for her basement that her husband just finished and we bought some glasses and towels.
When Melissa dropped us off we headed over to Racine to meet Joey's Aunt Barbara and David at Panera. Joey had to hook up their wireless Internet on their new laptop before they head out of town.
Then we headed back to Kenosha to eat at the Fireside to celebrate Christmas with the Paricka family. After we ate we went back to Grandma P's for gifts and desert. Grandma P makes the BEST apple pie.
Joey then went to hang out with his cousin Pauly and I played Rummikub again with Gail, Gabrielle, and Grandma until midnight again!
Joey's cousin Melissa called me and asked if I wanted to go to Chicago to Ikea with her. Of course I couldn't pass up an opportunity to roam through Ikea so I went along. Even though Joey got home at 5am he couldn't resist a trip to Ikea so he got a few hours of sleep and Melissa picked us up at 9:30. Hayden came along too. Melissa's son Jordan liked Hayden and they held hands in the car all the way to Jordan's Grandma's house.
We stayed at Ikea for a few hours. The trip from WI to Chicago took 1 hour. Melissa picked up some shelves for her basement that her husband just finished and we bought some glasses and towels.
When Melissa dropped us off we headed over to Racine to meet Joey's Aunt Barbara and David at Panera. Joey had to hook up their wireless Internet on their new laptop before they head out of town.
Then we headed back to Kenosha to eat at the Fireside to celebrate Christmas with the Paricka family. After we ate we went back to Grandma P's for gifts and desert. Grandma P makes the BEST apple pie.
Joey then went to hang out with his cousin Pauly and I played Rummikub again with Gail, Gabrielle, and Grandma until midnight again!
Thursday, December 28, 2006
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