Crazy weekend

I can't believe the weekend is over - at least for me... It went by so quickly!

Trevor got in shortly after midnight on Friday night. Needless to say, I was in bed asleep, so didn't really say hi until Saturday morning. Christine was absolutely thrilled to see him when she woke up on Saturday morning as well. We made a quick trip to the Brockville market then Trevor and Christine went to pick up our turkey at the Butcher Shop. They then went on a little trip to the LCBO in Iroquois to get some St. Ambroise Pumpkin Ale. While they were out, my brother Paul and his daughter Edeanne arrived for a little visit and Thanksgiving dinner. We had a nice time hanging out with the babies and Christine - we went to the park (see pictures, if you are a contact), played in the playroom, etc. all the while trying to make dinner for 5:30 or 6... And once again (I do this every year, as Trevor thankfully pointed out!), I underestimated the time it takes to cook the bird, and we were finally eating closer to 7pm. Anyway, the meal was pretty good, if I do say so myself. The company was great - we really enjoyed spending time with our niece. It was fun. We had a quiet night after the kids were in bed.

Sunday morning was also fairly quiet and low key. I decided to ensure we wouldn't have as much of a late dinner by making the turkey pie ahead of time, so spent most of the late morning in the kitechn. The Haggertys got here around 1:30 or so. Liam hadn't napped in the car, and they decided to see how he would do without a nap. After checking out the deck, the dads took the big kids to the park while Nicholas slept in his crib and Amy and Grace went to a baby shower. It was pretty quiet here at home! The boys and Christine went to a couple of parks and got to run around. They saw lots of ducks and a really big fish. They got back to the house around 4pm and Nicholas woke up and we all headed to the train station to try to see a train. We had Court's kind of luck and saw no trains, but the nice guy at Via gave us cardboard model trains to put together for the kids. Christine's is still intact - I'm curious what shape Liam's is in... We came back home shortly after 5 and finished getting the supper together. Amy got back a little after 5:30 and we all sat down to eat, and that's when Liam seemed to hit the wall! Anyone who's ever had a 2-year-old can imagine how the rest of the night was... Poor Liam... We still managed to have a nice meal and some pie for desert. And that's when Grace decided that she had to scream too! Poor Kevin and Amy. We felt really bad for them - knowing how it feels... Luckily, both kids fell asleep very quickly after getting in the car and they had a quiet drive home.

And then, all of a sudden, it was time for Trev to go... I can't believe it... Unfortunately, we don't have his next trip planned yet, and I think I'm feeling more lonely because of that. Ah, the kids keep me busy though and I don't have too much time to think about it. Hopefully Christine's runny nose won't turn into too much of a bad cold - I don't need that right now...