It was the best

There are many things I want to write about, but I want to make sure I write first about last evening.  I don't ever want to forget our evening together as a family.

I had asked Catherine in the middle of the week if she wanted to come and stay over last night.  She responded that it sounded like fun and she wasn't working this weekend so she'd be here.  Three of us had a grad party to attend in the afternoon, so we agreed a later afternoon arrival would work.

The last several times she has come, everyone has just sat around looking at their own devices, so I'll be honest, I didn't have very high expectations for the evening.  I couldn't have been more wrong though.  We decided to go out to eat, but first stopped at our local nursery to purchase some flowers.  Dinner was at a pizza place, and we had lovely conversations.

For Mother's Day, I had asked that I receive a small badminton set.  I love that game, and even at my age I still wanted to play.  I know that I need to keep myself moving, or one day I won't be able to!  Andrew took the dog on a walk and Thomas put everything together for me.  Thomas and I hit some practices swings, and we laughed and had a blast.  When Andrew got home, he and Catherine came out to join us, and I couldn't believe how much we all laughed and enjoyed ourselves.

We weren't done yet though!  As it got dark and we came indoors, we all wanted to know what our next activity would be.  It was so sweet how much the kids were enjoying it just as the adults were!  We decided to play a trivia game that is based on generational questions.  It was so fun to realize what our kids pay attention to, and they truly enjoyed the game just as we did.  We had soooo much fun.

Because I'm still fighting gunk and goop, it was nearly bedtime for me by the time we were finished playing the game.  We had an absolute blast, and the best part was that the kids did as well.  We'll be leaving for vacation in three weeks, and I know that we are all looking forward to it.  I love hanging out with my kids as adults!