Jason, Jamey and Wes. These 3 are some of my favorite people in all the world. Having all of them together in one place is one of those times that I am at my very happiest. They are like big brothers to me and I think that they each helped hang the moon.Friday was Jamey's 30th birthday, so Wes, Jason and I hit the road to surprise him in Tennessee to celebrate. (Or so we thought - too bad he had seen an email that ruined it - oh well!) We went to dinner with Jamey, his wife Gretchen and Belton and Jerry Caldwell and had a blast. We quickly ran the rest of the folks out of the room in the restaurant that we went to, but we didn't really care... :)
We stayed the night in Bristol with the Bowlings enjoying birthday cake and funny stories, and the boys christened the new Tiger Woods on the wii until sometime in the middle of the night.
The next day brought some playtime with Mary and James, Jamey and Gretchen's precious children. They are darling and we rarely get to see them, so we soaked up some fun with them.
James took Jason on in some wii boxing and, well, beat him handily when Jason really was trying to win. Which you can clearly tell by the look on his face...competition with a 3-year-old doesn't mean he's going to let him win.
We headed home by way of a very curvy section of 421 (that I barely survived) to swing through Boone for a little lunch at Macado's and, of course, a check-in at "The Rock" to see how the renovations are coming along. Ahh, College Football... Right around the corner! It was so fun to stroll around campus with the boys and hear so many stories from their days at App.
It was a perfect weekend. I was content for every second of it, and that's such a nice feeling... Happy Birthday, Jamey! We love you!
I, as usual, cried like a baby during the service and laughed at how adorable babies can be during a baptism. Jack seemed pretty comfortable with it all, but Will tried two or three time to avoid the water on his head before he was finally officially baptized. In addition to their uncles, their godmothers and godmothers are both sets of twins. I felt a little bit like we were in the midst of a Doublemint commercial all day. :)
A year of prayer and support for these gorgeous children and their family has turned out oh-so-beautifully and they are truly gifts to all who meet them. It was a precious and wonderful day for everyone!
Let's pretend my eyes aren't closed in this one, as it's cute of everyone else!
