Last week Grant and I drove down to Fort Myers (with the girls, of course) to see Grant's parents, grandparents and a bunch of our friends. It seems like all of our friends in Fort Myers are having kids! On Thursday we got up and introduced Reagan to Grant's Dad, or the girls' grandpa! We spent some quality time with Grant's parents and took them to lunch at Panera. After lunch Grant's Mom, Sue, and I went shopping. We found some cute stuff including a bench that I thought would go perfect in our house. Grant and I went back the next day and bought it. Luckily, it fit in the car!
That night we went to Richard's parents' house to celebrate the new year and Richard's birthday! We got to meet Richard's new girlfriend Jenee too! Richard had planned a white elephant gift exchange as well. We forgot our presents at home, but picked up a cool fountain at the store and a really cool light from Grant's Dad. Here are some photos from the gift exchange.
Jenee looking for the perfect gift.
The Priebe Brothers
Mike and Richard opening their gifts. Check out that guitar lamp!
Adrienne (one month after Brayden's birth - looking GREAT!) and Josh (looking good too ;) )
A couple great gifts..."Are you Stocking me?" shirt and toe nail clippers with a magnifying glass!
Grant opening his gift...tube socks!
Richard's Dad made a TON of pizzas for dinner. He is quite the pizza chef! I didn't take any photos, but I should have! We all were well fed by the time the ball dropped! Here are a few photos from the rest of the night.
Just the two of us!
Two cute couples! (Richard and Jenee on the left, Grant and Me on the right)
Great friends!
Jenee playing Apples to Apples and Dave popping the champagne (PINK champagne!)
Grant...he broke his glow stick and put the glow stuff on his face...kids: do not try this at home!
Happy Birthday Richard and Dave!
Fireworks..."don not hold in hand"...that warning wasn't followed!
On Friday it rained almost the whole day and got really cold, especially for Fort Myers! Before the rain came I took the girls to my friend (and old RA)'s house. She has two ADORABLE girls of her own, Lorelai and Kinley. Here is a photo of Lorelai and Reagan. As I was leaving Kellie's house the rain started coming down! 
Lorelai and Reagan
I arrived back at Grant's parents' house just in time for lunch with everyone. Everyone included me, Grant, Grant's Dad Ed, Grant's Mom Sue, Grant's Dad's parents Pearl and Ed, Grant's Mom's parents Jean and Jim, and Penelope and Reagan! Grant's Mom made some yummy tacos. It was actually "create your own taco/burrito." Grant's Mom had to help the Grandparents out when making their burritos. They were really good and everyone enjoyed spending time together and meeting Reagan and Penelope!
Grant and his grandfathers
Grant, Reagan and the Great Grandparents Pearl and Ed
Reagan with her Great Grandmothers!
After lunch we were going to go mini-golfing with Richard and Jenee, but those plans had to be post-poned for another day due to all of the rain! Instead Richard and Jenee came over for a competitive game of Rummikub. I won two games, Jenee won two games and Grant won one. Maybe next time Richard will win one! After the boys were thoroughly defeated by me and Jenee we went to Josh and Adrienne's house to meet their new son, Brayden (1 month old) and see their daughter Briana (18 months old). They were so cute!! We hung out there for a while and then went to dinner at Cantina Laredo. It was very good! I LOVE their guacamole!That night we watched the Gators dominate Cincy with Grant's parents. It was an awesome send off for Tim Tebow and the rest of the senior class at UF. I certainly hope that Urban Meyer comes back soon!!
On Saturday I had lunch with Mandy and her one-year-old daughter, Madison. She has gotten SO big! She's walking and starting to talk already. We had a great time catching up and taking some photos.
Kisses!!
Just the girls!
Me and Madison - She is the cutest!
Loving the hoodie!
On our way to Olive Garden
So glad we got to see you while you were in town. Where is teh picture of you with Kinley? Guess what? I know Adrienne and Josh- I'm friends with Josh's sister, Michelle (we went to high school together and both blog about our kids now). Small world!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great trip to the Fort! Glad I got to see you, but wish we could have had more time together...darn work gets in the way! Can't wait til you come back!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun! Seems like Ft Myers is the place to be =) Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteKellie - I thought I had one with Kinley, but I didn't! :( Next time we'll have to get one with her!!
ReplyDeleteMandy - Hopefully next time we'll have more time to hang out, but I'm glad we were able to get together!
Kayla - Fort Myers is SO the place to be! ;) I hope you had a great New Year!!