Another weekend is coming to a close and it was another event filled, action packed one. My little brother Josh decided to visit us from the big city of Apple Valley. Now, he will not admit this but I do believe this visit was for purely selfish reasons on his part. He has been just itching to get a mention and even better, a picture posted on this blog and this weekend we found out just how far he would go to get this item scratched off his "to do" list, about 500 miles and 8 hours. He says he came to to hang out and because he hadn't been here in a while but I think we all know the truth of the matter!
Anyway, we had a big weekend planned and it started off with a birthday party that Grace and Ella were invited to. Unfortunately as soon as I got home from dropping them off, I received the "Mommy, can you come and get me?" call from Ella. I was totally surprised as she was at a very familiar friend's house but apparently there were just too many people there that she didn't know. I tried to convince her to stay but being a hard head like her mommy, she was not swayed. Luckily, the party was just a few blocks away and I ran right over and got her. She played it off though by telling me "I wanted to see Daddy and Joshy anyway." Josh showed up right as pulled into the garage and the fun began. Our plans were to introduce Josh to our dining out mainstay, Fryn' Pan but much to our dismay, the parking lot was full and we had to quickly rethink our dinner plans. On to Taco Johns we went and as there aren't many of these in the cities, it put a smile on dear Joshy's face. Our experience there and interactions with the hostess provided us with a lot of fodder for the rest of the weekend. Our bellies full, we picked Grace up from the party and proceeded home to prepare for our next agenda item. My wonderful friend, Amanda, volunteered to watch the girls so we could enjoy a night on the town. Josh was anxious to check out the Sioux Falls night life. Neal and Lynette were gracious enough to pick us up and we then met up with Jes, Jay and a couple of others at Stogeez. A couple of beers later, we decided to take a brisk walk several blocks north and try out Wiley's. Jason and I had never been there and thought it was a pretty cool place. Although, I turned into an old lady and wanted to leave after awhile because it was just too loud. Man, as soon as those words came out of my mouth, I really felt ancient. But seriously, it doesn't even make sense to go to a place that you cannot hear or have a conversation with your compadres so back to Stogeez we went. I was pleased to hear a positive babysitters report upon our arrival home but wasn't surprised as the girls were very excited to have Amanda and Ralphie come over. Many thanks to you Amanda!
Saturday was a dreary day but for those of you who don't know Josh well, that didn't matter because the sun follows him around wherever he goes, figuratively speaking. The sun didn't actually come out but no matter where Josh is, good fortune is bound to follow and Saturday was no exception. After a morning of bumming around and a lunch of hot cha-chas, we were off adventuring again. Ella had another birthday party (she stuck it out for the whole party this time) and after dropping her off, we went searching for Halloween costumes for Grace and Josh. Apparently Josh just doesn't embarass easily as the pictures attached were taken in Shopko with people around. Grace thought it was pretty hilarious. Lily, on the other hand was not as amused. She is terrified of anything remotely scary and couldn't wait to get out of there. Poor thing didn't think it was very funny when I donned a freaky mask and crept around the corner at her. I suppose I will pay for that with nightmares later this week. We had no luck in the costume department and moved on. Josh wanted to check out our apartment so we detoured over there quick before picking Ella up from her party. We decided then to attempt a stop at Fryn' Pan again and this time we were met with complete success. Josh definitely sees why this is our default choice for going out to eat. He devoured the salad bar and the hot beef sandwich with glee and was ready to resume the costume search. The sun followed him right into the mall and led him to the exact costume he had in mind. Grace and Ella were delighted to find just what they were hoping for also. I guess the sun's rays extended to them as well. I am not going to ruin the surprise by revealing the costumes at this time. You will have to check back on Halloween for that! A pit stop at Sonic for slushes and we went home to relax.
As this entry is becoming much more lengthy than I intended, I will wrap it up. Joshy loaded up and took off this morning after many hugs and kisses from the girls. A terrific time was had by all and we are so glad he came to visit and hope he comes back soon!
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