Weekend in Chicago!

What a FUN weekend! I had more fun than I have had in a really long time. Our whole family was together again; that does not happen nearly enough! With us in Illinois, Mike/Ry/Amanda in Michigan and mom and dad in Nevada it is hard to find time when we can all just hang out for a few days.

My mothers day was perfect! I got to be with the two biggest loves in my life, plus my whole family... All of us mothers were together (except Aunt Cathy - we missed you!). All was well until about 4:30pm that is when we had to say goodbye; then the waterworks started and didn't really stop. It is so hard saying goodbye!

Rob and Justin got me new golf clubs - I love them! I can't wait to get out and try them out soon :) They are purple and grey...so pretty! I will take a pic soon. I could only see them for a minute and then we had to put them away because my little monster (Dennis the Menace as Aunt Connie nicknamed him) wanted to swing them in the house...not a good idea!

Here are some pics from this weekend. There are lots more on our Picassa site - here's the website address:

http://picasaweb.google.com/brooksfam.blogspot/ChicagoMay911th



Mommy and her angel :)

Playing bubble hockey....
....concentrating so hard!
Intense game of euchre going on :)
Gramma and Justin reading before church on Saturday morning.
Alec and Grandma before church

Justin beating up Blake with a pillow!
Alec and the coolest godparents ever :)
Morgan and sexy Justin
A family picture! It was SO GOOD to all be together in one place again - it went by WAY too fast!
Getting a "poke in the nose - kabooma" from Great Grandpa. I don't think that Grandpa was expecting one back quite so hard :)

A friendly game of Texas Hold 'Em - 8 to 12 year old style :)
That's my little brother - it was starting to get drunk out!
Amanda, Mikey and Aunt Mo-chelle











Me and my mommy!















Papa and Justin reading books

Gramma and Justin being silly!
Hanging out on Mother's Day with my boys :)
This picture is PRICELESS! What you can't see in the picture is the walk up the stairs about 3 minutes before this was taken. They were all down playing with the Jacob's PS3 (like they did most of the weekend!). Amanda said to Ryan, "I was going to get you a PS3 for our wedding, but now I see you would never stop playing it". Then he got one from GG Rosebush for graduation - the look on her face says it all :)
The family with GG Metzler (minus Justin because he was napping; I wish he was in this!)

A graduation cake for Aunt Manda & Uncle Ry - congrats again guys; we love you!