St.Patrick's Weekend 2013

Our annual trip to Crookston for St. Patricks Day was the perfect weekend get away!

Since my Grandpa Lundon is 100% Irish

we celebrate by making the 4+ hour trip up north

to visit the family!

Here are the great grandparents with our side of the families great grand babies!

And here is grandpa Tom with his grandchildren.

They are used to grandpa giving them kisses and a pinch on their cheeks.

(this pinch has been going on since I was a little and thankfully passed on to the little people)

Grandpa and Ellery.

The evening begins with dinner at the Irishman Shanty

for some corn beef and cabbage soup (for them)

and a nice steak for me :)

Everyone is dressed in their goofy green attire including hats, pins, and glasses!

The kids love it

and run around like maniacs while we "try" to chit chat!

After our belly's are FULL we return to the hotel for some swimming to wear out the kids!

They are like fish and it's hard to get them out.

Jerod was in the pool for over two hours with Breck...poor guy!

Which meant I got the second shift the following morning 

(Cold pools, with to much chlorine, in a swim suit...not for me)

But, I did it for the boy.

That grin,

is worth it!

They had a blast hanging out with their cousin's for the weekend.

After our morning swim and check out grandma wanted to take everyone out for pizza before we left town. So we went to her favorite place Happy Joes.

Little did I know she had a surprise up her sleeve!

As we are finishing up our pizza, here comes some young girl to our table with a horn in her hand. Oh GREAT!

She proceeds to say (in monotone) "Attention everyone, we have a birthday in the house.  Hannah is turning 31.  Let's all sing her happy birthday"

Seriously in monotone...so FUNNY.
Then the whole place starts singing, including her (in monotone)

"Happy Birthday to you (honk honk), Happy Birthday to you (honk honk)

Happy Birthday to Hannah, Happy Birthday to you (honk, honk, honk honk)

I was DYING! It was so funny! I thought my sister did it, so I look at her with a death look!

She shakes her head nope,

then points to grandma!

Who is sitting next to her with a grin on her face.

Best. Birthday. Surprise. Ever.

Love that grandma :)

 Then we shared a delicious sundae.

mmm.mm.mmm.

What a wonderful weekend!