My sister's, Shari and Kim, and my niece, Abby, flew in from Dallas and Chicago to surprise him (my brother, Paul, was in Colorado on previously planned ski trip with his family). Shari flew into Greenville on Saturday morning and was picked up by my BIL, Smitty. Kim and Abby flew into Atlanta on Saturday morning so my mom, Andrea and I thought it would be a good excuse to drive to Atlanta on Friday, do a little shopping, stay in a nice hotel, and then pick them up the next morning. Oh, and did I mention a night away from kids??? We went to IKEA with the intent of buying a bookshelf for Max's new room, but all I came back with was a wok and 250 napkins. How did that happen? We went to dinner at Houston's that night and then proceeded to the Westin hotel where we snuggled into our Heavenly Beds! I pulled the pregnancy card and got a bed all by myself. Of course, I did hear some snoring from the other side of the room and I've yet to determine exactly who was the culprit.
Andrea found a poster for her dog-loving daughter...
...and mom found a poster of her from back in the day when she was going through her "artsy" phase.
Mom lounging on the Heavenly Bed...ahhhhhhh.
Kim and Abby got in on time and we made our way to Greenville after stopping at McDonalds for a chicken biscuit and then realizing we had just passed the FIRST Chik-fil-A restaurant - see below picture.
When we finally got back to Greenville we picked up Shari and headed over to surprise Daddy. He was doing his favorite thing (besides working on the house) and was taking a nap. He was very surprised so we definitely pulled it off!
Instead of cooking one of my many gourmet meals, I decided to give myself a break and we all went to eat at an Italian restaurant in downtown Greenville and then to a coffee shop for dessert. It was a fun night and great to spend time with my family. Speaking of, here they are...
My OLDER sisters...i.e. they have to wear reading glasses to see the menu. Something tells me I'm not far behind ya sistas!
Speaking of sistas, here we all are with my mom and Kim's daughter, Abby.
The birthday boy!
We all went to church on Sunday (as snow was falling but didn't stick :) and then headed over to my parent's house for Sunday lunch and football. Our family is VERY good at relaxing and not doing much of anything on a Sunday afternoon, in fact, I dare anyone to say they're better at relaxing than the Dunns!Max playing on his Leapster with Abby supervising.
This is part of the lounging we do...the kids piled up on the sofa and Andrea in the background working on a jigsaw puzzle. 
So, that's the recap. Max didn't have school today because it is MLK Day and we're hoping (fingers crossed tightly) that we get this snow the weather people are talking about. I just want one good snow and then I'll be ready for spring!P.S. I got my blog pimped again. Check out Polka Dot Design Shoppe if you're in the mood for a blog change...Jen is GREAT to work with!
My brother, Paul, with his wife, Lori, and their two boys, Grant and Hunter.
Kayla and Tara...haven't changed a bit since high school!
All their CUTE kiddos (well, the mouse isn't one of theirs)!
I must admit that I stole the next three pictures from Kristi because they were better than the ones I took...my sister, Shari, me and Kristi.
I'm including this one because Don and I hardly ever get pictures of us together and it shows my "bump"...well, sorta.
This is a better picture of the bump...it's protruding a little oddly, don't you think? Maybe it was something I ate that day or maybe one of the twins was stretched out watching the football game.
Ahhh...our "home" for the night!
Paul and Grant
Check out those Cowboys and those cheerleaders...I remember when I use to wear that outfit and run out of that big helmet...those were the days!
After the players ran out several of them went into the end zone for a "prayer meeting." Now, I do wonder if a few of them were praying that their drug deal happening later in the evening would go down without a hitch...you know that Jerry Jones and how he loves to choose the most moral players to play for the Cowboys.
Yes, this is the famous hole at the top of the stadium...you know the old saying...why does Texas Stadium have a hole at the top??? So God can watch his favorite team play!
Don doesn't normally smile this big so I just had to capture it...just goes to show what going to an NFL game will do to him! Max and my mom are in there too checking out the game.
I think this is a great picture of my sister-in-law, Lori, and my nephew, Grant. That boy is a HUGE Cowboy fan!
FBIL and my niece, Erica.
Don will kill me for this one, but it cracked me up. He was sitting in the corner chowing down on a chicken wing totally focused on the game!
Tony Romo...is he or isn't he a "star" quarterback??? Me thinks not! Dump Jessica and start focusing on winning, Tony!
This was towards the end of the night right before we went home...Max was pooped!
I ended up taking only a few pics of Christmas morning. It was a pretty quiet day with just us three and Don's dad. Here's Max when he first saw what Santa had left him!
Checking out his stocking!
Check out his loot!
I love the smile on his face in this one...so genuine!
Still smiling...maybe it's because of his new legos!
His "I Spy" game
Checking out his new Leapster2!
I think this was the favorite thing Santa brought him...the digger that eats little cars!!!
Check out these crazy guys (Nate, Kyle, Todd, Don) getting into the New Year's Eve festivities...as you can tell we could hardly contain their excitement! (I stole this pic off of your Facebook, Jana)
Poor Todd...he came over around 11:00 by himself because Jana was home with the kids. He was so lonely that he even tried to give Don a kiss at midnight.
Todd STILL trying to give Brentley another New Year's kiss! Todd, give it a rest...for goodness' sake ONE kiss a night is enough when you're married!
It's Wall-E!
Lily and the gift we got her...she can make and design her own ribbons to hang in her room...my sister was none too pleased with me.
My parents and my dad checking out the 2 dollar bill they gave each of the kids.
Andrea trying to figure out one of Clay's new toys.
Clay and Max discussing their new toys.
Since all of my blog friends are so creative and are constantly making things, I thought I would share with you what my sister made for her house in hopes this will make me look better. Isn't this cool? She said she just had some old silk fabric laying around her house (doesn't everybody), took the silhouette to Kinko's and had them enlarge it, and then just put it on a canvas and framed it with ribbon. Of course she made it sound like it was no big deal and it probably wasn't for her...WHY OH WHY didn't I get any of the creative genes?
