After church, we headed to mom and dad's house for a little birthday celebration for my nephew, and a belated celebration for me. The kids love going to 'Grandma Bourne's' house and I can usually bribe/cajole/con them into doing lots of things with the incentive of "grandma Bourne's" house in the near future. "Max, you have to have a nap if you want to go to Grandma's" or "Lucy, you need to eat your lunch better..." you get the picture. I don't like to use the bribery tool very often, but every once in a while, it works great.
We spent the day playing rook and hanging out. We had yummy tacos for dinner (my nephew's choice, but I probably would have chosen something similar), ate cake and opened presents.
It was fun to see everyone again, especially now that most are feeling better, so we actually feel like we can be in the same room with each other without creating a disease cesspool. My nephew was a typical 11 year old, goofy, fun, and really excited about each gift his little cousins gave him. He does a pretty great job being the oldest grandchild. He got very excited about Lucy's attempt at drawing Megatron in his card and Emma and Ashley's little nursery rhymes and songs they performed for him. 
We always end up going home later than we plan, because it's hard to drag ourselves, and the kids away. Mom and Dad must have a pretty awesome home. We always leave with promises to the kids that the next visit will be soon.
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