Birthday Weekend

The entire Hatch Batch came to Mexico for the weekend. That means there was 35 1/2 of us gathering under one roof. We always look forward to spending time with the family. Friday night I had all the nieces over for dinner and a sleepover. While they were at my house we had a skinned scalp, massive headache, and a broken toe nail. Once everyone was properly attended to we put on a movie and the adults headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's for "platica" and candy.

The next morning.I made crepes for the girls and then we loaded up to head to the lake. The kids swam and took turns riding on the tube behind the boat while the adults visited and ate watermelon and other snacks. Benton was riding with his other boy cousins and the tub flipped. Benton didn't let go of the tub and was about to be dragged. A few of us dove into the lake to rescue him but all was well. Then all the granddaughters got a lesson in water skiing and they were all able to get up. Anne and I decided to swim across the entire lake while the kids skied. We had a good day. Then we headed home to attend a football game that Garrett had to coach. I couldn't make it because all my kids fell asleep but they won! That night I made the adults sweet and sour chicken with rice and we visited again while Margo went around the room massaging everyone's feet.

The next day was Stake Conference and Garrett's birthday. We started the day with some cheesecake, Garrett's favorite, and presents. After conference we had a picnic and said good-bye to all the family. When we got home we took our traditional Sunday nap and when I awoke I found Garrett's birthday cheesecake all over the kitchen floor! Turns out Benton got hungry and tried to find something to eat...unsuccessfully. We salvaged what we could but the cake was ruined.

We had a fun and busy weekend and I didn't get a single picture.