Happy 60th Birthday

Well, this past weekend was spent celebrating Gloria's 60th birthday (Kurtis's mom). We had a great time and even got a break from the kids for the day...which was a much needed thing after so many cold, snowy days together. :)
We started the afternoon on Saturday by going to the Science Center in Des Moines. We went to see the Alps on IMAX which was a new experience for most of us. It was really cool to see and I would recommend it to others. We then walked through the Science Center and had fun trying out the different things. We maybe would have gotten a little more out of it with the kids, but we had fun anyway. We then made a little pit stop at a coffee shop while waiting for our reservations for dinner. We ate supper at Azalea's which I would recommend to anyone looking for a different type of restaurant to try - not kid friendly though. We concluded the night with a wonderful cheesecake dessert at Lonita & Tim's house.
Sunday was a little more partying as we had lunch with the VerMeer's - Gloria's family. Unfortunately our kids were not able to attend. Jaren broke out in a rash during church that morning so I ended up taking the kids to my mom & dad's house, went to the luncheon, and then went back to get Jaren and take him to the doctor to find out what he had. The doctor said it was something viral, so we are treating it as Fifth's Disease. So far the girls are fine and haven't broken out, so let's hope it stays that way since we have Bethany's birthday tomorrow.
It was a very fun weekend and we were glad that we were all able to be together to celebrate this big milestone for Gloria.