Reunited.

I am exhausted after the weekend we've had! My grandma's side of the family all came to Oklahoma for a family reunion. Each year, the location varies so everyone has a chance to travel. I had not been since it was at my parents house in 2002, the year I graduated high school. It was in a nearby city in 2006 but Derek & I were in Oklahoma City that weekend, having just begun our relationship.

It was a blast, we had such a good time! Nick was an angel who immediately attached himself to my grandma's sisters. Zoey was clingy but she loves being fussed over. Some of the relatives I hadn't seen since before I had Nicholas, and it was so weird not only how they've changed but hearing how I've changed. Too bad there are so many people that when a guy was telling me a story about when I was a kid, I had to go "Are we..related? Because I don't think I remember you." I felt bad but it had to be asked! He was married to my mom's cousin, then divorced for a long time and are now back together. That's probably why I was confused.

The reunion ended tonight, and I hated to leave but we had plans with Derek's family (Derek is working..of course). I am really crossing my fingers that the kids sleep in! I thought they would this morning but Nick woke Zo and me up at 6 AM! I was able to get them both back to sleep by 7, but at 740, the family calls to see if we want to go to IHOP. I think about it, and finally get up and we go at 8:30. Zoey had her first pancake and LOVED it! She's had all kinds of new foods (as in, not baby food) this weekend..green beans, bread, bread with garlic cheese spread, brownie, pancakes, hashbrowns. All in small pieces and quantities! She is getting so big, so fast but she still clings to me like velcro. It's exhausting but part of me relishes it because Nick is starting to push me away further the more I try to hold on.
For the longest time, I would say "Don't you love your baby sister?" and he'd shake his head and say no. The other morning, I was holding her in my lap when he walked in and said "Alright, I love baby sister!" Just like he will finally admit it..it's not that bad loving a sister. I write them each little letters when I feel so overwhelmed by my love for them, I might burst. I made sure to write this in a letter to him, and I know one day they will fight and hate each other. This will hopefully remind each of them what they have in each other.

Aside from the reunion, things are up and down. Friday night we went to get Zo from D's parents and as we're pulling up  I see flashing lights. I shrug it off and knock the idea out that it's their house. We get closer and I am about half way out the truck door before Derek has even put the truck in park. I am coming up the lawn and see blood, everywhere. I rush in the house and there's Zo with his mom. I didn't even think but seeing that she was ok, I just yelled "I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS SHIT!" (meaning the drama over there). Apparently some guy D's brother works for is an idiotic crackhead and thinks money was stolen from him. He went to D's parents, confronted his dad (who had no clue what was going on) and punched his dad in the face! D's brother saw it and long story short, the guy ended up with literally a broken face.
I'm too tired to even get into anything else..:)

I have a ton of pictures to upload but here are a few!