Girlfriends

We decided to have the boys' girlfriends over last night for some food, television, games and so they could exchange gifts with each other. The boys have been busy getting gifts together for them so I thought it would be fun to watch them open. We ordered Wings from here and pizza from here, had a shrimp ring, potato chips with dip, banana bread and all kinds of Christmas cookies I had baked recently. We started the movie Polar Express, but stopped to teach the girls how to play Euchre. Ben and I couldn't believe they didn't know how to play but agree maybe it is a card game of the past...maybe we are getting "old?" YIKES. Anyways, had some fun playing that, in fact, Tyler and Abby decided to take on us "old hands" and they ended up beating us! Ben and I think we had some stinky hands that pretty much won the game for them...but oh well. It was fun. While we were playing cards, Trenton took Elizabeth through Winding Brook to see the lights. Apparently, he had promised to do this the other day, but ended up working a little too late with his uncle to do so. Elizabeth was excited, nonetheless. The kids (I feel funny calling them "kids") exchanged gifts. Trenton got Elizabeth "Multiple Blessings" by Kate Goselin and a big gorgeous photo frame with a cute picture of them both inside. She was thrilled. Elizabeth got Trenton a chair, exactly like one she has that he loves to use at her house, and a CD. Tyler to Abby a birthstone ring and a coat from Forever 21 while Abby got Tyler some Vans shoes and a cool shirt. They were all very happy with their gifts. To end the evening we played some Scene It (thanks Chad/Amber!) by the fire and the boys whooped up on the girls. Oh well, maybe next time. Had a great time and I enjoyed spending some time will all the kids...young adults and of course, Gabi loved having the girls over.