Busy day for Tweedledee and Tweedledum

Well this afternoon/evening was quite exciting. We all were invited to Derek and Sara's for a potluck to celebrate the 13th birthday of Jeremy :)
There was a lot of people and lots of good food! We didn't take our camera but Jeremy and Derek both had theirs and took photos so you will have to check out their blogs. There were so many kids running around that Little Derek was a bit overwhelmed, so he spent a fair amount of time being held by one of the nice girls, or sitting on Mom or Dad's lap. Later he spent some time playing Uncle Derek's guitar with Dad. It was funny as initially he tried to put it under his chin like with Dad's violin but that didn't work too well ;)
We had such a good time that we stayed well past Derek's bed time, so it was around 9:00 when we were finially heading home. As we neared Centralia we started to discuss the amount of gas we had left in the van and if we should fill the tank or just head for home. Then we had the descision made for us when we realized that we had both left our wallets at home! All we had was a check book and for that you need ID. So we headed home.
There is a very long hill not far from home, and we were about 2/3 of the way up it when we started to slow down, and Brent said "are you pressing on the gas?"
Well, I hadn't taken my foot off the gas at all.
We were lucky enough to make it to a pull out, as that road is very narrow and dark, you wouldn't want to be stuck on the side of the road. So then we discussed our options, we could just walk home (Brent says we were 1.5-2 miles from home), but that would still take a while and the road is dark and narrow, plus it was getting cold, so Brent had me put on the hazard lights and waved someone down (Brent was holding Derek and I think that kept him from being taken for a thug). A very nice man stopped and said he lived close by and would bring us some gas. So we were hugely relived, he showed up a few minutes later and we got fueled up and drove home. We tried to pay him for the gas and favor but he was happy just to help :) What a great neighbor!
Ahhh, home sweet home.

Oh and yes Dad, I know..... ;P