What Day Is It?

I have been sicker than sick for a week now. Like, whatever this is has.a.GRIP. I'm dragging myself to the doctor today, where I can hopefully get some answers. In the middle of the sickness, I had an appt with my friend, Jacque, to do some updated pictures of the kiddos and me. I can tell 100% that I'm sick in these pictures, so maybe we'll re-do in the near future. But I'm definitely happy with them!

 

Family Visit - Pt 3

Sunday morning, we got up before the crack o'dawn to head down to the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic for the early launch. There were a ton of people and it was a little chilly, but the kids had a blast checking out the balloons as they were inflated and taking off. Such a fun time! I remember going to this as a kid, so I wanted my kids and Easton to enjoy the experience. We took lots of warm blankets and donuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the balloons, everyone went home and took some serious naps! Later in the day, we all gathered back at mom and dad's house for pizza, drinks, and games.

 

 

 

The junior tournament of corn hole ;)

 

 

 

We also managed a group shot, though we are missing a few people.

 

 

Hannah and the ham

 

 

 

The big league corn hold tourney ;)

 

 

 

The long weekend wouldn't be complete without a few of these!!

 

 

It was really a great weekend visiting with the family. As Sunday evening drew to a close, we all sat out on the patio, wrapped in blankets, re-living stories from long ago.....most of which included many belly laughs. My favorite kind of night!

Thanksgiving Recap

 

 

What a busy long weekend! I have thoroughly enjoyed having the last five days off. In no way, shape, or form am I ready for work tomorrow. However, trial prep is coming and the long hours (and overtime) are about to hit. So, whether or not I'm ready for it, the time has come.

 

Thanksgiving this year was totally relaxing. I did a ton of scrapbooking, some deep cleaning around the house, lots of wrestling/giggling/tickling with the kids, crafts with the kids, and some movie time cuddled up on the couch.

 

Kendall doing her own crafting while I scrapbooked:

 

My Aunt Taunya hosted Thanksgiving dinner this year. It was delicious, as always!

 

 

 

The round of shots........as Brian so finely stated, "to us, and those who want to be like us".

 

 

 

 

After getting painfully full at my family's dinner, we headed over to Eric's family gathering. They had finished dinner, so we visited for a while, then launched into dessert and a few games.

 

 

 

 

One of the crafts I wanted to do with the kids stemmed from someone I follow on Instagram. It seemed easy enough, so we recreated Olaf!  I drew and cut out all of the main pieces we would need.

 

Then I let the kids put together their Olaf.

 

Ha! While they aren't exactly a perfect rendition, the kids sure loved them.

 

And then they set out "decorating" each Olaf.

 

 

 

 

Saturday evening, Eric and I cooked up another whole Thanksgiving meal. It was delicious and I look forward to all of the leftovers!

 

 

 

We also made a trip over to The Village to see all of the lights, the Christmas tree, and the ice skaters. It was seriously windy and I promised the kids we would ice skate on a night that wasn't going to blow us away. We also need to get back to see Santa!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fountain lights were blue and orange for the big BSU game!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Licking the bowl after one of our baking adventures.

 

 

We also had Eric's mom take us out for some family pictures. The one I'm using for Christmas cards is a secret. :)