Thanksgiving Weekend

Thanksgiving was full of great food, friends and family.  Before Thanksgiving, the boys and I made a quick trip to Idaho to visit my two best college buddies, Dawn and Courtney.  We ate treats, stayed up too late, visited our old stomping grounds in the Clark Building, and were basically lazy all weekend long.  Apparently, we had way too much fun because I only took one picture the whole time.These kids had so much fun together.

Thank you girls for a great weekend!  Thanks Courtney for letting us stay at your house.  And thanks to Courtney’s hubby, Aaron for being the babysitter of my crazy boys every night!

Time for Thanksgiving!  First round, we were off to the Casper’s.  Food was delicious.   Raylene had some pre-Christmas gifts for everyone…the boys got flashlights to look for the Elf on the Shelf.  Best gift ever.

And then, Raylene gave the couples a gift.  We all got a box of Christmas letters that are supposed to look something like this…Real Cute.
But when I opened my box of letters, I had to wonder if Raylene was trying to tell me something…We were all laughing, and when I snapped this picture.  Raylene said, “Oh No! You are going to blog about this, just like the Luggable Loo!”

Then it was time for round two with my family.  We went up to the Midway House with all the family.  My uncle Curtis made a deliciously moist fried turkey without burning the house down, which is a bonus.  Then just played games and chilled. 

And last, but definitely not least, round three was Saturday with my dad and family at Macaroni Grill…

I love Easton’s face in this one. 

We wandered around the Riverwoods for a bit.

A great family Thanksgiving weekend.  So much fun.

The Last of our Summertime

Summer is almost over.  Easton starts Kindergarten next week.  Crazy.  My favorite part of the summer…the weather people talking about a “heat stretch” of 90-95 degrees.  

Although this bed rest stuff has caused me to mostly watch from the sidelines, we have had a whole lot of fun. 

T-ball came to a thrilling end…

Easton called his award his "Piston Cup"

There were many a days spent in the water…. This next photo with Easton on the slide makes me laugh.  First, because of the very alert and attentive life guard.  Second, because we went to this pool with our cousins, and at one point Easton ran off with all the boys.  I went to look for him with the cousins and he was no where to be found.  By then, I was getting worried, looking all over the place for him when I see a little head and bright green water wings coming down this giant slide.  I couldn’t believe the life guards were letting him go down by himself…but then again, lets refer back to the guard in the photo.  Easton went on the slide at least another 20 times…but this time with me watching him.

A fun night with my best friends from High School and their hubbys. 

And as with any great summer, a whole lot of watermelon

At the Cabin With Some Vegas Friends

Our old neighbors from Vegas made the very long trek up to the cabin with us for Father's Day weekend. 
It was so fun to see them again.  The kids didn't miss a beat...they acted like they had never been apart, and had a blast together.  

We did a whole lot of four-wheeling...

Had lots and lots of delicious food...

Did some frog hunting...

Had some s'mores

And lots of exploring...

We had such a fun time seeing our neighbors again!  Thanks guys for a great weekend!