For Nana

The cousins came over for a sleepover last night and a fun time was had by all! The kids played and played and played and I thought I should take a few pictures for Nana. We feel so blessed to have such an amazing family!! Love these sweet kids!!!

Having a little snack...

For Gramma...

Giving thanks...

...for our fun, silly, wonderful family (near and far!!)...

...for traditions like our "Night Before Thanksgiving Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dinner Picnic"...
(pizza, jelly beans, popcorn, buttered toast and ice cream sundaes)
...for my sweet, sweet girl who loves to help in the kitchen and did the whole veggie tray for Thanksgiving all by herself...
...and for my sweet, sweet boy, his awesome friends and his amazing school!
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too!!

This and That :: Road Trip!

At the very beginning of the summer the kiddos and I took a road trip to see Gramma and Grampa and the rest of the family. The kids are AMAZING road trippers - they did such a great job, and we had a blast!! They love their cousins SO MUCH and always have so much fun playing with them!

This next series of photos cracks me up. The kids were hot and tired from playing at the park and we made them sit so I could take a few pictures. They weren't too excited!! Gramma hopped in to see if she could help...

These were taken right before we left to come home. It's always SO HARD to leave. We miss these guys so much and wish we lived closer!!

This week's memory verse

{Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, and do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.} Joshua 1:9

Happy Birthday...

...to you, Aunt Andrea! We love and miss you SO MUCH!!! Hope you're having a great day!

Thanksgiving week

We traveled to visit my family for Thanksgiving this year and we had a blast, as usual! The kids LOVED LOVED LOVED spending time with their cousins!

My brother gave my nephew a 'Captain Underpants' book and the boys thought it would be hilarious to play 'Captain Underpants.' And it was HILARIOUS! Their costumes included capes and...underpants. They really made me work for these pictures...ice cream may or may not have been used as a bribe...and it may or may not have been THEIR idea!! "We'll LET you take our picture if you give us ice cream." OH YES THEY DID. They know how to work me. :) John, these next two are for you! :)

Thanksgiving day was my sister's birthday -
she is 25 now, which makes me really OLD. Yikes!!
My mom made her this beautiful quilt for her birthday:

And we celebrated with pumpkin cheesecake!

The rest of the trip was spent playing games, watching movies and playing in the snow!

Twins. I mean, cousins...

And on the way home hubby spotted a bald eagle - it was so COOL!