It's been a great few days around here!
Construction of the house remodel finished up last Thursday and we are so happy with how things turned out. Now we just need all the finishing touches (rugs, stuff on the walls, shelves, etc.) and we will be all done!
Last Thursday night was Uptown Trick or Treat. It was a beautiful night so Kent and I took Kase up. Kael had homework and wanted to stay home and Kylee was playing with friends. It was nice to spend some one on one time with Thanos, I mean, Kase!
Friday we got the kids sent off to school then I spent the morning packing for our whirlwind surprise birthday/anniversary trip to Las Vegas! We had planned this trip months ago (before the flood at our house) to surprise Kent's brother for his birthday. Kent's two brothers and their wives went to the Backstreet Boys concert while Kent and I went for a nice dinner out to celebrate our (belated) anniversary. Then we spent the rest of the weekend all hanging out together. We had the best time!
We all showed up at Kyle and Julia's house and he had no idea we had planned this trip! He was shocked to find out that Julia already had his bag packed and our flight was leaving in an hour and a half! We loaded up and headed to the airport.
We hung out for awhile together before splitting up for evening plans. Kent and I walked the Strip which was fun since Kent hadn't been to Vegas before!
We had dinner reservations at Lago. We showed up early to our reservations and they were able to get us in- at a great table with a beautiful view of the Bellagio fountains!
We had such a nice dinner. It was a highlight of the trip, for sure!
The next morning we were up early so we explored our resort.
Meanwhile, I loved getting pictures from the kids back home! Kylee had fun baking with Grandpa and Grandma.
The first night the boys stayed at Keith and Cindy's with Kellen!
They also went and visited Grandma Jenny at the hospital.
The next night the kids switched and Kylee stayed with Keith and Cindy and Kellen. The boys had fun outside with my parents! Looks like it was great weather.
Meanwhile, Kylee was having fun with Kellen and Grandma Cindy!
Kase got a little pumpkin carving in!
Saturday morning in Vegas, Kevin had found a really fun ISU bar for us to watch the game at. We had the best time just relaxing, having breakfast and playing cards while watching the game! Later we watched the Hawkeye game too.
That afternoon we went on the High Roller with magnificent views of the whole city! We spent the rest of the evening walking around some hotels, had some dinner and made it an early night in since had an early flight the next morning.
The only bummer of the whole weekend was that Kael needed his thumb x-rayed. He had jammed it playing dodgeball on Thursday and it was still hurting pretty bad so he went to get it looked at. He has a splint on it now and we will have another appointment this week to see what we need to do next.
It was so great to get home and see the kids. They had a very sweet Welcome Home sign waiting for us on the door! We were so thankful for both of our parents who helped out by watching the kids. They had lots of fun while we were gone!
Later this afternoon we carved pumpkins. It gets easier every year as the kids get older! The pumpkins turned out great.
It was such a fun weekend! It's always great to travel and just as great to get home!
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