Weekend Wrap-Up

I love long weekends with lots of family time.  We had the best Thanksgiving weekend.

Thursday we spent the day at my mom and dad's. The cousins all got along so well and we were thankful for a beautiful day so we could be outside too! We ate a great meal then the kids all ran around (literally- like around the house and around the block a ton of times) outside.  

We spent part of the afternoon out at a hotel in town so we could see my mom's side of the family for a Christmas get together.  The kids all thought these squishy bananas were hilarious.  And they really enjoyed their time together.

Kase was thrilled with his pop gun set.  Best $10 I think I have ever spent.

Kael also loved his Dude Perfect hat! He's so into those videos right now.

Kael was such a good sport about not being able to swim, and a couple of the older boy cousins were so sweet to sit out with him and play football around the pool so he wasn't the only kid not swimming.

After the hotel we went back to my parents' house and had some fun playing cards while the kids watched a movie.  We had so much fun playing games all day- the kids have learned to play quite a few card games and my mom also put together a hilarious picture caption game with family photos. 

When we got home that night Kylee was anxious to try some things out of the Beauty Box she had received as a gift.

The next day Kylee did a little Black Friday shopping with my parents and later we all met up at the hotel to see family before they left town.  When we came home to watch the Hawkeye game, Kael and I made steak and shrimp- a recipe he had found weeks ago and had been wanting to try!

He's a great chef!

We had a lazy afternoon and I took the kids to a movie so Kent could study. Spent the rest of the evening playing more cards! Pit is a favorite right now.

Saturday morning Kent put up our Christmas lights and the kids were also thrilled that our elf came back! The magic of it all is so fun. We went to the gym, then headed to Collins around 1:00 for Thanksgiving with Kent's side of the family.

We started the afternoon off with a family walk! (Minus Keith who just had knee replacement surgery).

Kellen and King were the best entertainment for my kids.

We say it so often but it really is true- we wish we had more time to spend with them because we always have the best time.  Ate a great meal, played lots of cards. Another great family day.

Sunday the kids had a lazy morning then Kent was studying so my dad met the kids and me out at the gym.  He had fun teaching them how to play racquetball! Came home for lunch then my sisters came over to hang out for a bit and work on some Christmas gifts and plans. Brooklyn came to hang out too and the girls had so much fun together. 

We even had time for a quick ten minute stop at one of the girls' favorite stores before they headed home!

Later I took Kylee and Kael to do some of their Christmas shopping while Kent and Kase went to the gym.  We all met back home for a cozy night in!