Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving break we crammed in a lot in the 4 days we were in Utah. We left Wednesday and headed to Mark/Steff's. We were so excited to see them, their new house and Beca! We were able to spend a few hours with them having dinner and playing. 

 After Mark's we made a late stop to the Orton's and stayed up way to late catching up and enjoying their company. After the Orton's we drove to Uncle David/Jennifer's house for the night and spent Thanksgiving with Steve's family. It was such beautiful weather that weekend- a nice break from Montana cold! Steve and I went for a run in the morning and later spent some time at the park with the boys.

 Sure am grateful for my family and the time we spend together!
 Friday morning we got ready and the kids and I went to see the Beynon's for a bit playing and then having lunch at Chic-fil-A. After lunch we went back and got Steve and headed to Logan to spend time with my family. Friday night Steve and I went to the temple and ice cream and I also was able to chat with Misha and am feeling like I'm getting too old to stay up that late but it was well worth it!

Saturday morning we just relaxed and I was able to have lunch with my friend Cindy whom I haven't seen in years and were so excited that we were both in Logan over the holiday!
 While I was at lunch the kids went to play with Kira and Robin and had the best time. We sure love our time with them!
AND then after that we spent the rest of the evening with the Runhaars. Us adults went out for dinner while the kids stayed behind-it was so great:) And of course a couple of rounds of cribbage were played.
Such a great weekend with family and friends!

Makenna's Birthday

Makenna turned 9!!! Her birthday this year landed on Tuesday before Thanksgiving so lucky for her she could have a party on the day of her birthday before everyone was busy with the holiday. We went and had lunch with her at school (Caleb and I went early and had lunch with Chase too).
Lunch with Arleigh Hone

 That night was the big party, 11 giggly girls for 3 hours! We had dinner of nachos and brownies and ice cream. After opening presents I had some minute to win it games...


 The girls had to try and slide the oreo down from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands,

 Two teams and they had to stack the cups into a tower in a minute...
 Try and blow their marshmallows across the table to their teammate- whoever gets the most wins
 Each girl had to use their straw and try and suck up their marshmallows and drop them in a cup- try and get the most in a minute. I think they all had a good time playing the games and then they watched Descendants 2.
 Happy Birthday Makenna! I hope you felt loved and special on your birthday. We sure love you!
L to R: Arianna, Kira, Ella, Annie, Arleigh, Makenna, Liv, Abby, Albany
Kneeling: Kena, Liv/Kena's cousin