First on our list we meeting up with our friends, Andrea, Ella & Baby Livia. Andrea & I grew up together & our families are still great friends. We met up with them at The Tubes at Rock Creek for some super fun playtime! It was just what Madeleine & Harrison needed after a cartrip on Saturday & sitting much of the day Sunday for church. :) The tubes are amazing....imagine McDonalds only cleaner, 10 times as big (2 stories high) and without the greasy burger.
Even Charlotte got to play in the toddler area. And, Madeleine & Ella hit it off right away! They were so cute playing together & it brought back many memories of the times Andrea, Sharon & I played.
After a quick lunch, we headed to the grocery store. We told the kids it was a "field trip." Ha! We went to explore the newest Kroger in LR & I was in heaven. It made me sad just thinking of the few option I have here in NWA (walmart, walmart, & more walmart). The kids had quite a fun time here -- Harrison got to ride in the car/cart & Madeleine loved every minute of pushing her own little cart. If they had these here, I'd never ever go to the store alone again. And, they had samples all over the store. We could have just eaten lunch here! It totally made me laugh watching M push the cart; she leans on it just like I do!!
By the end of the trip, we had BOTH carts full of food for our Thanksgiving meal!
After all that excitement, we headed back to Mimi & Grandad's house for some down time. I build Harrison the first of many traintracks that week and Madeleine played on the computer.
We ended that day by having dinner at Moe's (my favorite) and putting the kids in bed. They were both so exhusted that they were asleep by 7:30. It was much needed sleep for the big days they had coming!Matt came into town late Monday night after his test was over. Tuesday morning we took the kids to Jump Zone (while Mimi watched Charlotte) for some fun! And, such fun they had! We pretty much had the place to ourselves at first since LR schools were not out that day. They played so hard & by the time we left Harrison's hair was soaking wet & so was his shirt!
Tuesday afternoon, Matt took the big kids to Sugar's school to visit her class & I stayed and helped my mom with dinner/preThanksgiving baking/making pies to take to Searcy. We made some yummy meatballs for dinner that night -- a favorite of all of ours! And, it was chocolate cake for dessert. 
I gave Charlotte some of the crumbs & she looooved them! She licked her tray clean. I love the expression on her face here. :)
Wednesday we headed up to Searcy to spend the day with Matt's family. The kids were excited to see their cousin Emery and have fun playing with her. And, Emery loved Charlotte! She kept her entertained most of the day (good practice for her since she'll be a big sis this spring!).
After a yummy lunch, we headed outside to play with Pops new 'cycle. It was a little big for the kids to do alone, so Matt & Ryan took turns giving them rides. They kids thought it was pretty cool....and Matt was pretty sore after many rounds!
Even Charlotte got a ride!
Before we left, Grammy got out her jewelry and let the kids play dress up! I think Madeleine & Emery could have stayed there all night. :) I even caught Harrison with a strand of pearls around his neck.
Just as we were leaving we got a call from my mom telling us that our cousins Rian & Rhea had surprised us and come for Thanksgiving too! Madeleine & Harrison were beyond excited at that news....they had such fun with them this summer (and we're soooo thankful that they decided to come, too!).
Tuesday afternoon, Matt took the big kids to Sugar's school to visit her class & I stayed and helped my mom with dinner/preThanksgiving baking/making pies to take to Searcy. We made some yummy meatballs for dinner that night -- a favorite of all of ours! And, it was chocolate cake for dessert. 
I gave Charlotte some of the crumbs & she looooved them! She licked her tray clean. I love the expression on her face here. :)
Wednesday we headed up to Searcy to spend the day with Matt's family. The kids were excited to see their cousin Emery and have fun playing with her. And, Emery loved Charlotte! She kept her entertained most of the day (good practice for her since she'll be a big sis this spring!).
After a yummy lunch, we headed outside to play with Pops new 'cycle. It was a little big for the kids to do alone, so Matt & Ryan took turns giving them rides. They kids thought it was pretty cool....and Matt was pretty sore after many rounds!
Even Charlotte got a ride!
Before we left, Grammy got out her jewelry and let the kids play dress up! I think Madeleine & Emery could have stayed there all night. :) I even caught Harrison with a strand of pearls around his neck.
Just as we were leaving we got a call from my mom telling us that our cousins Rian & Rhea had surprised us and come for Thanksgiving too! Madeleine & Harrison were beyond excited at that news....they had such fun with them this summer (and we're soooo thankful that they decided to come, too!).Thursday was the big day! It was a lovely rainy morning with the temp getting colder by the minute. The kids played together & we did lots of cooking! I got Charlotte her babyfood version of Thanksgiving.
And she was pretty happy with it. She also go have some "real" food too -- greenbeans, rolls & mashed potatos. Yum!
This is the "kids table." I realized this year that my kids are making similar memories to the ones I have from my childhood Thanksgivings. The only thing is: this time I'm the adult and I still can't figure out where that time went.
Here's some of our Thanksgiving meal. We had: turkey, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatos, corn casserole, green beans, rolls, strawberry pretzel salad, and dressing. Enough carbs to last me until Christmas (and beyond). And, that doesn't even include the desserts (or several of Whitney's mounds bars that I ate!). 
If you know our family, you'll know that every great meal includes after-dinner entertainment. And so it was off to the show! The kids did "church" for us after a prelude musical.
One of my favorite parts of the day was the slideshow that followed. My Aunt Kathy had brought slides she'd found when cleaning my Granny's house. We got to see color slides of my Dad & Kathy as children and where they lived. I think I've realized now where Harrison gets his mischevious side from. :)
It was the most perfect week! Most of our family went home friday morning after a big, yummy breakfast (can you believe we were hungry???). Mom and I spent the day doing a bit of Christmas shopping. That evening Madeleine headed to spend the night with Sugar & Stewart at their new house and Matt & I even got to have us a date night!
And she was pretty happy with it. She also go have some "real" food too -- greenbeans, rolls & mashed potatos. Yum!
This is the "kids table." I realized this year that my kids are making similar memories to the ones I have from my childhood Thanksgivings. The only thing is: this time I'm the adult and I still can't figure out where that time went.
Here's some of our Thanksgiving meal. We had: turkey, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatos, corn casserole, green beans, rolls, strawberry pretzel salad, and dressing. Enough carbs to last me until Christmas (and beyond). And, that doesn't even include the desserts (or several of Whitney's mounds bars that I ate!).2 days of cooking consumed in 20 minutes....
If you know our family, you'll know that every great meal includes after-dinner entertainment. And so it was off to the show! The kids did "church" for us after a prelude musical.
One of my favorite parts of the day was the slideshow that followed. My Aunt Kathy had brought slides she'd found when cleaning my Granny's house. We got to see color slides of my Dad & Kathy as children and where they lived. I think I've realized now where Harrison gets his mischevious side from. :)
It was the most perfect week! Most of our family went home friday morning after a big, yummy breakfast (can you believe we were hungry???). Mom and I spent the day doing a bit of Christmas shopping. That evening Madeleine headed to spend the night with Sugar & Stewart at their new house and Matt & I even got to have us a date night! 
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What an absolutely awesome vacation. And a date night to boot?! Woo hoo!
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