It is hard to put a weeks worth of fun into one blog post, but I'm going to try! Donnie's parents came out to visit and to make sure we were all ready for this winter. I am so thankful that they were able to make the drive out to see us! The kids loved every minute they got to spend with Grandpa and Grandma! We made the most of our time together. For the kids that meant playing outside with Grandpa and Grandma even if it was a little colder than they would have liked on most days.
They loved having Grandma and Grandpa around to watch them at all of their weekly activties. Luke showed off some of his best moves at gymnastics this week!
The kids all had soccer games at the same time this weekend. And since I can not be at two places at the same time, it was great to have the grandparents here so the kids could have someone cheering for them the entire game! We won't be so lucky this weekend!
Grandpa and Grandma also treated us to some of our favorite activities while they were here. Brunch at Tin Pan and a trip to Old McDonald's Farm!
The kids LOVE feeding all of the animals at the farm!
The boys playing with the antlers from the reindeer on the farm. John was pretending his was an ax! I guess he was planning to chop down a Christmas tree!
Reindeer Luke! Check out those antlers! Too cute!
The hayride to feed the pigs and the cows is always a highlight of the day!
This time of year you can also find a great pumpkin patch on the farm! But you have to make it through the corn maze first!
Katie searched through a lot of pumpkins to find the perfect one! She wanted to get her pumpkin right out of the pumpkin patch!
The boys decided to get one that had already been picked! John picked out the biggest pumpkin he could find on the farm! It was so heavy that he had to roll it!
Picking out the perfect pumpkin is hard work! Luke could barely lift this pumpkin, but he was looking for one without any dirt on it!
When you live so far from family, you celebrate when you are together, no matter what time of year! So we rolled Halloween and Christmas all together on this trip! Grandpa and Grandma took them on their annual Christmas shopping trip! Katie used her Christmas money (and a little bit of her own) to get an iPod touch!
The boys decided on electric scooters! They LOVE them! In fact, Luke just informed me today that his scooter was built for speed!
There is no such thing as down time, at least it sure seems that way! They painted and carved pumpkins until their hands hurt!
John doesn't do pumpkin guts! (Me either, so GROSS!)
I love that we make the most of our time with family! Thinking back over the week makes me smile! We cuddled up and watched movies, played new games on the iPads, spent time outside, ate lots of good food and way too many sweet treats, we laughed and best of all just enjoyed being together!
...savoring the sweet memories of
Grandpa and Grandma's visit...
What a great week for you all! I love all of your photos...especially the one of Luke on his scooter! That is an AWESOME shot of him.
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