We had a very full weekend, in fact our whole week has been pretty full, but that's just where we are in life right now.
Friday we had our ward trunk-or-treat and it felt so good to be together as a ward (we've had a REALLY hard couple of weeks,but I am so grateful for how we have come together during this time) I have been begging my family to do some kind of family costumes, and no one was digging it. But somehow earlier in the week, Levi had the idea that we should be the days of the week. Yes! We decided to add an emoji to fully express how we feel about each day. :) It was very well received at the party!
Saturday we headed north to my brothers new property for a Packer Halloween party. The kids were in heaven! So much space to run around and adventure in with lots of their favorite people! It was so fun to catch up with family!
Sunday we woke up to a few flurries and it just made most of us so happy. We turned on Christmas hymns and that just made things even better. Our ward had a special meeting for all adults and we called in members from our stake to come help out in primary. Mandi is AMAZING and played the piano for singing time. The kids loved hearing that she is my sister! ❤ We were enjoying black and white this day.
Justin's parents stopped by for a little to bring Adeline a birthday card. Justin was able to give his dad a blessing before a big surgery he has coming up on Halloween!! We had treat night with our friends and it was a pumpkin/chocolate kind of night, so good! Also, the swelling on my face is like an accordion...one day I feel like myself again, the next day it swells right back up. I can't wait for my jaw to fully heal!!
P.S. I have SO SO much to catch up on, but I keep getting so far behind, so I need to move forward, but I'll continue to add more posts from the rest of 2019 because....summer was good!
Labor day weekend was really good to us. It would have been fun to take off somewhere for one last trip to officially end summer, but we really are such big homebodies. Going out during the day and coming home to cuddle at night is definitely a favorite here. We had a good weekend!
Rudger has been begging to move his mattress to the top bunk so we decided to make it happen. (He's the only one in that room and we have been meaning to sell the bunk bed and get a full size bed instead, but it just hasn't happened.) The kids thought it was the greatest! It made my heart happy to see our two year old up to our 14 year old all playing together for a solid 20 minutes :)
We forced a family bike ride. It took forever to get all the bikes together and there were several flats that Justin quickly fixed, then we had a couple brothers crash into each other at the beginning, most of them complained most of the way, but we were determined to make this ride happen.
We watched a movie downstairs (my favorite is watching a movie down there after we have the whole basement perfectly clean ♥♥) I ended up working on primary program stuff during the movie.
Adeline and I pulled out some fall colors for church. These cooler nights make me extremely happy!
Fast Sunday is when we have our typical roast, potato, and rolls dinner. It's one of our favorite days of the month!
Adeline LOVES her daddy right now ♥♥
We forced another bike ride, but this time we went to the school and played wall ball together. They were much much happier this time! :)
Justin and I got up early in the morning on Labor day and tried going on a trail run. It ended up being mostly a hike on the way up and a jog on the way down trying really hard not to fall. It was steep, hard, 6 1/2 miles, and I was ornery at parts. But when we got back to the car, I was so happy we did that together!! Having older kids to stay home and watch our babies so that we can spend some good time together has been so nice. But it is oh so good to get home to all those kids of ours ♥♥♥
We had a very good Labor day.
Such a happy Memorial Day weekend! Red, White and Blue clothes, flags, treat night with our friends, watermelon, barbecue with family, and a happy feeling remembering our freedoms and those who keep it that way.
Earlier in the week my dad emailed to see if we wanted to come over on Saturday to have crepes and talk about Christmas from the past. Of course!! That morning it snowed and made the magic of that day even better.
It was quite awesome seeing my dad make dozens of crepes and my mom assemble them into the most beautiful display of yumminess. Oh wow, those crepes were delicious. Sausage + raspberry. Nutella + strawberries + orange sauce. Turkey + Pesto + Cheese. YUM!
Dad told stories about when he was a little boy at Christmas time. His stories always have the perfect amount of humor that make my stomach hurt. He talked about his favorite item, that only he got, in his stocking. As he was telling the kids what it was he pulled out from under his chair a box of that favorite item. I believe our kids squealed a little when they saw those orange sticks. Our kids LOVE orange sticks. It was a happy moment.
We spent time just being amazed by my mom's artwork. She pulled out some of her art that I had never seen before. They were incredible! What's more impressive is her humility over her work. Every single page should be framed ♥♥♥
I love when we walk into mom and dad's house, it's a place full of what they love and their amazing talent is shown in every room. The family room is one of my favorite places to be. So cozy, warm, and inviting. Sitting on the couch watching the birds out the window, laughing at dad's stories, eating mom's treats, and feeling the love that comes from being back home, it's my favorite! ♥♥♥
