First of all-where did November go? I can't believe Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is right around the corner. This last month was a blur! The last couple weeks were the busiest getting ready for Thanksgiving, and then actually getting to celebrate it with the Farewell family. What an awesome time we had!
Last week the festivities began when we went to Aunt Marla's to help her and Mason make the pieces for our gingerbread houses. The boys really enjoyed themselves. They are such wonderful helpers!! Tyson even whipped up a batch of homemade dog bones for Petey, Izzy, and Samson to share.
Just be thankful that no one actually consumes the gingerbread! Let's just say there was probably some extra ingredients usually not mentioned in your every day recipe!
Brian, Jeanie, and the kids came up on Wednesday evening to spend the weekend with us. Thursday and Friday turned out to be gorgeous, so we got to have a lot of fun outside time. It's amazing how much more fun the park can be when you have your cousins to play with instead of just Mom!! We had the traditional turkey with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving, and spent most of the day outside playing. Scott even got out the motorcycle. He and Brian got to take it for a couple loops around the area.
Last week the festivities began when we went to Aunt Marla's to help her and Mason make the pieces for our gingerbread houses. The boys really enjoyed themselves. They are such wonderful helpers!! Tyson even whipped up a batch of homemade dog bones for Petey, Izzy, and Samson to share.
Just be thankful that no one actually consumes the gingerbread! Let's just say there was probably some extra ingredients usually not mentioned in your every day recipe!
Brian, Jeanie, and the kids came up on Wednesday evening to spend the weekend with us. Thursday and Friday turned out to be gorgeous, so we got to have a lot of fun outside time. It's amazing how much more fun the park can be when you have your cousins to play with instead of just Mom!! We had the traditional turkey with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving, and spent most of the day outside playing. Scott even got out the motorcycle. He and Brian got to take it for a couple loops around the area.
Somehow the cheesehead hat got out during the Green Bay game!!
Cade-you better take that off quick before your dad sees!!
Can anyone say "a little top heavy"?
Aiden warmed up really quickly to everyone. He especially liked anyone who would read him a book or play with the Jack-in-the-box. Kyra and him were quickly buddies, and she did a great job of entertaining and playing with him!
Friday morning started early (a bit too early, huh Lex and Kyra?!) We got up around 3:45 am and headed in for a little Black Friday shopping. Brian stayed home with the 3 boys so they could sleep in-Thanks Uncle Brian!! The rest of us tortured ourselves with endless lines and lots of waiting, but we all made out with a few good buys!After some much needed naps it was off for a little Hockey. None of us had been to a professional game, and I can easily say we all had a great time. We even were lucky enough to catch a couple of T-shirts that Cade and Tyson thought fit them just right!! Anyway, it was a blast! The game ended up going in to overtime, and the Rush scored in the first minute of OT for the win! Very exciting!! I apparently was a little too into the game because I didn't take a single picture while we were there! Bummer!
Saturday morning was our traditional Gingerbread House Extravaganza. It was even more exciting this year because our Nebraska cousins got to make houses with us! They all seemed to really enjoy it-and what beautiful houses they made!! Thanks Aunt Marla for the great time!!!
The fun wasn't over there, though, Saturday evening Grammy, Poppy, and Abby stopped by on their way home from Jessie's. It was great to get to see them , if even only for a little while. They were able to eat an early supper with all of us before they headed the rest of the way home to Torrington. We then decided to run into town to check out Storybook Island and all of the Christmas lights! Can anyone say "freezing"?! OK, so maybe Jeanie and I were the only ones that really seemed to noticed. The kids had a blast and even got to go on a ride around the park in the train! 
Aunt Abbie had her hands full!!
CHOO CHOO!!!
The last few days flew by, and we had so much fun getting to spend time with the family. Before we know it we'll be celebrating Christmas! Bring it on!