November was a pretty typical month for us and not much going on. For Thanksgiving we were planning on having Grammy come to our house, but she ended up getting really really sick and spent a week in the hospital. Even after getting out of the hospital she wasn't feeling well and was told to stay home bound for a few months. So it was sort of last minute, but we took off to Colorado for Thanksgiving to be with Grammy!
We pulled into Colorado Springs after first stopping at the grocery store to get all the Thanksgiving fixings. Our drive was a little rough. The kids were great but I think we ended up being in the car for over 11 hours because of the traffic and some accidents! So we were all ready to get out of the car that's for sure!
Thanksgiving day was really chill... Cathy relaxed and Kevin took the kids for a walk while I got everything cooked and ready. Ari and Hailey set the table cute of course- their favorite task :)
The rest of the holiday break we just did some things for Grammy around the house and played with cousins. After a few days in the house the kids were itching to go do something. So when Kevin took Grammy to her doctor appointment I took the kids to a local park. The park is so cute and fun, but we had the most fun playing around on the turf! The kids and I just raced around, practiced our gymnastic stunts,
and the kids were begging me to teach them some of my yoga moves lol
I think Scott needs to start joining me in class...he has some major skills serious!
It was a perfect morning. I'm sure you moms (and dads) out there know what I mean. Just one of those times you feel really connected to your kids with no distractions. Just pure fun and giggles. I always remember those moments the most!!
Then of course we were all thirsty so we grabbed some slushes afterwards.
I didn't grab a ton of pictures mostly because we stayed really busy at Grammys and I was too distracted organizing which is my favorite thing to do. I get lost in work when it's organizing...I'm a nerd like that. ;)
The kids did get to play with cousins a lot, and Brynlee even had a birthday party while we were there.
Cute girls!
We went with Aunt Brittney and our cousins to Bass Pro to see Santa which was awesome! My kids know that the real Santa only goes to Bass Pro, and it's been since Missouri since we got to visit with him. Always magical.
We had a good trip. Kevin was actually suppose to go on a work trip to Germany right after Thanksgiving. He was able to change his travels to fly right out of Colorado Springs so that was good! And the kids and I took off back home via car. The kids were so good and I listened to podcasts in my earbuds practically the whole ride. I think I even shaved an hour off our normal time the kids were that good for me.
Aunt Lana got the kids extra projects from the Home Depot kids workshop which was the perfect way to keep busy while I unpacked everything from the trip.
Jay thrilled over a mini papa murphys he got for lunch one day
Kevin was out of town a full week. It takes longer to get everyone to bed when we can't divide and conquer. This was Ari waiting for her turn to be put to bed and she passed out on the stairs. I am always amazed at how fast and where my kids pass out!!
