Happy Thanksgiving!

We did our usual holiday road trip this past weekend spending a couple of days at each of our parents' places. We started in Muenster where we had a great turkey supper and got in lots of good visiting with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma, grandpa and 3 great grandmas. There are 7 kids 4 and under when we all get together so you can imagine how crazy but fun it is in grandma and grandpa's house. It was an ice cream filled weekend for the kids. We went to Dairy Queen with my grandma and the kids really enjoyed their fries and sundaes. Then later that day (actually right before bed, right Grandpa?) they had ice cream cones. Mitchell ate his cone in a very interesting way - he ate all the way down one side, then turned it around and started on the opposite side.




They were trying to convice Grandpa to let them have a shower.

There was a 4 member band providing the music that night. Notice how Mitchell was gently trying to get Maggie to move over, but she was holding her ground despite having a fist shoved in her face.

Sunday morning we packed up and drove to Jackfish Lake. Mitchell had a 20 min nap that was not at the usual nap time so what that meant was when it was actually time to have a nap at grandma and grandpa's he didn't think he needed one. Instead he kept getting out his tent, convincing Maggie to do the same and teasing Casey who hasn't figured how to undo the zipper yet. That night we put a pin on the outside zippers so he couldn't escape.

There is lots to do outside at the lake to keep busy. We had fun outside playing with the rocks, leaves, flowers...




Being pulled around in buckets...




And being pushed in a wheelbarrel. Hmm, do they have grandma and grandpa wrapped around their little fingers?



It was a really nice weekend but as always it takes a few days to get back to our normal routine and rules.