We had a game time decision to make regarding Thanksgiving this year. We could stay home for the 4 day weekend and be 2 hours late to Thanksgiving or we could pack up and drive 4 hours to my brothers. Both options sounded delightful, but we chose to pack up the crew for a visit to Chicago. Here is Layla the night before when we told her the good news.Matt and I - thankful to have survived the drive up. I played the "mommy fetch me X" game while Matt way exceeded the speed limit to get us there in 4 hours (including one stop).
The moose head I have been dying to get on Owen ever since I found it in a cabinet.
Adam - Throwing one of a zillion fits, because he is two and because he can.
This is probably my favorite picture of the weekend. This is when Layla dove off the top of the slide forward flip style and landed on her head and then flipped over. The collective "gasp" and then Layla popping up singing like nothing happened. I think Beth almost had a heart attack - evidence here.
Owen - looking delicious.
Owen - wanting in on the stair play.
Adam - playing his masterpiece.
Our silly girls. They got 2 minutes to bang on the piano before we declared it off limits.
Happy giggles before an early bedtime.
Night one. The kids actually slept ok all together in the basement. Adam woke up at 4:45 am and was way too excited to see other people to stay asleep. He was also on a mattress on the floor so there was no keeping him in bed.
Other than the early wakeups, the kids did well. We bounced on Friday morning for a while and then the dads took the kids to McDonalds. We ate some awesome pizza and played cards and enjoyed the success of our visit.
We got up early and drove home Saturday to recover from the weekend. Everyone took a nap and today we are back to normal with errand running and soccer. It was a great trip and we are glad we went. This certainly opens the door for an annual tradition :)
