Before Mike left, my Grandma came for a week long visit from Pennsylvania! I love seeing my cute Grandma and the kids adore their "Gee-Gee". It was a fun visit and we can't wait to see her again at Christmas!! We love you Gee-Gee!
While Mike was gone the first week, I took the kids to a pumpkin patch with our good friends the Blues. The kids had a blast! They ran around like crazy with their friends. We have to make another trip though so Mike can come with us next time.
Our trip to Shaver Lake was fun! We went with Mike's parents and my sister-in-law, Jenny and her family. The kids always have fun camping with Grandma and Grandpa and of course their Aunty and Uncle and cousins. We went up to celebrate my nephew's 7th Birthday. Happy Birthday Conner!! It was so nice up in the mountains, but it was FREEZING!! You had to either stay in the camper or sit by the fire pretty much the whole time because it was so cold out! Preston had a lot of fun climbing rocks with Conner and Emma and just running around. Ella had a quick bout with an illness when we were there, but by Sat. afternoon she was running around, back to her old self. She loves playing with Emma! It is so cute to watch the girls be girly together! Poor Aaden was just a big lump of clothing the whole time! I had to layer him up and bundle him to keep him warm. His little cheeks still got all red and chapped though, poor guy! Thanks again, Grandma and Grandpa for your trailer! We look forward to more fun trips with you!!
Here are a few pics of Mike's Birthday dinner also. We went to dinner with my parents, my brother, Chris and our friends Rod and Ren.
Ha! My brother is such a dork!! =)
"Gee-gee" and "Bumpa"!
We love you, Gee-gee!!!
The kids running to the big pumpkin!
The girls.....shopping! (Ella and her girlfriends Emmy and Annie!)
My little pumpkins
The gang. The two babies are missing from the picture...Aaden and Ezra. Our friends have four kids, so when we get together with them there are SEVEN kids all five and under. It's a zoo, but we love it!!
Preston and his best bud, Elijah.
Conner and his presents at Shaver Lake!
Aaden and I trying to stay warm!!
Mike, Trent and Chuck chopped our fire wood. Thanks guys!!
Jenny, Chuck and Mike trying to stay warm by the fire
Grandma and Aaden were smart...they stayed warm in the camper!!
My Ella Bella
All ready for our walk to the store!
The kiddos by the lake
Cousin love..
Aawww...so cute!
Preston and Conner climbed to the top of these really tall rocks!!
P.S. Thanks to both Grandmas for helping us while Mike was gone!! We love you!!
2 comments:
Hey Maria. Mike told me about your blog when he was here and I finally got to it. The kids are getting so big. I love all the pictures! We hope to see you when we are in California in November.
I completely understand about the traveling. Dave has already been gone a week and wont be back until Friday!
Hope to see you soon:)
Love your pictures from Shaver Lake - they really capture the experience and how much fun the kids were having. They didn't seem to mind the cold too much, I guess the big campfire that Mike and Trent kept going helped. They pretty well cleaned out the forest of deadwood ! Fortunately Ella wasn't ill for long and Preston didn't catch it or any other reactions while we were there. Look forward to going up there again but not this winter ! Too cold, brrr !
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