Catching Up

We are currently hunkered down at home thanks to an ice storm that came through last night.  Temperatures are below freezing and we have about 2.5 inches of ice/sleet.  It's not forecasted to warm up until Sunday so it looks like home is where we'll be the next couple of days.  What better time to finally catch up on the ol' blog!

I had intended to follow up my last post (in October!) with pictures from Halloween.  Well, better late than never!

November was another full month for us.  My parents came for a visit one weekend, Ari had his last baseball game of the season and Cub Scouts kept us busy with meetings and a field trip to Log Cabin Village.

Of course, the biggest event was Thanksgiving.  Our usual routine is to go to Wichita or Denver (alternating years), but this year Keenan's uncle invited everyone to his house in Huntsville, TX.  Ari had the whole week off from school so we enjoyed so quiet days catching up on sleep and playing with friends.  On Wendesday, Keenan's parents and our niece drove to our house for the night.  Thursday morning we all caravaned to Huntsville.  Everything about our time there was wonderful!  First of all only driving 3 hours was like a vacation in itself for us!  Then, we were able to see and spend lots of time with aunts and uncles, eat lots of yummy food and drink way too much wine.  Well, I did anyway!  We also celebrated Papa's (Keenan's dad's) birthday on Friday.  Keenan's uncle and aunt live in a very wooded neighborhood.  Every morning and evening deer come around and many of the neighbors put out feed for them.  The kids (and us) really enjoyed watching the deer come right into the backyard and snack for a while.  They also had an awesome rope swing that kept the kids entertained.  We stayed in a hotel for the 2 nights we were there.  We took full advantage of the indoor pool, breakfast bar and watching tv in bed as well.

Next up, a post on the ice storm.  Stay tuned and stay warm!