Wonderful Turkey Day

I have so much to be thankful for that I don't know where to begin. This Thanksgiving, Jake, the boys and I took a road trip to Las Vegas and then to Mesquite, Nevada to spend time with family. Along our journey we were able to visit with every single immediate family member on both sides of our families. Parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. We saw everybody! That only happens once in a blue moon and so we were especially grateful for that.


Since this is kind of my journal, I am going to outline our journey with a couple of pictures.

Thursday -
We made the trek from Rupert, Idaho to Las Vegas, Nevada. We left at 8:30 a.m. and arrived at 7:00 p.m. We pit stopped along the way to visit Grandma and Grandpa Patterson, Grandma and Grandpa Claridge, Great Grandma and Grandpa Patterson, and Great Grandma Claridge. Other than that it was sitting in the car playing, visiting, and sleeping.
When we arrived at the Luxor, we met up with my brother, Zach, and my sister, Tami, and their families at Little Ceasers. The kids were all so excited to see each other. We sat out in the hall and chatted for quite some time before we made it into Tami's room.

Friday -
We woke up and the weather was perfect for an outdoor swim. The pool was heated and so undoubtedly the kids could spend all day in the water. We went to eat lunch at the Rio and then it was nap time. After naps, we went to the Adventure Dome (Circus Circus). That was a crazy ride. Isaiah was not quite tall enough to ride the rides, but one guy let him ride the airplanes and he cried the entire time!!! We rode with his cousin Austin, who loves airplanes, but after that ride was DONE! Sorry we ruined it for ya. :(

Saturday -
Saturday Zach's family and ours went to this "Old Town"at Bonnie Springs. They put on a Meladroma and a town hanging. They also have a petting zoo and a train ride. It was definately only a one time adventure. During the Town Hanging show, Isaiah felt the need to swallow a hand full of rocks. I found them in his poop during the next few days (too much information, hu?) When we got back, Jake took the boys and put them down for a nap while we watched the BSU football game. I went and played poker, and it was sooo much fun. This is the only time that I am going to mention playing because when I left the table, I was up $250. Afterwards, we went to dinner at Treasure Island with Zach and Tami. (It is way spendy, but it was the best food I ate the whole time I was there.) We went to the Balagio and watched the water fountain light shows. My nephew, Bryan, loved it. His face was so expressive as the water shot into the air.

Sunday- The fun only gets better
Sunday we went to church where Jake attended when he lived there. The boys that he taught while he was the Young Mens President, were ecstatic to see him. After church, we drove down to Mequite to meet up with the rest of the family, mom and dad and Lisa. We had our Thanksgiving dinner a little early and it was delicious.

I am not done, but I need to go to bed. Will be continued.....

Swimming at Givens Hot Springs

If you are from Nampa and have nothing planned for the evening, there is this "HOT" spot we love to go to. Isaiah went swimming there for the first time when he was 2 months old and we find ourselves there quite often with our friends Morgan and Elisa and their new addition, Aislynn.

Jake with his little water doggies. They would spend all day in the swimming pool if they could.

Look at that smile! He is definitely not camera shy.

We are going to turn Aislynn into a waterdog also. Isn't she darling?

Halloween

So... I know that this is a little late which is not like me, but in this case, better late than never. We were the "Cow" family for Halloween. " Mommy Cow Brooke with her calves Isaiah and Corban "

This year, we went with some friends to Skyview High School to beg for candy. The National Honors Society passed out candy at all of the classrooms. We loaded up. Isaiah didn't really care about any of the candy once he had his sucker, and Corban fell asleep the minute we put him in his stroller. Enjoy the pictures.

Little Cows in the grass pasture.

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