The end of the trip...

It occurred on me that I never uploaded the rest of the pictures from our trip! Thursday, Thanksgiving day, we hung around the house with Grandma & Grandpa and had a low key day. The kids slept while the adults enjoyed a peaceful, quiet meal. Friday, we went shopping while Brett & Kate hung out with Grandma & Grandpa. We bought a new washer and dryer, courtesy of some great Black Friday deals! We love them - who knew that you could wash and dry 25+ pairs of blue jeans in under an hour and a half?? Sweet!



We also visited our friends, the Molina's, and their new baby girl, Gabriella. She is absolutely precious! It was good to catch up with them, even if it was only for a few hours. They have a little puppy, Lola, too! Kate loved her... Brett wasn't so sure.





Friday night, we went to Todd's 15 year high school reunion. I actually recognized a few of them from the 10 year. It's sad that I've been to TWO of his high school reunions, one college reunion, and NONE of my own! Oh well...

Saturday was travel day #1... Rockford to Cincinatti, with a stop in Normal, IL to visit more friends, the Hobb's Family, and their new baby girl, Reagan. Reagan is so tiny and so sweet. She LOVES to be bounced on the enormous bouncy ball that Brett and Kate were trying to play with. I'm sure you can imagine how well this went over with Brett & Kate! Jeff's mom & brother were there as well, so it was great to catch up with everyone (and get out of the car for an hour).



Saturday night, we stayed with our friends, Shellie & Jason, and their two girls, Lauren & Kelsey. They were so understanding of how chaotic it can be to travel with two little ones! We REALLY appreciate everything they did for us!



Sunday was travel day #2 what a fiasco it was. Let's just say that I won't be sad if I NEVER drive through the state of West Virginia EVER EVER EVER again! It was a disaster, and Virginia wasn't any better. It should've been a relatively easy 8-9 hour trip. Thirteen hours later, we finally pulled into our driveway. I do have to give the kids massive amounts of credit because they were such troopers!

That wraps it all up. It's back to the daily craziness now - work, school, Christmas parties, etc. Stay tuned for the story of Brett's black eye!