Anyway, we didn't get there until about 12:30 am on Thanksgiving. I finally got the kids all in bed at around 2 am- they immediately started playing with Abby and didn't stop the entire time we were there!! On Thursday I was really good and went to the gym with my mom and Abby-it was a treat not having to wake up at 5 am to go! Then we came home and got dinner ready (mostly Abby and mom got dinner ready, I watched a lot:)). We STUFFED ourselves with yummy food (it's okay, I went to the gym, right?!), then as dad and Ray were starting the dishes Abby, mom and I went to see Twilight. (It was good, but the book was sooo much better. I know, I'm a loser). On Friday morning mom and Abby watched the kids while Ray and I went shopping and to breakfast. It was so nice, I can't remember the last time I went shopping alone with Ray. Later that day we took the kids to this really fun community activity where they got to make ornaments, go to a petting zoo, jump in a bouncy house, get their faces painted and see Mr. and Mrs. Clause!! We had to walk around downtown a lot, and it was REALLY cold, but we had so much fun!! The kids totally loved it. Friday evening we got a babysitter and the adults went out to dinner at this awesome Thai restaurant in Lava Hot Springs (I know, who would've guessed!!). On Saturday mom and Abby took Grace and Elliot to see Bolt in 3-D (they loved it!). Later Ray and I got to go on a date, we went to see James Bond: Quantum of Solace. I seriously loved it. The last James Bond I saw was the one with Halle Berry and I thought it was the dumbest show ever. This new James Bond guy is way better!! Later that night grandma, grandpa and Abby took Grace and Elliot to a "Christmas kickoff" fireworks show. I was so not in to going out in the cold, so Ray and I stayed home and watched TV. I can't remember the last time I had so much alone time with my husband!! Thanks mom, dad and Abby! Abby seriously played with the kids the whole entire time we were there, I felt a little guilty because I hardly watched them at all. I mostly just prepared meals for them and put them to bed! We had such a great time!! We left after church on Sunday-Grace and Elliot were in tears and are already counting down the days to Christmas when they come up here (with Leslie and Alex added into the mix this time!!). Grace is already praying that they get here safely when she says her prayers ;). Below is a video Abby took of Elliot doing the robot. Enjoy!!
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Sounds like so much fun and that much time alone with Ray - I am sure that was long overdo. I could probably count on one hand the number of hours Mike and I have had alone together without Pip.
The video of Elliot is a riot. I even made Mike watch it because he loves the Beastie Boys.
You'll be as pleased as me to know that the Bratz dolls will be no longer after the holidays. Seems the guy that created them came up with the idea while working at Mattell. He then took the idea to the company that makes them now. Mattell sued and won, forcing them to quit selling them but is allowing them to sell through the holidays. I find it kinda odd that it was a guy that invented them, but then again it explains a lot about these dolls. Now if only someone could do something about Barbie...
That is awesome, Erin!! I seriously hate those Bratz dolls!!
Oh Becky, I'm so glad you had a great vacation- I love visiting family for all those reasons. Happy Holidays!
(Am I the only woman on the planet who didn't get into the Twilight series)?
Seriously, don't feel bad at all that I "had" to play with the kids so much. I LIKED it. :o) It had been way too long since I saw them last, and I needed the face time. If you want a repeat when we come up at Christmas, I'm game. I bet Leslie and Alex will be all about that, too.
And if we're going to give credit where it's due with the Thanksgiving food, it was more like mom mostly got dinner ready and the rest of us watched and jumped in occasionally.
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