Thanksgiving Weekend

We headed down to Modesto Wednesday night to begin our Thanksgiving celebrations. Thursday lunchtime was spent at the Harden's home and then dinner at the Mitchell home with the Bollengier's and our cousin from England, Ellie. Late Thursday night Mandy, Mallory, Ellie, and I ventured to the midnight opening at the mall and did some Black Friday shopping. On Friday, we celebrated Thanksgiving again at the Louis home with Dave's side of the family. Then on Saturday, we went and decorated Grandma Mary's home for Christmas and visited Baby Jack Camp for the first time. We had such a wonderful weekend filled with family and friends that we are so thankful for!

Annual Friend's Thanksgiving

Michael and I feel so blessed with such wonderful friends. Kirsten, Heidi, Danielle, and I all met in graduate school and we've been close friends through school, starting our careers, getting married, and having babies. Our husbands have become close friends along the way too. It's amazing to have friends that understand you so well and it's even better to see our kids becoming such great friends. Connor and Lilliana are close in age and always have a great time playing together. Connor adores Baby Sophia and Baby Jackson too and can't wait for them to grow more so he can play with them. We have so much to be thankful for!

Annual Trip to Apple Hill

We had a lovely trip to Apple Hill today. Michael got the day off so we could spend the day together and we really had a great time. Connor enjoyed walking around, exploring nature, eating apples, talking to the geese, searching for fish, sampling apple cider, and riding on a Choo Choo Train.

Early Thanksgiving with the Bollengiers

This weekend, Bill and Crissy hosted us for an early Thanksgiving because Aunt Marilyn was in town. We had a lovely day full of cooking, eating, playing, catching up, and being reminded of how blessed we are with such a wonderful family. It was such fun to see Connor and Baylee play together. They were great friends and followed one another everywhere! Mal, we missed you!

Aunt Bonnie sharing whipped cream with the kids!

More Halloween pictures... we had a lovely holiday with our dear friends, Liz, Greg and Madeline. Maddie and Connor were the cutest monkeys I've ever seen!

Connor's 3rd Halloween!

We had a lovely Halloween again this year. Connor was so much fun and had been looking forward to the day for a week! He kept asking if it was Halloween yet, and was thrilled when the day finally came. We spent the weekend in Modesto and practiced Trick-or-Treating at Mimi's house, Grandma and Grandpa's house and Great Grandma and Great Grandpa's house. Then we headed back home and Mandy and Chad and Liz and Greg came over to celebrate with us. We shared a meal of chili and cornbread, watched the Giants win game 4 of the Worls Series and took Connor Trick-or-Treating around our neighborhood. Connor had a great time visiting with all the neighbors and getting lots of treats. He was so polite and said "Thank you" and "Happy Birthday Halloween" at each house. I've put some pictures below, but for some reason, we lost most of the pictures we took of the day (so Mom, Jill, Mandy, and Liz- if you got any good shots please email them to me!).

Happy Birthday Auntie Mandy!

Yesterday was Auntie Mandy's birthday. Mimi drove up and we met her for dinner and dessert at Claim Jumpers and then headed to Disney on Ice. It was certainly a selfless gesture on Mandy's part to plan such a Connor-friendly event for her birthday. Connor had a blast! His eyes were glued on the skaters for the entire show. He clapped, danced, cheered, and shouted "Wow!" often. It was so exciting to see how much he enjoyed it. We all watched Connor more than we watched the show! Happy Birthday Sis! I love you very much!

Fun with friends and family

This is Miss Sophia with Connor. Connor adores her and is constantly asking about her. Isn't she adorable? She's 5 months old!

Mandy met us for a picnic at the park near her house. Connor always has fun with Auntie Mandy!

Beyer High Class of 2000 Reunion

Hard to believe it's been 10 years since high school!

From high school sweethearts, to husband and wife & mom and dad!

The day after the reunion, we had a Family Day at the park. Here is Connor and me with my good friend Lindsay and her kids, Kaitlyn, Taylor, and Kolten.

Pumpkin Patch

Today we joined with our friends and went to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento. We had a great time and it was so fun to go with such good friends. Connor had fun seeing the animals, playing with the pumpkins, jumping in the bounce house, riding a pony, going on a hay ride, and watching the pumpkin cannon (Daddy's favorite part!). It was another beautiful day and beautiful memory!