Thanksgiving in Tulsa

We traveled to Tulsa for Thanksgiving.  It was a really fun and relaxing trip!  We went to the lake for a few days and then headed back into Tulsa for a hockey game.  My niece Reagan was singing with her choir the national anthem.  Emmett loved being with all of his cousins and he even got to try out ice skating the day after the hockey game. All the kids were ready to hit up the ice after watching the game. 

The girls all helped out with Nora over the weekend

Nora is so bored with just me now;)

It was a beautiful Thanksgiving Day

And we keep on expanding.  There was 15 people or so not in this picture!

Franks Crew

Even warm enough for a boat ride

All of the kiddos at the hockey game.  Macy stayed home with a friend and babysat Nora!

Everybody went ice skating the day after hockey

Nora loves her cousins.  Emmett refused to be in the picture

Gracie was loving on Nora

Some of the kiddos at Thanksgiving 

Arizona Trip

Emmett and I went on another mommy/son trip together! Mike was a good sport and stayed home with Nora while I took Emmett to Arizona.  We joined my friend Sarah and her parents on a trip to see the Grand Canyon and Sedona.  It was amazing!  I would love to hike the Grand Canyon and return to Sedona for a yoga weekend.  I now understand why people love Arizona so much!  It was a pretty amazing fall getaway with the kiddos!

Show before the train ride to the Grand Canyon

The colors looked fake from the distance we saw them

We loved the train ride into the Canyon

Sedona was my absolute favorite!  It was beautiful!!!!

There was a hold up on the train!

Swimming in Sedona

We loved the pool at our hotel in Scottsdale

Fall Harvest 2016

Emmett and I made a trip back to Illinois for the last harvest on the family farm.  My Dad is retiring from farming and my parents are moving to Colorado! Unfortunately Nora was sick so Mike stayed home with her and missed out on the weekend. We had such a great time though!  It was pretty wet and cold so we had to find some indoor activities to do too.  My sister, brother in law, and nephew were able to make it into town also for the weekend.  I'm so glad we were all able to make it back for a fun filled weekend!

Emmett's 1st Day of Preschool!

Emmett started preschool this Fall!  We absolutely love his new school.  It is truly amazing

Labor Day Weekend

We rounded out the summer with a trip to the lake and Tulsa.  It was a blast!  Emmett loved spending time with all of his cousins and swimming in the lake.  Everyone came out to meet Nora and she was so fascinated by all the kids and attention:)  The triplets couldn't come to the lake with us but they came over after school and then to Charleston's with us.  I'm so happy we could spend time with them and they could meet Nora.  They loved on her the whole time and played with Emmett.  We headed up to the lake on Friday night.  Everybody took a boat ride to VIP pizza to start off the weekend.  I love going over there and hearing the bands they have playing.  We spent the rest of the weekend tubing, on jet skis, swimming, and relaxing.  Pam and Jarry took turns watching Nora so we could go out on the lake a little bit.  It was so wonderful to have a few hours to relax each day:)