Thanksgiving week was packed!

We started off the week driving to Tucson for Britton and family to ride in the Tour de Tucson. Britton and Koriel got a great Gold finish time in 6 hours! tThey wore their matchign jersery's and had to fight the wind more then they wanted to, they were champs. but I am not going to lie, i am so grateful he is done training for that! We played with our favorite little June bug and big Rig. So excited for their new house and can't wait to stay with them the next time we come.

After the race we drove to Phoenix to get on a plane with Grandma and Grandpa to fly to Seattle, WA. Everyone did great on the flights, so much easier having more adults then kids. :)

Then we drove the  3 hours to Richland to see this girl!

 
Can not even begin to tell you how much we love this girl and her little bother Reeser! We had so much fun playing with them for a week!

 Visit to Costco, it is the only one in the area and it is always crazy busy, did not disappoint their were so many people there. Love the giant bear though.

We went to the movies, the whole family went to Moana, we liked it a lot, but the babies were not quite big enough for the theater. Conway and Elle went on a date with their Dad to trolls and loved that one too.

 We shopped, played, ate lots of yummy food. Went to the best river park! we loved their light displays and zip lines. Uncle Cooper surprised us a day earlier then planned so then we got to spend more time with him!

  

 

 

   

One of the best surprises when Maggie and Nano took us all to their indoor Merrygo around! It was so beautiful, and they had a ring you could grab as you go around to win prizes, Conway won a free ride!

Went crazy black Friday shopping with these 2! It was so much fun.

Then we had to fly back home! Why do the Kodra's and us live so far apart. I hate it!

Wyatt loved riding on Grandpa's suit case and would nto be transported any other way in the airport

 To end the week we drove back home through Safford to check on Grandpa Bingham. He had a bad fall after Halloween and has been slowly on the mend after a long hospital stay. So glad we got to see him in such good spirits. He is one tough Man.

Playing out side in the wonderful AZ temperatures before we headed back to chilly NM.

 

It was such a great family filled week, and made us so grateful for the many blessings in our lives, grateful that we could travel and be with them and make so many more fun memories.

Halloween 2016

We had a hard time as usual decided halloween costumes. I wanted a family theme, which no one else would agree too. I offered bugs, 3 little pigs, monsters inc. No takers. So we left it to the last minute and it all worked out and everyone was happy getting to be what they wanted. I don't know why put up such a fight, maybe I will learn for next year.

   Pumpkin carving we went to quantity this year, everyone had their own mini pumpkin that they each designed, even Wyatt with the single tooth smile just like his own. Mom and Dad share the big one.

 Conway in the Elementary school Costume parade.

 Princess Belle, 

 Hulk

 Captian America

 Avengers

 Mom and her favorite characters. 

We got to trick treat main street, and went around town with friends, each year the kids get to do one more street, so this year we did 4! it was fun and we will have a good sugar stash for the rest of the year.

Roomate Reunion

I love these girls! (and Shaelene not pictured) They are the best women, and i am so grateful i get to call them friends forever. Their examples and support have helped me so much 12 years ago and today!

We had a really fun weeknd in Las Cruces at all of our old college stomping grounds.

Toured the Campus, went to a football game, at from Andele's, pumpking patch and corn maze.

We rented a town house that was so much fun, there was a glitch in our reservation and we ended up getting to homes for the price of one! It was such a sweet deal.

 
Campus tour! Duck pond, Activity Center, it was fun to see some of it is the same, even though a lot has changed.
 

Aggies lost, but it was still fun, and we even got in for free just like old times, their was a nice group giving free tickets when went to buy ours. 

These two came kid free, we missed her! but loved that they got to relax and enjoy the freedom.

This Handsome guy is the best Roommate. So glad we both wanted to go to school for free and that he moved in to the guys apartment that we were really close too.

Albuquerque Zoo

For Memorial Day and Elle's birthday we took the kids to the zoo in Albuquerque! Elle's 3rd time at a zoo. Wyatt's first.  Fi we lived in a bigger town we would definitely buy a  yearly zoo pass. Next time we will have to plan for 3 hours instead of 2. They loved looking and learning about all the animals.

 
]Wyatt looking at the Monkey's it is may favorite watching their brains trying to figure it all out.

 

Conway and a cheetah, Elle and a elephant

4 years old! going on 14!

Ellese Lambson is now four! We did cake and present with Grandma and Grandpa Christensen on Sunday Oct. 9th She got lots of new clothes, she had out grown everything else we had! Some new games, nail polish and a talking puppy! Pumpkin. She loved it all!

My sweet girl, she is a go getter and adventurous little girl. Nothing scares her and she can do it all!

Love you to pieces Elle Bean.

Happy Place

We got to do a very healing return trip to Lake Powell for General Conference

did a little hiking up the sand dunes

posed with this awesome sand creation someone else made

we sure love this boat!

We did a little swimming it was a little chilly but it was fun to use the long boards and explore the docks.We didn't get one tied up and it floated a few boats down thank goodness Dad has good searching skills. 

It was awesome to have a quiet weekend, especially after the crazy leg breaking experience for my Mom in June.