Happy Thanksgiving!!!

We had a quiet Thanksgiving starting with the Macy's Day Parade in the morning and beginning our new puzzle and hanging out around the TV all afternoon. I love having the kids home from school and were blessed to have an entire week! We went to the movies Tuesday to see Thor Ragnarok, bowling Wednesday night, and enjoying Thanksgiving turkey with all the fixings Thursday, then finishing up with finding our Christmas tree on Friday! Such a fun packed week! 

Jacob had more fun mixing all his food together than actually eating it!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 

In the chapel before church starts - these boys fill their boredom with awesome selfies! 

We finished the puzzle up before heading back to school! Emily and Bex were my biggest puzzle helpers! And we even got the tree decorated Sunday night! What a week! Feeling extremely blessed to be a part of this wonderful family!

Bowling at Bowlero

 Before Thanksgiving Break, Rebecca told me that we needed to go bowling during the break because she told her teacher that was what we were going to do! Here's Emily bowling away!

 Katie gave it a try! It was hilarious because we only had the bumpers up on Jake and Bex's turns at the beginning. We were all scoring pretty low so I asked the help to keep the bumpers up for everyone - our scores started to skyrocket!

 Jacob using the dinosaur to bowl

Bex got a strike and a few spares! 

Matthew and Emily were the winners of our 2 games! 

 Daddy letting it go!

 Everyone enjoyed pizza for dinner

Bex waiting for her ball to slowly roll towards the pins

She was so excited to go bowling and I loved having a family fun night at Bowlero!

7-Acre Woods

Rebecca's 2nd grade class (Mrs. LaCanfora) went on a field trip to the 7-acre woods today! 

I brought Jacob along to enjoy the outdoor adventure! 

This cow kind of scared everyone 

 Bex feeding Skittles, the Llama

Bex helped Jacob through the petting farm. So sweet! 

Bex wanted to guide this donkey 

I think Jacob found his match! 

 King (Queen) of the Stump!

 Bex loved feeding the animals

 Love her surprise smile here as she declared the soft nuzzle tickled her hand!

Bex was paired up with her BFF Haven. Look at these jailbirds! 

 Petting the turtle was so cool!

We did one round of miniature golf 

Jacob giving the zip line a try! I love Becca's laugh in the background! 

 Bex took off so fast!

She won 1st place in every race! 

Bex had to zip line over and over and over again! 

 Jake, Bex and Haven swinging

 They had unusual play structures! Bex made it to the top of this boat! 

 Jacob liked the red boat

 Steering the boat

 Hayride before heading back to school!

We had such a great time at the 7-acre woods and will definitely be back! It was fun to see Rebecca's classmates and her teacher outside of the classroom! 

Happy 4th Birthday Jacob!

 This little man turned 4 yesterday! Mom had to work on Monday so we celebrated on Tuesday, the 7th, which is actually mom's birthday!

Love his excited face after opening Max D and his monster trucks! 

Dad and mom had taken Jacob to Walmart to check out bikes and see which one he liked best. Jacob immediately jumped onto this Thomas the Train bike and declared it his! We had to put it on lay-away so that they would keep it there at the store until we were ready to pick it up and wrap it! Every single morning, Jacob would wake up and ask, "Where's my Thomas the Train bike?" and I would have to change the subject quickly! He never forgot! And waiting 3 weeks was a bit of torture! 

At least we got double thumbs up! 

I was surprised with a few gifts the kids/Sam got for me too since it was my birthday, but back to the important stuff... 

 Had to head to Chuck E. Cheese where Uncle Brad met us for dinner and games!

 Jacob loves the motorcycles!

 Bex dancing with Chuck E. Cheese 

 We had such a blast! Loved having Uncle Brad along and seeing all these happy faces!

Birthday Cake Time! 

4 candles to blow out! 

This Monster Jam cake was perfect! Happy Birthday Jacob (and mom)!!!