We were so blessed to have Phil, Mare and the girls up here for a week at Thanksgiving. We hadn't seen them in almost a year so it was much needed time together. One of my favorite things about them being here was getting to know the twins better. When all 13 grandkids are together it is pretty chaotic and I don't feel like a get a lot of quality time with my nieces and nephews individually so this time was absolutely PRECIOUS to me!
We were super excited for them to meet Kai Tensae!
The first day we hung out at the house, had a yummy dinner and then headed to the mall for haircuts!
We spent Sunday enjoying spending time together and worshipping at church.
On Monday, we went to the Shed Aquarium - SO.MUCH.FUN!
As you can see from the bottom right hand picture, it started snowing while we were at the aquarium. Just enough for the kiddos to have fun - but not too much to make things sloppy :)
On Tuesday, we celebrated the twins birthday - can't believe they are 3!! We decided to wait until Friday to have their actual birthday party so Mimi and Pop Pop could celebrate with us. So, we decided to keep their actual birthday pretty low key :)
We started off with donuts for breakfast!
King invited Aunt Mare to join him at his Thanksgiving feast!
Then we spent the day laying low. Anna and Kate played with their new Frozen magnets and watched Curious George in the fort with their cousins.
Finally, cupcakes after dinner.
Wednesday we went to Westmont Yard with the whole gang for a few hours - what a neat place!
Mimi and Pop Pop flew in late Wednesday night, just in time to celebrate Thanksgiving!
Mare and I played Martha Stewart for the day while Mimi, Pop Pop and the dads entertained the kiddos. We made pancakes for breakfast and then got started on Thanksgiving Lunch - which was served at 2. So much fun spending the day with Mare in the kitchen! Many thanks to Phil for frying the turkey! It was delicious!!!
Mimi wanted to help, so we let her crumble the bread crumbs for the corn casserole. Of course, she had lots of little hands that wanted to help too! She is always so patient with them!!
Ali and Canyon were really into shooting Canyon's bow - and with Pop Pop around, they thought they'd get a few lessons in from the pro!
Look at Kai's first time all bundled up for the snow:)
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Meanwhile, inside, Mare and I were preparing for our feast :)
After dinner, we decorated the Christmas tree! Mimi and GiGi helped organize ornaments and Pop Pop and Mare sat on the couch while Anna was zonked after a yummy meal!
On Friday, the girls took the kiddos to play while the men and Canyon went to Cabela's.
On Friday afternoon, Mare finished decorating the cake, and me and Ali put up the decorations and we got the Frozen Birthday Party started! What better to wear to a Frozen birthday party than Queen Elsa dresses??
First up - craft time to make Frozen slime!
Next up - pizza (Chicago style of course!), birthday cake, and presents!
We finished off the night with a Frozen karaoke concert - what a great birthday! Thank you so much to our cousins for making it extra special!
On Saturday, the weather was gorgeous, so we took advantage and played outside most of the morning. After lunch, Mare and Phil packed up the car and headed back south.
We had such a wonderful week with family! We are grateful that they drove (and flew) all this way to spend time with us. Thank you for coming Colliers and Pop Pop and Mimi!
We love you guys and can't wait for Florida!
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