A COLD walk through Tillis Park

We had tickets (through a local realtor, he rents the place out and has a big, nice hospitality tent set up), to walk through Tillis Park.....on the COLDEST night of December.  Mike worked late, so he didn't get to join us....smart man!!!  It was SOOOOO cold!  Even with the bitter temps, the kids wanted to go, they LOVE walking through.  In the past we have driven, done the carriage ride, and walked....and they all like walking it the best, and the tickets to walk through are extremely hard to come by.  You have to buy them months in advance and they sell out right after they go on sale.  This is because they only allow walk throughs a couple days of the season.

We got there, we hustled in, we hit the hospitality tent for hot chocolate, pretzels, and cookies and then started walking.  By half way through, our walk became a quick, brisk walk, as we were getting colder and colder.  Once we finished, the kids took one more spin through the treat tent and then we hit the road.  We were oh so happy to have a warm car with heat!

 

Thanksgiving is over....so.....

up with the Christmas decorations we go!!

Thanksgiving 2018

Mom and Jeanne both do Thanksgiving at the same time....NOON, so that kind of stinks that we always have to go somewhere late....but it is what it is.  We headed to the farm first and then hit Jeanne's on the way back.  Mom wanted to get pictures of everyone at the farm for one last Thanksgiving.  If all goes as planned, the farm will be sold in February, so this would be the last Thanksgiving there.
So outside we went, for PLENTY of photos.....

The turkey leg on Jack's place is as big as HIS leg!

There's that lovely pre-teen attitude shining through again....ha!

Quick trip to the zoo

Well, the day before Thanksgiving, the weather was mild, th kids were off school, and we didn't have much to do.  I told the kids that we should head to the zoo.  Peyton, in true "teenager fashion" decided that was NOT a good idea and sounded, 'SOOOOOO boring!'  I made her go anyway, and she pouted and huffed and puffed the entire way.
Once there, it was a great day!  The animals were active, wasn't crowded, didn't have to wait long for the train.....etc...it was good and it was fun......AND, that pre-teen girl with the attitude even admitted, that it was fun!  MOM FOR THE WIN!!!!

Boys play chess.....

in this house.  In this house just the boys.  Maddie gave chess club a whirl at the beginning of the school year and she only lasted one day.  The only kindergartners that were doing chess club were boys, so she decided she'd pass.  HA!
Jack on the other hand....he still LOVES Wednesdays.....chess club day.

A lazy boy and a lazy girl

A Snow Day BEFORE Thanksgiving....

What the heck is this?!?!?  I could totally do without snow, EVER, but the kids did like it.  They knew it was in the forecast, so they headed to bed with a spoon under their pillow, pj's inside out, and flushing ice cubes down the toilet.  They woke up and found out that all their superstitions worked out in their favor.  SNOW DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING!!!  For the first few hours, Gus was the only one to go outside.  Then about an hour later, the girls joined him (including the girl dog).  Not Jack, he was still holed up in the basement with his xbox and still in his inside out pajamas.  He eventually came out and joined the girls and Gus.  I then took Jack and Maddie to Kirkwood park to sled, Peyton decided to stay home.  The snow was off the roads and sidewalks by that night, and back to school they went the next day.........