A BREATH OF WARM AIR

...and I'm back! It's been about a week since I've posted, but we have just been having a blast and keeping busy.

 

We spent a long weekend visiting family, friends and even snuck in a date night.  The main purpose of the trip was to celebrate my grandma's 90th birthday.  That's right, the big 9-0!  All but 8 of our 50+ clan went out for dinner to celebrate that special woman.  I can always tell when I'm too busy chatting, I never take picture.  Not one picture of that party.

 

But I did get plenty of pictures for the rest of the weekend.

 

We started the weekend off right by visiting some really good friends

Linden was introduced to his future wife and man is she so stinkin' cute.

These two, I just can't.

 

Got the whole crew.

 

poor Joe. He loves it.

 

Afterwards, we wandered our way back to my parents and enjoyed the weather.  We were lucky to leave the below freezing temps back in Michigan and enjoy the nearly 70* weather further south.  Basically, that means we spent as much time as possible outside, and we all loved it.

 

Me and my hairy beast. The beard is his winter attire.

And when you experience a 50* swing in temps, pants become optional.

And stretching in the grass becomes mandatory.

 

The party didn't stop after grandma's dinner.  We got to spend even more time with my family.  Talk about a busy and fun Saturday!

 

Do you see the way this little girl lights up towards her mama? Pure love!

 

Watching some late night Thomas with the cousins.

 

Ah, Sunday morning.  It started great, ended great, and everything in between was perfect.  We weren't spoiled with more warm weather, but we enjoyed time at the house.

 

I just can't get enough of these two.

 

Best brothers.

 

I don't know who fell asleep first.

We snuck out for some pizza and appetizers sans boys.  Joe's glass looks baby-sized next to mine.

 

Monday came too quickly, but we didn't let that stop us from having as much fun as possible on our last day in Illinois.

 

 

We had the chance to spend some good one-on-one time with our first little man. Quality time with this boy is the best.

I had to do a double take when I was walking past the oil aisle in Walmart.  Nice marketing.

We made our way home Monday night.  It's never easy leaving what feels like home, but it's always good to look forward to the next time we get to be with family.