Dueck's Roost

And to finish off November 2017 (which is pretty depressing since right now it's June of 2019) ...  First kid car!! (And first flat tire fix shortly after from running over a curb!) Snuggle time with this goofy guy! Hallway acrobatics;) Albino constrictor!! Mae's art display for YW in Excellence. End of year PBD ( http://pacificballroom.org ) dance performance ... she of course doesn't think so, but Miss Mae danced beautifully! And this little thing called "we went absolutely crazy insane and decided to start a restaurant and why didn't some sane person stop us and tell us life would never be the same again":-). Well, all I can say now is, let the adventure begin! On to December ... 

Thanksgiving 2017 was pretty fantastic with this group! Of course you can't go too wrong with a kitchen full of delicious (and mostly fattening) food:) Mae always spruces things up for me with her gorgeous hand lettering ... in this case for place cards.  These guys are super helpful ... and always (well, mostly always) making me laugh. Kids table ... enough said?? Me and Kev attempting to take a "normal" picture together. Good enough;)! And what would a family holiday be without games?? Maybe blissful, but also not a holiday (at least not around our house):-)!! Way too much to be thankful for! In fact pretty much everything ... unless I'm in a bad mood and then pretty much nothing;) ... but mostly everything!!;)

Out of all the places I could go or all the things I could do on a "girls trip", Time Out For Women will definitely always be in the top one or two of my list!! It's "a remarkable event crafted for women of faith from around the world" ( https://www.tofw.com ), and is such a wonderful time to build memories with my mom/sisters/friends/daughter/nieces:), etc. ... and really just a fantastic opportunity to be uplifted.  Seriously the best!! O course what's not to love about hanging out with my favorite girlies;), eating lots of food!! Playing around at the mall ... Having a wild and crazy slumber party in our hotel room! (yes, Miss Jill is in one of the pics below ... hiding from the camera under her blanket;). ... the kind of "wild and crazy" of course where we eat deliciously greasy pizza, talk about how awesome day one of the speakers & music was ...  ... and make goofy faces in bed ... until we crash from ...