Thanksgiving

Finally a vacation and one well needed!

 Tuesday 20th. After work and a doctors appointment, servicing the car and picking up Kade we got on the freeway and headed towards Boise. We made really good time and arrived at our cousin Shantal's house around 10:30pm. We stayed up talking and watched an episode of Psych.

Wednesday 21st. Shantal drove her own car and we just followed each other all the way to Grangeville  (it's a very small town up near washington.) We arrived at about 12:30pm (1:30 MST). First stop was uncle Ricks house where Dad, and the brothers live. We chatted and I let my niece mess my hair up and brush it over and over again. She sure loves girl time especially since she is just surrounded by men. Our next stop was my aunt Sheri's house where Shantal was already at with our other cousins, her brother Bryan just came home from his mission so I met him for the first time. AFter a short visit we stopped at Aunt Tami's where we would be staying, we dropped off our stuff and then headed out. We ate dinner then Mitch left to play basket ball with the boys as I left and hung out with the other cousins. we had a blast with Shantals phone. we would record things in funny voices.

Thanksgiving.
First thing Mitch went to play football with all the boys while the girls at Aunt Sheri's hung out and helped finish the last preparations for thanksgiving dinner. When the boys returned we found out that Bryan got nocked out and he couldn't remember things for quite a while.
Dinner was around 3 and it was so delicious, there were so many new foods that I liked. but most of all I craved pumkin pie and for the remainder of our stay Grammy made sure they saved me more.
After food we sat around, some of us slept and then the rest started to play Pinocle, they played it alot!

Black Friday.
Mitchel, Bryson, Sage, Raden, and I went downtown, First to a bargain store where I ended up buying The Prestige!  Then to a bunch of little shops on Main. We had so much fun!
Mitch took me on a date to a mexican restraunt called Palenques it was so Delicious!

Following we hung out with the cousins again and had a blast just sitting and talking, we ended up going down to main street to the new ice cream place. they have these cool tables the one we sat at had Checkers, another one was a whiteboard that you could draw on and they had a stash of games! To end the evening the cousins played Pinocle again (they are addicted).

Saturday 24th.

My hubby and I drove down to Kooskia Idaho (about 30 min drive) On our way we drove through some clouds....

We went there to spend the day with one of Mitchel's best friends Zech and his wife Erika and son Johann.  I had a BLAST! I shot my first gun! (other then a BBgun). We shot at a target and I got to shoot about 30 rounds. Mitchel did too! He also shot at this little piece of Kananite (dont' know how to spell it) any way it blew up a log. Awesome!!!
We then played a fun card game with them and had dinner.
It started to rain and Zech let Mitchel and I ride the 4 Wheeler around the property, Mitchel went slow and avoided all pot holes. I got off so Mitchel could have a chance to drive faster.

When we returned to Grangeville All the boys wanted to make a film together in the extra unfinished room upstairs. they were up so late I had to sleep through them because they were also partly in my room.

Sunday 25th
We relaxed after church and played more cards.

Monday 26th

We said goodbye to everyone and headed home. I must say too that Mitch did get pulled over but was let go with a warning! :) and I still have a clean recored of never ever being pulled over while i was in the drivers seat.

We had a great time and can't wait for them to come down when the baby is born.