We had a great Thanksgiving this year. Ann had the full week off of school (I still had to work on Monday and Tuesday). My parents came down the Saturday before and stayed for a full week. My sister Janelle came down from Provo on Wednesday and stayed until Saturday. It was so great to spend time with them.
I think this is just going to be one long post instead of a few smaller ones (just to ensure this gets posted!)
My parents haven't been to Las Vegas since Tom and I got married 7.5 years ago (and were only here for the wedding so we didn't get to show them around here at all). So we made sure to take them out to see Calico Basin (where I frequently go with the kids).
We climbed up on the rocks a little bit (which is super easy to do as the rocks are made of sandstone and grip well with shoes).
We loved having my parents here!
With the cute grandkids!
My dad was being silly to make Ann and Ian laugh and smile
We also walked around the boardwalk
My mom stayed behind with the slower Ian while my dad walked ahead with the faster Ann
Another picture, mom? Really?
It was getting cool enough that the leaves were finally changing color! Finally made it feel and look like fall.
Ian is just too cute for words. There is apparently an acorn bush/tree across the street from us and Ian and my dad were often over there collecting acorns. He stash was placed near that column on the front porch. It's still there a month later.
Showing off his acorns. He was pretty excited that they found a green one.
My lovely sister who willingly posed for me since the light was so beautiful outside
Ian was willing to sit with me for pictures (Ann was inside playing).
This kid loves his mommy (and that is the biggest understatement of the year)
Before bedtime on Thanksgiving - Ann had found the game "telestrations" upstairs and really wanted to play it. So my dad and Janelle played it with her.
The day after Thanksgiving we went to a park nicknamed the "butterfly park" (because the canopies are in the shape of butterflies). My parents had taken Ann and Ian there at least twice earlier in the week while I was at work. The kids didn't mind coming back.
Sitting on a caterpillar
Janelle and Ann
There were these big long slides (that started at the top of a little hill) that Ann was really enjoying climbing up to and going down. Ian liked the idea of climbing up to the top but refused to go down the slide. This was him saying a pouty face "no" when asked if he wanted to go down the slide.
He would go down these smaller slides though :)
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