Weekend at Mimi's and Grandpa's House

The last weekend of October proved to be a special weekend in many ways.  My parents celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary, and Mike and Corissa celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary.  Mike and Corissa escaped to the mountains for a "retreat" at Mom and Dad's Strawberry home, and we were able to keep Cailyn and Landon for the weekend! Wow!  (We also kept their car and carseats!)

Needless to say, it was a busy weekend from morning until night...the children arrived on Friday evening for dinner...Grandpa made Mickey Mouse pancakes for breakfast on Saturday.  We walked to the new playground near our home...

After lunch and naps, we dressed the children up for a Halloween Party at their great Aunt Terry and Uncle Ken's house at 5:00...

It was a great chance to see their 2nd cousins all dressed up for the festive party!

Aiden led the way, followed by

 Garret, Ethan and Bode (who wasn't keen on dressing up this year!) And last, but not least...

the cutest little "crab" at the party, Brock in his Mama's arms!
Aunt Alissa and Aunt Jen also came to the party, and Great Grandpa and Grandma Janne were in attendance as well.

Jen helped out with "entertaining the troops" as she was off work that weekend.  It was great having an extra pair of hands...Mimi surprised the children with a couple of new toys to play with at our house

And later on Sunday morning we took the children to the Pumpkin Patch to pick a pumpkin for Mimi's house

and then on to McDonald's for a lunch-out treat for everyone! ;-)

Of course, there was more "playing" than eating going on...Cailyn was so cute helping her little brother in the toddler play area!  After naptime, we played in the backyard...the children really enjoyed rides in the "new" refurbished little red wagon...the one their daddy used to ride in too!

Landon really liked pulling the wagon and swinging...Cailyn loved helping Grandpa feed the fish in the pond!

Grandpa caught some Mosquito fish and put them in the bucket so Cailyn could see them more easily...

It was a very special weekend, and we feel blessed to have had the opportunity to enjoy the extra time with Cailyn and Landon!  And their mommy and daddy enjoyed a well-deserved weekend alone!