Thanksgiving with the Thomases

We made the trek to Omaha this year for Thanksgiving.  We wanted to spend some time with our friends, the Thomases and we had a terrific visit.  In addition to a lovely Thanksgiving dinner, we were able to visit our some of our favorite Omaha joints- namely The Pizza Machine, Culvers, Ted and Wallys, the temple and visitor center with Gingerbread display and the slides downtown.  We also had some fun playing football and lots of games at their house and Laurie and I even got to do our beloved black friday shop together.  Oh and Brayden and Kevin toured a college in Lincoln (Wesleyan) which had invited Brayden after seeing him wrestle at a tournament earlier this year.  That was pretty cool.  The only bad part was getting stuck in a snowstorm on the way home.  That was terrible.  We had to pull over into a gas station for three hours since we had zero visibility and the roads were made of ice.  But we made it and it was a great trip. 

This was from our hotel stop on the drive there.  Braydens Winnie the Pooh onesie was quite a hit there and I thought I ought to preserve that memory ;)  

Special Friends Day at Folsom Elementary

Im always honored to be the special friend guest of my kids each year.  I join them for lunch and a few fun photo ops ;)

Emmitt's Baptism

Emmitt's baptism was a wonderful experience.  He was baptized on Saturday November 10, 2018.  Brayden was able to baptize him, making it an extra special day.  They are such good buddies.  Also, he got to be baptized alongside his good friend Taeya.  Emmitt was so happy.  You couldnt get him to stop smiling if you tried.  What a great day. 

Keith Urban Concert

This was a girls night out.  Brielle got the tickets for her birthday.  She has just recently become a Keith Urban fan and the opening act was Kelsea Ballerini who she is also a fan of.  Makenna's not a big fan of country but she came along for the ride.  Unfortunately Makenna was sick that night and we were surrounded by some crazy drunk people but despite all that it was a super fun night!

Halloween 2018

Pumpkin carving and Trick or Treating.

 

Emmitt wanted to plan a group costume too, so he consulted with his friend Taeya who told them they should be hot dogs.  Then she almost backed out of being a hot dog at the last minute but luckily she came around to it and it all worked out.

Brielle and a big group of friends all decided to be M&M's.  There were a couple more that weren't around for this picture.  They sure were cute!