Exhausting, but fun weekend and giveaway cont...

We had a exhausting weekend, but it was fun too!

It started on Friday with me driving two hours one way

to pick up oldest granddaughter, shopped a little and

then drove back home. {It becomes an all day event

when I have to drive that far}

Then we had made plans to go to the Toledo Zoo on

Saturday with our youngest son and his family and the

rain

did not deter us at all! We all ended up buying

and wearing plastic ponchos, but it was so much fun.

Here is little Annika in hers. She kept pretending she was a ghost.

She kept holding her arms out

and saying, *BOOooo*.

Hubby and son in their wonderful statement making

gear! lol.

Sweet grands Allysha and Annika having so much fun! They got soaked crawling up on these animals , but

you would never know it by the looks on their

faces. {we hadn't purchased ponchos yet at this point}

Then Sunday after church was putt putt golf and go cart fun. I think this adorable little face says it all. About the 14th or 15th hole she was tired! Poor little thing!

Oldest GD Allysha driving a go cart for the first time.

She was apprehensive at first, but then really

enjoyed it and did great at driving. She needs to get out more!

Look at little Annika's tongue! Too cute!

Now I am telling you we had the most fun a family can

have, but this is wearing me out! lol Then today I had to go to my booth because I didn't

make it at all last week so we hit the road again.

I am staying home tomorrow and resting...

that is the plan anyways.

Then Wednesday I have to take Allysha back...

more driving. I will need a two day nap when this

is over. :)

Hope you are having a wonderful Monday! Blessings~

PS Giveaway continues...you can enter by clicking here.

Ice Sculpture Festival ~

We attended our first

ice sculpture festival

in Tecumseh, Michigan

on Saturday and it was

so neat to see the different pieces ~

of course this fleur -de- lis

was one of my favorites ~

this snow lady greeted us outside one of the stores ~ isn't she just grand! ice sculpture in progress ~

chess pieces...look at that horse!

we were amazed at the detail put into each sculpture ~

my darling little GD beside a train engine ~

another photo of my cutie pie ~

remember this store from a blog post last year

and we weren't able to visit because they were closed?

they were open for this event and

we stepped inside and warmed up with some

hot chocolate and mocha ~

grapes, wine and cheese sculpture ~

Annika loved the giraffe... fun family times that we cherish ~

blessings~

A Whole Lot of Fun ~

sharing a little of our family fun

the past several days~

my two little sweetie angels in a re-enactment

of the Christmas story at my parent's house.

don't they make adorable little angels ?

of course there was some present giving and receiving ~ fun with daddy and daughter ~ more fun with mommy and child ~

a little *attitude* now and then...lol

good times with father and son ~

and not enough of *this*

so tired , but so worth it ~

Christmas is over for another year,

but my wish for you is that you may

carry Christmas in your heart all year long!

Blessings~

Family time, ladybugs and freckles ~

We were thrilled to have our youngest son,

daughter-in-law and sweetie Annika spend part of

Thanksgiving day with us and I was

actually able to snap a few photos ~

my little sweetie always has a smile for grandma~ don't you just love her outfit with the ladybug on the front~ she was ready to eat as soon as she got inside the door~

she did this with her tiny little

jello dessert so I had to grab the camera quick ~

our little ladybug heard someone say

that she has one little freckle

on her face and she said,

"I need to get the freckle off" {lol}

daddy had to tell her they don't come off

and it is okay...

then he showed her all his

freckles on his arms~

playing after lunch ~

I hope that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving day as much

as we did. Have a truly beautiful weekend.

Blessings ~

p.s. Christmas isn't very far away now...yikes~

Annika and the Camel ~

Once upon a time...

there was a much loved little girl

named Annika who went to a big fall festival

with her daddy and her grandparents.

The first thing Annika saw at the wonderful

festival was a pretty lady who was painting faces.

Annika's daddy asked her if she would like

to get a kitty painted on her face.

"Oh yes daddy,"

said Annika.

So the much loved little Annika sat very still

while the talented lady painted her face.

Annika loved the kitty. {insert here: well...for a little while anyway until she scratched part of it off...lol} Then Annika's grandma noticed

some people riding a camel. Grandma wondered if Annika

would like to do this too.

Of course she did! So, the brave little Annika climbed the big stairs with her daddy and hopped up on the camels back. {insert here...well actually she didn't hop, the man picked her up and sat her on it, but hopped sounds so much better...lol}

The much loved little girl's anxious grandparents wondered how Annika would react and they quickly found out that she loved it ~

Even Annika's daddy seemed to be having a

great time~

In all too short of time the camel ride was over,

but the much loved little girl was overjoyed

with her fun day ~

{insert here...and so was her grandma, but

grandma ran out of steam. Her grandma was also

running around like a mad woman

trying to get good shots and as you can see

it didn't work part of the time..lol}

Have a blessed day~

A Little Child Shall Lead Them ~

My precious granddaughter looked at me yesterday

with bright little eyes and out of the blue said,

"mommy...daddy...together ?

and then gave me the biggest smile."

Did she know something that we didn't know...

in her little heart?

God was working as only He can, throughout the day

and her mommy and daddy have reconciled.

Much prayer still needed for forgiveness, trust and grace,

but...

GOD IS GOOD!

We are thanking Him today ~

Blessings~