Date night with Robert

The kids asked to spend the night with Aunt April and Uncle Mark, and they said yes!

Robert and I had a day/night to ourselves with really no agenda.  We dropped the kiddos off an Ankeny, headed out to watch ISU lose to Kansas State, then on to Des Moines for some misc. activities.  

 I boot shopped

 Stopped by one of my favorite East Village shops, STITCH, which is now closed.  I love the fixtures and the decor. 

 Robert shopped for hats.  We eneded up visiting 5 or 6 Walmarts as we were looking for a specific gift that was available in stores only. 

 We saw some pretty lights, I love having Robert drive me around.

 Robert then coated shopped

 We went for a long drive in the morning (skipped church- slept in) grabbed Casey's breakfast pizza for the road trip. We  can get some good talks in durning drives.  

We picked the kids up around 1:00 pm, two tired big kids, and one unrelenting little kid.

Thanksmas 2015

We did Kibbe Christmas and Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving day.  It was a great day, everyone got to spend lots of time together and there was presents and food.  We brought pies which Emily made this year, some homemade rolls and Johnson sweet corn from the freezer.  I don't have many pictures from the day.  Guess I was trying ot stay off my phone! 

Grandpa Dallas fot all the kids a Sweedish book or a book by a Sweedish author.  Pretty neat.  Robert and I got jam.

Who wants a giant picture update to catch up November 2015

 The makings of a good reading spot

 Pictures for Dad, he traveled a bit in November, but not as much as the year before!

 Emily's Penguin drawn with pencil

 Emily's Red Panda also drawn with pencil

 Two lost teeth.  I love this look

 Sunny November afternoons

 They put on a show for me, included matching dressy outfits and a piano performance

 Laundry, always laundry

 Prepping banana's for Banana Night at Awana.  Noelle's glitter/sparkle banana won the girls category

 Date with Emily, fancy coffee drinks and a visit to the thrift store to find "the First Four Years" book

 Dates to watch the Cyclone Football team lose with this great guy

 Disection of Owl Pellets 

 New garage floor was very entertaining for a couple days, watching concrete dry is fun

 Groceries for the first big snowfall of the year

Playdate fun