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~

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~

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~