A Wet, Warm and Cozy Weekend

We stayed nice and warm inside this weekend but we were somewhat productive. Friday night Gabi got asked to go here with her best friend, Emma, overnight. She had a BLAST! Got lots of stories of the waterslides and the bunkbeds and playing "spies." Gabi thought it was so cool to be able to go to a waterpark with snow on the ground. While she was away, Ben and I enjoyed a "date" evening. We went here for dinner and did some Christmas shopping afterwards. A productive evening indeed. Saturday Ben worked while the boys coached at the"elementary school wrestling meet." I got lots of cleaning and laundry finished and did a little more shopping later in the day. Gabi got back around 6ish and Trenton asked her to go sledding. Poor girl...she was tuckered but she mustered all her energy to go with him, Elizabeth, Steven and his gf Rachel. They had a great time! Needless to say, Gabi was back home, enjoyed some hot chocolate by the fire, had a warm bath and was in bed by 9 pm. She was out within minutes. Sunday, of course, was church. Enjoyed a "praise and worship" service for Thanksgiving and the boys were off to go hunting. My mom wanted to get some clothes for Gabi and wanted her to pick them out so we opted to go together. Got some GREAT deals here! They had a sale going on (which is basically what they will run over Thanksgiving as well) buy one get one free! And my mom had a 25% off coupon! Gabi got a velour outfit (zip up shirt and pants), two pairs of socks, two camis, two sweaters and four long sleeved shirts for under $100! And yes, Gabi knows they are all for Christmas, but that's okay...she got to pick them out and she had a great time doing it. We picked up a few items here and were back home by 4pm. No luck for the boys as they came home empty handed. Looking forward to this week of Thanksgiving. I want to take time daily to remember all I have to be thankful for. And ps...if you haven't had a sneak peek at the black friday ads...here they are!