"The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Dining Pleasure!

Ben has been asking for smoked salmon for a while and tonight was his night! Nick smoked us all (except Conner) some salmon for dinner and it was really good! Although Conner was not enthused about the prospect of eating salmon for dinner, he requested a steak and Nick indulged his request. We ate well tonight!



 

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Christmas Vacation...

The  guys got to play some football outside today!  Tonight we were able to keep one tradition alive and watch Christmas Vacation!



 

Friday, November 27, 2020

Day After...

The day after Thanksgiving is usually a traveling day for us, but this year, we made the decision to stay home and do our part to help stop the coronavirus spread. Conner has been asking us to show him how to play poker, so we tackled that this morning! We got out the old poker set and taught the boys Texas hold'em! It was pretty fun! We made tailgate food for lunch to have with the Iowa Hawkeye game and Ben even lounged on his bed in the basement after the big lunch. After the game, it was time to pull out the Christmas decorations! We got the house decorated, our big tree up in the living room, and even put another tree up in the basement. Ben helped Nick get the lights on both trees and we added a new toy to turn on the Christmas lights in the house! Then the boys moved downstairs and actually enjoyed decorating the tree downstairs, while Nick and I finished the tree upstairs. It was a fantastic day at home with my guys!








 


Thursday, November 26, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was spent at home this year for just the four of us. It doesn't seem safe to gather with people as Coronavirus numbers keep rising in our community. We were disappointed, but decided to make the best of a less than ideal situation! We did zoom calls with our families last night and today, so that has been fun! Nick had to work, so we had our Thanksgiving meal for dinner tonight. Nick grilled our turkey, which was amazing, and we had mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, bacon wrapped green beans, and rolls. We also topped off our night with some french silk pie. The boys wrestled over the wishbone and Conner won, so hopefully he gets his wish! (I am pretty sure it had something to do with Covid being done!) We also turned on our Christmas lights outside to wind down our night. The boys wanted to sleep downstairs and watch a movie, so that is how they ended their night. Despite not being able to see our families, we had a great day together! Happy Thanksgiving!!!





 

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Big Screen...

Ben and I were able to watch some of the Iowa basketball game on the big screen at Kinnick while we were at Ben's appointment tonight! 


 

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Veterans Day!

Veterans Day donuts for us this morning!!!



 

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Number 19!

Today is our 19th wedding anniversary! Happy Anniversary Nick!!! This has been a year full of new challenges, but I am so thankful for my amazing husband!


 

Sunday, November 8, 2020

Mechanic in Training...

Conner helped Nick change the oil in the vehicles today! He even helped rotate tires on the Acadia! He felt pretty good after helping Dad and he enjoyed learning something new!




 

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Rental...

Nick's car has been in the shop for the last week, getting repaired from the hit it took in the derecho back in August. He had the "pleasure" of driving this Kia Soul for his rental all week! He was not happy, but he will get his car back today!!!