no place like home
I’m now back from a 3 day hiatus.
Over the weekend, the husband and I got to visit our family in his hometown. We always love spending time there; I may be a little biased I suppose, but I’m certain that I have the best in-laws on the planet. Here are a few photos of our little weekend getaway.
They are so thoughtful to always make sure that my favorite foods are in the house. I always think it’s so sweet that they do that because these are not things they would normally have.
Breakfast Saturday morning – Ezekiel bread with almond butter and sliced banana
Playtime in the backyard:) Olive is the only grandchild so far, so she gets a LOT of attention. I worry about the day she’s no longer the only one…she will be a sad baby dog:(
ready….set….
GO!
One thing I love about visiting our family is that, like us, they love to hop in the car and just drive around, ending up wherever the days takes us. On Saturday it took us to a cemetery in this tiny little country town. Don’t even ask:)
trying to see her Grandpa
And then dinner. The family had spaghetti with meatballs, my MIL’s specialty. I fixed up a giant pan of seasoned and roasted chickpeas, sweet potato, carrots and squash. Easy and delicious.
And as usual, the day ended with a great round of game-playing
On Sunday we went to church to hear my FIL preach and then sadly, we had to rush to get back on the road toward home. I never want to leave when we visit, but this week the sadness was softened just a little bit because I was so excited about what we were headed home to do!
More on that later:)
Hope you all had a great weekend!!
Oh how I love your weekend recaps! Especially when Olive is involved. She is the sweetest little munchkin ever. Her face when she’s dashing toward the camera is priceless;)
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candice Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 8:16 am
Aw, thanks:) Yeah, she’d kill me if she knew I posted that pic;)
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kate Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Haha!
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Two cheers for great in-laws! I like mine too
Looks like a wonderful weekend as far as I’m concerned especially when there’s scrabble involved!
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candice Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 8:17 am
We are very blessed methinks:) And we love Scrabble too – the game in the picture is a spin off Scrabble called Bananagrams. Have you played it? It’s a little faster paced than Scrabble and so fun!
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thanks for the kudos…we love having you here
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candice Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 8:20 am
Wish we could come more often – we’re already looking so forward to McCoy Christmas. Also, thanks for sending the charger – we got it yesterday. Sorry you had to do that! We really appreciated it:)
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awwww I hope one day I have in-laws that stock the fridge with my healthy staples! Too cute!
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candice Reply:
November 17th, 2010 at 8:18 am
I’m sure you will!
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Those pictures of Olive just make me want to snatch her up.
I love a good recap post. Welcome back!
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candice Reply:
November 18th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Thanks Erin! And thanks for stopping by…I remember you from HLS – wish we could have hung out!
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I want Olive!! Niko has that exact same squeaky toy. Isn’t it the loudest?! lol
Glad you had such a good weekend:)
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