Visitors.

 Lanie and Clay came to visit us for a few days last week.  

We had been anxiously waiting for them to come for a while now.  

Lanie had to postpone the trip because of work at the beginning of October, so Brielle and Braden (and the rest of us) couldn't wait to spend some fun, quality time with her and Grandpa Clay! 

We headed to Mill Creek Canyon to roast some yummy s'mores on Sunday after Church. 

It was so cold up there!:) and all the leaves from the trees were gone.  

We had gone up there a week or two earlier and it was so beautiful with all the fall colors. 

But this time around there was snow on the ground. 

The kids thought their Grandpa and dad were so cool because they made their s'more sticks from tree branches.  

Clay and Scott are such good boy scouts! 

There is nothing like a good s'more. 

...and the smell of a bonfire. 

It felt so good to stand in front of the fire...

Later that night, we had Penny over for dinner and we visited for a while.  

It's always nice to spend time with family. 

On Monday, we headed to the park after Braden came home from school.  

Brielle was still in school so she missed this outing. 

Our little Brookie is getting so big and thinks she can just become a big girl! 

She is one busy girl!

She can't quite hold still and walks all over the place and climbs onto everything.  

That baby needs constant supervision...

I am just exhausted at the end of the day chasing after her. 

But she melts my heart every day and I love her to pieces. 

My children are honestly so lucky to have such fun and amazing aunts and uncles.  

Lanie sure knows how to make a kid happy. 

She gives them so much attention and plays with them. 

They just can't get enough of her. 

She buried Braden in fall leaves...

...and undoubtedly Braden thought that was the coolest ever!

Then we had Grandpa come and try and find him in the leaves...

Where is Braden? 

That night Clay treated us all to dinner to the Red Iguana downtown.  

It was yummy, but I still miss Guapo's in Virginia.  

We had such a fun, relaxing visit.  

It was a little busy with the children being in school and I wish we could have done a little more with them while they were here.  But, it's nice to know that they are only 3 hours away and we can pretty much see them whenever we want!:) 

Thanks for making the effort to drive here and sleep in an uncomfy futon and blow up mattress! ha ha!

We love you Clay and Lanie!