A weekend off....

I got lucky enough to have a whole weekend off, after about a month of working Saturdays. Originally, it was planned that Bryce was going to be working some OT, but it didn't work out that way. Jordan and I were already planning on going to Nana's house to hang out, and make some Homemade Oreo's, so Bryce decided to come along. He ended up helping Grandpa with some panels for the horse corrals, while we played and baked.

I got to spend a little bit of time with my very sweet and adorable little niece Irelyn. She is so laid back, Jordan was a pretty simple baby, but that Irelyn just goes with the flow of everything. We made our Oreo's, which are delicious by the way, with the little change I made of using Mint extract rather than Vanilla for the filling. Jordan ran around and played with Delaynee, and Aspyn colored many a beautiful picture of everyone's favorite thing from Halloween.

We took a ride to Cabelas, so that I could make a deal with one of the employees who work on the gun counter. He had some old Duck Stamps from the 70's and 80's, and Bryce and I have been collecting them for a few years. Each year, we buy 2. 1 for him to hunt with, and 1 to just keep. The ones that he sold me are in awesome condition.


I also got the chance to meet my niece Fernanda this week. She was finally approved a Visa on Permanent Resident Status, and arrived in the good ol' USA on Wednesday night. We met them at the airport, and she and Noah were so cute together, even though neither of them understand a word the other one says. Thursday, we went to the zoo, a whole bunch of girls, Me, Jordan, Ariane, Fernanda, Martianne, Emily, Kaylee and Megan, and then Dan. Poor guy, he had to put up with all those girls for hours on end. It was a blast for the girlies though.


I am hoping to find a couple good U shirts that match Jordan's U cheerleader outfit. We need to get some family pictures taken for Xmas cards before it is too late. Only I have a hard decision in front of me. I have to choose from 2 photographers, 1 who did my engagements, bridals, wedding, prego and newborn pics of Jordan, and the other who is a very old friend. Both are great at what they do, and both have awesome deals. How do you decide on something like that?