Last weekend we spent in Illinois, staying with my Mom, visiting the kiddos grandparents, and attending the wedding of Kayla’s sweetest childhood friend!

It was only a two day trip, but such a great blessing!

Right before we were planning to leave the farm, a short but heavy snowstorm blew through our area. It took my hubby one hour and forty minutes to get from his office to the farm. It normally is a thirty minute drive.

We decided to leave anyway, and about two hours into our drive the roads were finally dry!

My Mom’s house was so beautifully decorated for Christmas! She kept telling us that we could take home anything that we desired, so Kayla and I were trying to figure out how to get this tree into our van or their car!

We opened gifts! Thanks, Mom!

All of the grandparents got to meet Tate and Clyde for the first time!

My Mom’s first great grand baby! Such precious times!

Eliza was constantly on my Mom’s lap. It is hard to put into words what amazing feelings I had watching that. Eliza has come SO far. Sweet baby!

I snuck in some NaiNai time too, and held Clyde while he slept!

We enjoyed our time so much!

We also visited Blake’s Mom. And opened more presents! (sorry for the poor quality of all the cell phone photos! I want to include them anyway!)

The wedding we attended on Sunday afternoon was such a beautiful God honoring celebration!!! We enjoyed it SO much!

We stopped at the kids Grandpa Ross and Grandma Lilli’s house on the way back to Wisconsin! Lilli took this photo of ALL of us! The first one we have of us all since Tate came home and Clyde was born!!

We are so thankful that we were able to make this trip to Illinois! Looking forward to going back and staying longer next time!