Toyland, Toyland...

Day 5 with visitors...Premade all Christmas Eve dishes and put them in the fridge for quick cooking today. Finished returns I had (hallelujah!). Visited the local county museum for their Toyland exhibit, yummy lasagna for dinner, Blue Bell ice cream for dessert, and another game of Ticket to Ride.

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I just have to touch on the Toyland exhibit we went to. It was set up as a Candyland type game--where you learn about toys along the way. While it wasn't the most "knock-your-socks-off" exhibit I've ever been to, it was free and really a lot of fun. I personally found it really interesting to look back at how toys have changed over the years, and had some great reminiscing moments! :)

LOADS of pictures...but I couldn't help myself. Do any of these things look familiar to you!?

This part was a wee bit sentimental because it's the years I myself was a kiddo...and I remember so many of those things!

At the end of the "game" there was a cute play area set up with some cool classic toys--and a playhouse, of course. :)

And an old school Atari to try out...

...whew!

Catching up...slowly, but surely...

SUNNY DAYS!

We had the most BEAUTIFUL weather on Day 4 with visitors...Made breakfast pizza, ran a few errands, enjoyed sunshine and warm weather at the park, took family pics for Jenny and Travis, went swimming, and finished the day with homemade cafe rio sweet pork burritos. (Then I went and stood in line to return a bike. Walmart 3 days before Christmas = madness!) Good day, but man am I EXHAUSTED!

Christmas visitors! Days 1-3

We were SO fortunate to have Travis and Jenny come down for part of Christmas break this year. We have sure missed them (living next door to them in Ohio sure had perks!) and we were so excited to meet their newest little girl (Bethany, who is 6 weeks now).

I have ooooodles of pictures...and so much to catch up on. So I'll keep it brief. But definitely want to document our time together. :) It was sure fun!

I documented little pieces of our Christmas break on Facebook so I could reference them later, and boy am I glad! It is all such a blur now... :)  So, in facebook form, here is a rundown...

Day 1 with our Christmas visitors--we did a wee bit of shopping, had a Papa Murphy's pizza party, started gingerbread houses, and watched "The Help" when the kids were in bed.

 All around great kind of day!

Day 2 with our visitors...laid low today. Finished gingerbread houses, ate cupcakes, did some bargain shopping at Kohls with Jenny, had dinner with some good friends, and went to the lights at the B.L.O.R.A. (very cool, by the way) :) LOVING days like this.

Day 3 with visitors...mall playplace in the morning, took NAPS in the afternoon (yes, me included--and it rocked!), sweet and sour chicken for dinner and Ticket to Ride / Apples to Apples this evening... :)

...to be continued...