~Stevens Trip~

Once again we took a weekend trip to visit our great friends Rob, Malinda and their four little ones; who aren't so little any more. Emma is defiantly a teen now, Elle (one of our flower girls) is past my shoulders already, Avery is such a story teller now and Aiden is already 3 and so adorably dramatic.

We left after work on the 21sr of October. We got there in time for dinner but that meant waiting til all the kids were in bed and going out-out! We went to a Bar/Restaurant that used to be an old Bank - kind of like The Vault Downtown Columbus. There were lots of original pieces still in tack and used as over hangs, bar tops and even old security box doors used as napkin holders. We didn't get a photo while we were there but it's probably because we were too busy shutting the place down til 2:30am.

The next morning we helped the family get ready for The Neighborhood Fall Fest - put on by Malinda!!!
We helped Malinda print and roll the invitations to go out. The invite included “Food, Drinks, Games, Crafts, Outdoor Movie, Neighborhood Hayride and Bounce House! With four adults proof reading it, NO DATE on the invite! When we went door to door to pass them out (a group of 12 of us) we had to say, "It's tomorrow!".

Emma "helped" Tommy and Rob get the webs up to insure that kids stayed either outside or downstairs during the party. Notice the floating hands?

I caught Tommy tickling the Aiden during the party and just had to get a photo. I took this from the upstairs bedroom on the 3rd floor. Aiden kept asking fro mercy and for Elle to help him escape from Tommy. It was so funny to watch.

~All the kids got their faces painted at the party. Their were also tons of games and crafts.~

~Aiden was loving on Tommy - had to get a photo~

~One of my favorite parts about the Fall Fest was that there was a hay ride to go on~

~Malinda said, "Adults Only on this next one!". How much fun did we have? TONS!~
During the second movie (The Goonies) Elle came and sat down on my lap and stayed there the whole time. It was my favorite part of the whole weekend. I literally had a 9 year old curled up on my lap with a blanket.

The next morning we all went out to breakfast. I can't believe how big our little flower girl is getting! I had to get another photo with her.

~Tommy goofing off with the boys!~

~The kids have a TV in the kitchen and it was so cute to watch them, watch it.~

Tommy found a new app on his phone and tried it out with girls. You ask a question and the phone answers it. The girls kept coming up with questions that made both families laugh so hard.

A grand tradition in Cincinnati is to go out to eat with Malinda and Aiden on Monday morning. He was so adorable while stacking the condiments. No matter where we go we always get hot chocolate in the morning. What a way to end the trip!

I am sure that our Fall tradition will keep on rolling with a visit to the Steven's. We still can't get over how big all four of them are getting.