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Weekend at Grandma's


This past weekend we spent Friday night and Saturday at my mom's house. We were joined by Stacey and her kids, Kelley and Elle. My mom and her husband Ken live in such a great house in a gorgeous area of the Pacific Northwest. Walking into my mom's home is like walking into a magazine. It is beautifully decorated, lots of fantastic food to eat, fun things to do and great company. We love spending time there.

Here's a little peek inside:

Kitchen

Check out her cool hanging pot rack made from a sled.

And...the banquette Ken made for their dining room. Very cozy.

I love the shelves on the end for my mom's cookbooks.

Look at their amazing garden...and you can see part of their fire pit.

The weekend was cold and rainy. When we arrived on Friday we had homemade pizza and my mom made personal huckleberry pies in little canning jars. So good. She also had fun glow bracelets for the kids, and when it stopped raining our kids had a ball running around outside playing night games and and so did Tyler and I. She has a great yard for night time "hide and seek"...with woods directly behind the house. Perfect for a cold spooky October night!!

We got up early the next morning and walked the long bridge over beautiful Lake Pend Oreille.

Ken, Mom, Me and Reilly

So beautiful even on a cold and gray morning

The purpose for our visit was a warehouse antiques sale that one of our vendor friends was having. My mom and I did find some great items for our next sale which will be a Christmas Sale in Palouse, WA the first Saturday in December. We also hit a few other places and found enough stuff to fill the back of her car. Woohoo.

When we got back Stacey, Kelley, their kids and my grandma had arrived. We had a fun day together, eating and catching up. It was fun to have a family dinner. When we all lived in Utah we had a family dinner every Sunday night. We all miss it. My grandma looked good and stayed cozy by a crackling fire.

Bryn, Tyler and Elle. These girls are growing up so fast!!

All my mom's costume/dress-up boxes were raided and some fun Halloween costumes were put together. My mom fashioned a fantastic Twilight inspired Illuminati Vampire costume for Reilly.

River and Ailey

Bryn, River and Ailey

We headed home late Saturday night and then on Sunday night Tyler and the kids carved their pumpkins.

The Jack-O-lanterns turned out very cool and spooky. Halloween is in the air!!