Thankful for family

I love family. I love food. I am thankful for many things, especially Thanksgiving. Luckily for us, we have both our parents living in the same city (10 minutes a part). So what does that mean? It means that I will hopefully never have to cook a turkey or prepare a holiday meal for a very very very long time :)! I think my husband is especially thankful for this too!  Oh ya and it also means we get to see both our families every holiday and eat a ton and ton of really delicious food! I love family- so getting to see them all the time is what I am extremely thankful for.

As usual we started off at my parents house for brunch, then a couple hours later went to my in-laws for a late lunch and then later back to my parents house at night for dessert and seconds. I think Braeden loves the holidays because of this. He is obsessed with his cousins, so seeing all 5 of them in one day makes for an incredibly happy and then an incredibly tired child :)!

I cannot tell you how much time these boys spend on this scooter every time they are together. As you can see in their faces, they love it and each other :)

This is my great grandpas old moped that we use to ride as kids. My dad thought it would be fun for the grandkids and us kids to ride :)

baby girl and her daddy (movember)...

My babes :) B refused to look at the camera but Everly sure didn't mind!

Papa taking the grandkids for a "nature" walk :)

 The youngest and oldest of the cousins....

It is never a holiday at the Quinns without some soccer .....and wine of course :) 

 Can you believe these lights have been up since our rehearsal dinner 4 1/2 years ago!

fall {pumpkin patch} fun

Like many of you, I lOVE fall. For me, October marks the beginning of a crazy, fun, chaotic rest of the year full of family, holidays and get togethers! The first of many gatherings and family outings is usually "the patch." I took the kiddos earlier in the week to a small pumpkin patch down the street from our house. Braeden loved the corn maze as he felt in complete control of each turn and path we would take. Lately he has a fetish with doing everything himself, since he is a "big boy." Everly just chilled and went with the flow.

On Saturday we went as a whole family to Peltzer farm in Temecula. This is the real deal of pumpkin patches. Pig races, pony/tractor rides, corn maze, old trucks, pumpkins and more. We met our friends there too just as we did last year (the Coughlins & the Kings)....making this a halloween tradition for sure. Our kiddos are all buds and they had such a blast running around the place. Seriously watching three toddlers laughing, running, falling, and smiling with each other couldn't make for a better evening. Pure happiness.

This is B and his girlfriend Raelyn. Born only 12 days a part and seriously the cutest littles to take pictures of together...

Love this pic of my baby girl and sexy husband...

the mamas

The Quinns- party of four :)

everly + her girlfriend kennedy

pony ride!

corvette diner :: a family place

This past week we did a family dinner at corvette diner. I have not been to this place in years and had no idea what to expect. When doing dinners with the littles I always try and make sure we go somewhere kid-friendly so that the kids can still be kids. Knowing this, my mom suggested corvette diner and it just so happened to be the perfect suggestion (thanks mom!). We did a 5:00 dinner so that it was early enough to miss any possible wait time. It's hard enough for a toddler (boy) to sit still during dinner, so having to wait an hour before hand is just asking for it :) This place was great though. Super family friendly, loud + fun atmosphere, every so often the workers would do a dance that the kids could join along with and the food came out very quick. To top it off, there was even an arcade where the kids could enjoy some game time after dinner. Yes, I think we will be going back soon!