Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Fun weekend with family

This past weekend, my sister and 3 nieces came up to Y to visit and have fun. It was so nice seeing them, and it made me miss home much more than I thought it would.
Michelle had so much fun playing with the girls and being doted on lovingly. She's definitely spoiled by her cousins!

My sister got to town on Friday night and we just spent the time relaxing and catching up. Saturday we got up and headed up to Oregon in the morning. We went to the farmer's market, walked through a little craft fair, and had lunch on the balcony of a restaurant that overlooks the creek.


After, we went to a couple stores and did some window shopping, and hung out at the duck pond in Lithia Park. The girls loved it there! Then we drove back to Y for some ice cream (50 cent soft serve, yeah yeah!).


Sunday we went to breakfast at the worst restaurant in Yreka - the Black Bear Diner. Normally I love Black Bear Diners, but this one always has horrible service. 3rd time here, 3rd time it sucked.Three strikes and you're out, right? Bleh. After breakfast (thanks for treating, Nikki!) we went to a big park in Yreka and played at the playground, chased geese, picked blackberries, and went on a mini hike to a little ghost town. After we headed home for lunch and my big Y plans for my sister and myself.


Sunday was supposed  to be the day we went antiquing and thrifting store hunting, but unfortunately Y is the sleepiest little podunk town, and everything was CLOSED! So my sister and I (the kids were with Michael running in the sprinklers and watching movies - what a good uncle/daddy!!) went to the fanciest stores that were open (Raley's and The Dollar Tree, holla!) and did a little shopping. I was just happy to be out with my sister and to have a break from my little loving baby :)
After our glamorous shopping, we went to dinner at a local Italian place and came home to watch movies. We watched Wreck It Ralph and it was super cute!


Sadly, my sister left early Monday morning. But I am so happy I got to see her and my nieces. It made this little house feel much more fun and homey.