Lovin' weekends

I so love weekend time! It's my time to be with Chris and Kaiya and to enjoy getting together with friends and just relaxing! This weekend did not disappoint! Friday, we met up with Ry and Ash for dinner and then off to Gardner's Village to enjoy the Halloween festivities. I love that place this time of year! It is decorated so cute and the kids have lots to see! We hit the pony rides when we got there, and Kaiya had her first ride. Let's just say she was not so sure about the whole thing, but daddy took good care of her! Ryley seemed to love her little ride, though! Pretty much always a FANTASTIC time when we are with the Shupe's and we always look forward to our get-togethers! Thanks, guys! Then on Saturday, we met up with some of our other great friends, Matt and Danielle to go to Hogle Zoo. It was the MOST beautiful day, could not ask for better zoo weather or better people to go with! Their little boy, Ezra, is a few weeks younger than Kaiya and we can't help but arrange their marriage for the future! Haa! What a cutie he is! He was so sweet and kept trying to give Kaiya kisses, but she was playing hard to get! After all, they haven't had too many dates yet! Ezra is about twice the size of Kaiya in height (got some good height genes from mom and dad) so he pretty much had to bend over to give her any kisses! The kids had lots of fun seeing all the animals and we enjoyed being able to spend time with our friends that we don't get to see nearly enough! (I'm obsessed with the giraff's, obviously!) Today, the beautiful weather continued so we couldn't resist staying indoors too much! We went to the park with Kaiya's cousins and had a great time playing football, frisbee, sliding, swinging, and feeding the horses. Chase must have run about 30 miles, chasing his ball over and over and over again! I love it when he gets out and can just run to his heart's content! He is so patient, too, with all the kids crawling on his back and following him around! He looks like a horse, so I guess I can see the appeal to ride him like one! Kaiya certainly tries to! But he is about the best dog there is and I love to see him having some freedom to just go crazy outside! He definitely deserves it! We finished off the day by taking a nice, long walk this evening together as a family and then playing some games together at home! Couldn't ask for a better weekend and there is nothing I love more than being with Chris and Kaiya! Next weekend, we will be hitting the road for a little vacation and I CAN'T WAIT!!