Thanksgiving Tour de Arkansas

The short version: Fayetteville to Arkadelphia to Sheridan to Carlisle to Arkadelphia to Fayetteville!

The long version: The boys and I left Fayetteville on Monday after I got off work. We looked like we were moving! On Tuesday we had planned on meeting up with Kara and boys for some hiking and fun, but Jayden was running a fever and saying his throat hurt. We thought he might have strep (or as Jayden calls it "strek"). We didn't want to chance passing it on to the Oosterhous boys, so we reluctantly cancelled. On Wednsday Jayden was feeling better, so the boys played in Arkadelphia until time to leave for Sheridan. We spent Wednesday afternoon meeting bulls, goats and cows! Oh - and "Fluff" and "Girlfriend"- the boys new pups that they took over during their stay. I realized how much the boys needed a little farm time when I told Evan to feed the goat and he kept feeding the dog! (guess we need to teach him the difference!) By Thursday morning Kerry had joined us and Jayden was ready to go hunting! By now the little virus had spread to Kyler - so he spent much of the day laying on the couch with fever and sore throat. Kerry and Jayden left on their (short) hunting expidetion and as Jayden says, "I got nothin!" But he did enjoy exploring the woods. After a Thanksgiving lunch we headed to Carlisle. The boys got see Morgan and Madison which they were very excited about. Back to the virus -- it has now hit Evan, but Kyler is feeling better. On Friday the boys rode their bikes and went to the park and we all ate some Nick's. That evening the boys and I packed up again and headed back to Arkadelphia. Mim and Uncle Mike were there when we got there. On Saturday the boys "helped" Pop build a tree house and got to see Molly and Matthew. All the boys waded through the creek (yes, it was cold!). Auntie M and James-Alan joined the crew that night and we had a Thanksgiving feast for Dinner. Kyler slept through it (again - not feeling good). By that night, with our bellys full, the boys had a job for James-Alan - to put together a rollercoaster. Well, it took most of the night and the boys stayed up til almost 11 o'clock (except for Evan.) The boys finished up the roller coaster on Sunday morning. We headed back to Fayetteville on Sunday around 11. And Guess what -- Once we hit Fort Smith it was SNOWING! What a great way to start the Christmas season!

(I will post more pictures later)