Arkansas

Halloween weekend my family took off for Bella Vista, Arkansas. Growing up, it seems like just about every summer included a trip to Bella Vista. Then in college and after we got married, Ben and I went with mom and dad several times. But, it had been 5 years since such a trip and finally it worked for my sister to too. Rylee made her first trip to Bella Vista, but unfortunately Sherri couldn't make it due to other commitments. We stayed in a big beautiful house on a quiet street with a golf course in the backyard. The weather couldn't have been better!

Knowing the boys would cry without their farm toys, we brought them with us.


The boys played and played in the leaves! We have very few leaves in our yard at home, so a yard full was a treat.










We explored the woods next to our house...

and found some really big leaves!




It was a true blessing to be able to spend quality time with Rylee. She's a dream of a baby, basically doesn't cry and just goes with the flow. Ben and I were amazed with how long she slept each morning! Our boys had been up for at least 2 hours before Rylee made a peep!




Grandma brought a scrapbook along to help us remember past Bella Vista visits.




There was a fair bit of running and jumping that happened...if you can imagine such a thing happening when Ben, Noah, Levi and ten pillows find themselves all in one room.


We took a morning walk on a nature trail. It was beautiful!




The waterfall was the highlight of the walk.








Skipping rocks with grandpa.


Asleep - I guess the walk wore her out.


Hey, that's me! I don't often make appearances on this blog. :-)


More leaves, which the human rake (that would be me) made into piles for Noah. He had a great time running and jumping into the piles!




It was a fantastic trip! We had comfy beds to sleep in, lots and lots of yummy food and quality time together!