The "Overdose" Weekend

We had an extra loooong weekend. Jake came to town so Trent took Friday off and he had Monday of because it was a "holiday." (you gotta love banking hours!) Jake flew in Thursday night and you would have thought it was Christmas at our house. The kids got to stay up late (way too late) to see Jake come home. They were waiting in the front room, looking out the window. It was pretty cute. The night ended watching The Office. It was a great way to start out our weekend of Jake.


Friday we met some of the Jensen crew for lunch at Yanni's. A Jensen favorite. Here is where the "overdose" of food began. Gyros, Souvlakas, salads, and, of course, fries and fry sauce. Delicious.


Saturday morning Trent and Jake went on a small run before the big games began. They finished their 20 miler just as the party was starting. They ran a total of 35 miles while Jake was here. Yet another "overdose." Who does that?

Then the sport watching began. I would have never thought people could watch so many hours of sports. Saturday consisted of eating too much food and watching too much television. But, the food was good and I suppose the games were good. I didn't see too much of them.
Heidi made an excellent horse for ALL the kids. She got a good work out. She is always playing with the kids. It is great!
Paige and Oakley were trying to help Jamie feed Annie. Look at Annie's cute chub!
Grandpa Brad was a jungle gym for the night. My kids were all over him.

And here is Jake. He came here for a vacation and got stuck doing loads of dishes.

That night it started snowing. Aiden and Andrew were in heaven. They loved it.

I love this picture. I couldn't see them until the flash went off, so I got pretty lucky getting a good shot!
Who needs sleds?

Sunday consisted of church, food, naps, football, more food, football, baseball, and sleep. Honestly, we really did "overdose" in all these areas this weekend.
Monday was the last day of Jake's visit. We decided to head out to Molca Salsa for one more binge fest. The adults picked up some breakfast burritos and tacos and we went to McDonalds for the kids. It was a perfect combination! After being filled one last time we went to REI for a little shopping, always a fun experience with 5 kids...

When it was time for Trent to Jake to the airport Andrew got pretty upset. He started crying and really didn't want Jake to leave. He said he was going to "broke the plane" so Jake couldn't go. Oakley then added that she would "shoot the plane" so Jake couldn't go. Aiden slept through the departure. Later, Andrew asked me why we didn't "get in the jeep and chase Jake." They love their Uncle Jake.

Trent has named this past weekend the "overdose" weekend, because of the excess food, running, and t.v. watching (and an overdose of kids for Jake I'm sure.) We're guessing Jake was very glad to get out of this crazy house and have some piece and quiet. We are a lot to handle, especially for 4 days straight. Yikes. Poor Jake.