Thanks to all of the Griffins, we had a super fun weekend at their annual Hog Roast. Blake has asked several times since then if we could go back next year.
Blake started out the morning “playing with the cat,” which consisted of Blake getting about this close to the cat and then running away from it. City boy.
Renae scored major points with the kids when she broke out the toys in the loft!
Going to visit some of the animals.
Beautiful view.
Hanging out by the tree swing.
Taylor showing us how it’s done.
The tree swing quickly became Blake’s favorite spot.
Alexandria was happy to pal around with Shea.
Our tour guides took us on a walking tour of the property.
Ginger sporting the leaf hair bow that Alexandria gave her.
Woods and a creek–this place has it all!
Have I mentioned how cute these two were together ALL WEEKEND LONG? Getting very excited for Thanksgiving time with the Hermons and the Harveys.
Matt thought he ought to sample some of the turnips. He really did like them, even though you can’t tell from this picture.
Love this picture of Gabriel!
Sampling some turnip.

Back at the hog roasting area…
You can’t tell, but there is a 250 pound hog in there.
Over at the bounce house, there was a whole lot of fun going on…
Gabriel was in love with all the dogs on the Griffin compound.
But even the bounce house couldn’t keep Blake away from the tree swing for long.
The younger kids enjoyed the swingset at Chad and Renae’s house.
This little man is definitely photogenic. Pretty sure he gets that from his mom.
Lunch time!
Enjoying our caffeine free sodas (about the first time our kids have had soda and they LOVED these orange-cream sodas).
Fire watching crew.
And now for the grand finale….the pig comes out!
It got extra exciting for a bit when the big had some flames roaring out of him, but there was a fireman on duty (Mark Little), so all was well after a bit.
Retrieval party.
Yep, still playing together.
Not to be outdone by a six year-old, Uncle Dace had to give it a shot too.
Meaghan’s turn!
Matt didn’t really trust the tree to hold him up, so he was nervous about swinging.
And that is a wrap for that weekend! Whew!