Sunday, December 1, 2013

A Happy Thanksgiving!

Our Thanksgiving week has been a fun one! On Tuesday, Mommy got to help Tessa's class have their Thanksgiving Feast. All the students helped set the tables and prepare the food. Tessa's feast consisted of a roll and chocolate pudding. She said it was delicious!





One of our final countdown activities was a turkey hunt. This was by far, the most favorite activity we did all month!

Our Tom the Turkey was filled with beautiful feathers by the end of the month! I loved seeing what the kid decided to write on their feathers. 
Our last activities consisted of "Don't Eat Tom" and  Hot and Cold with a drumstick.
We spent Thanksgiving day up at Ma and Pa's house this year. We got there early in the day for family pictures. Ares and Gwen had fun playing the piano while we waited for everyone to arrive. 
I made some turkey cookies that turned out darling! I love them:)
Adam was lucky enough to play basketball with Uncle David and Aunt Gillian!
David has been challenging Gillian to a basketball game for a while now, so Thursday, she accepted his challenge. 

The cheering section-Matt threatened to shoot David with an airsoft gun if he beat Gillian. 
Eric got some good study time in while we waited for dinner. 
Gwen checked out the store adds with Katy and Gillian while the rest of the kids and Uncles played some football. 



The kids table




While Adam let his tummy rest from his huge dinner, he got everyone doing some Thanksgiving Mad Libs.
Uncle Kevin played Apples to Apples with Adam and Tessa.
Daddy, Gillian, Danny and Amy played a game of Scrabble.
Gwen and David watching Winnie the Pooh.
We got home that evening with some wiped out kids! I
It was a fun and happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Tessa's Prayer Check List

The other night before family prayer, Tessa made this check list for herself so she would remember what to do during the prayer. She cracks us up! She put it right in front of her when she knelt down and followed her list very carefully. I think it's the most reverent she's ever been during a prayer!

The pictures are: 
Close your eyes
Fold  your arms
Kneel down
No talking 
Bow your head

Her instructions are:
It is important to be reverent during prayer.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Fun!

We have had a busy week, but I wanted to post some of our Thanksgiving activities that we have tried to squeeze in.
I made the kids a Turkey Potato Head. They had fun dressing him up in different outfits.
 We made our traditional turkey hands. Even Gwen made one. They are all hanging up in the kitchen and Gwen loves to look at her art work. 


 We made our favorite Indian vest and headbands.



 Our 3 little Indians


 Tessa didn't want her picture taken because she wanted to add more "elements" to her vest. 





 She finally got it right.


 We made Pilgrim puppets.
 We played Roll the Turkey and Roll the Pilgrim
 I married a good man! On Sunday he helped the kids make Clothes Pin Turkeys while Mommy cooked dinner for Mamma's birthday party. 
 They turned out super cute!
We have a few more activities to squeeze in before Thanksgiving, so hopefully we will get to those. This month has been flying by! I can't believe Thanksgiving is this week! We can't wait!