a few more

building a pyramid

a beautiful day..

filled with some beautiful people

those

who shared out day with us...

thanksgiving dinner

or feast as Rosie referred to it...
turkey, stuffing,cheesy potatoes, baked beans, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy,
orange jello salad, snicker salad, pumpkin pudding (say that three times fast) pumpkin crunch(amazing!!!)
strawberry pretzel dessert, cranberries, pickles buns and pepto bismal (ok just kidding about that one, sorta)

new glasses

Thankful...

Thanksgiving a time to reflect on that which we are thankful for
it seems silly to put aside just one day when daily I have something I am thankful for.
granted some days it's a bit hard to find it, but it is always there.
so this Thanksgiving day here are the things I am thankful for:

for those big and little feet that fill my life

family and friends who have become family

kevin who is an great dad to our 7 kids

my health

those who are not near but who gift my life in the most wonderful way

laughter and giggles and impish little faces

a job I love

Happy Thanksgiving!

pilgrim hats

simple, easy, fun!
the perfect recipe when working with the under 10 crowd
shortbread cookie, Reese's peanut buttercup, a touch of frosting and there you have it
a pilgrim hat that happens to taste yummy

baking

many yummy recipes have been prepared in the last couple of days
as we prepared for Thanksgiving dinner.
many little hands pitched in to stir and chop and sample
making the work go quicker
Love viewing the holidays thru their eyes
they have such an amazing perspective.

bathing

by the glow of glowsticks?
well why not?
the current 6 year old loved the idea!

Brrrrrrr

The temp this morning....

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

yes it's early...

but because it snowed...it just triggered the wish to listen to Christmas music
and this I stumbled upon after reading a blog post from a favorite blogger
and instantly I knew this album would join our Christmas music list..
as I type this I am listening to the album for the second or third time tonight...
want to listen for yourself? go to The Lower Lights
it's good stuff, and rather makes that snow seem appropriate
(did I just say that?)

a little something we worked on today...

a gift for teachers...
found on Pinterest
have I mentioned I love this site?

it happened

not only did I have to pull out mittens today
(I have been known to wear mittens and sweatshirt and be just toasty)
but.....
I also had to pull out the winter coat.
21 degrees
is just a tad too chilly for this girl
(who am I kidding 65 is too chilly for me)
and so it begins...the endless quest to stay warm
in this season that just makes me want to hibernate
sadly life doesn't factor that into my plan

snow

the first of the season....
as soon as the first flake drifted to the ground
the chorus of "can we go outside? can we?" started
soon that is where you could find them...
outside, with happy shouts and giggles and endless laughter
they ran and slipped, and piled snow
in a way that only a child can welcome the first snowfall.
reyna joined them briefly
and by brief I mean minutes...
it took 20 minutes to dress her
she walked outside, looked around and came right back in
undressing took less than 5 minutes
a half hour spent preparing more than enjoying...
this time...
and with that I guess we say "hello winter"

2nd grade math night

her big sister stepped in to take her
since her mom had to be in two other places with two other kids
and couldn't quite stretch to one more
I think she was most thrilled hanging out with cassandra
I know I am quite blessed to have older kids who so willingly step in to help out when needed.