Thankful

Mady and I want to say "Happy Thanksgiving!"

Mady is almost 6 months old. I am late taking her picture.

She wanted to hold her card herself!

So thankful that my parents came over to my in-laws for Thanksgiving!

My children are blessed that the grands love each other and like to

be with the grandchildren at the same time.


So thankful for Aunts who give us lots of hugs!




This just makes me sad. My girl is growing too fast!


We have been working on a project. Can't wait to post the reveal.

It was huge that my Dad felt like coming for Thanksgiving! He has really been through it. I thought he looked super cute today! Please continue to keep him on your prayer lists. He needs it.

Couldn't pin MK down for a picture. She was too busy playing with her cousins!

Mary-Kate's Thanksgiving Feast 2010

Mary-Kate's Preschool had their annual Thanksgiving Feast on Friday. We were given a note at the first of the month telling us what costume we were to wear. Thankfully, we have a friend, who has done this before and loaned us the costume. MK is my picky eater. She did try turkey and the mashed potatoes. I was super proud of her! They had been working on a Thanksgiving unit, and this was a way to conclude the unit. Very fun for her.


Today, we have been cleaning out closets and toy boxes. We took some items to Good Will. I went to a friend's yard sale today. I bought a Bumbo and a stroller. Mady's teacher puts the babies in a circle in these Bumbos and they sit and coo and smile at each other. I thought it was so cute.

We are trying to get our house ready for Christmas decorating. It will be so much fun!

Tonight, Mary-Kate said she wanted me to hold her. I was holding Mady too. They both got so still, they fell out. I told Thara he had to capture this moment with them both sleeping at the same time. Good idea girls!

Shutterfly

Just recently I ordered a Shutterfly book on-line. It was a great way to capture the first couple of months with Mady. I plan to create another book. I think it is a great grandparent's gift.

You can get 50 free Christmas cards by going here. These cards are a beautiful way to spread Christmas cheer!

We had fun and didn't lose anyone!

I probably need to explain something. My church doesn't have Awana. I take MK to my brother's church for this. I just wanted to be a helper in the room. I love my brother's church. We visit often. The pastor is fabulous. Two weeks ago, our teacher wasn't there. It was a zoo. I wanted to help and make it great, but I didn't want to step on toes because I am not a member there. She had asked me in advance to do the story time. Since she wasn't there the time before that either, I told the volunteers I would do the craft and story time. Tell me what you think.

The kids came to the carpet. We took roll, reviewed rules, and sang the Cubby bear song. I did the Fall Harvest, special day lesson. We passed the Cubby bear around and each child told what they were Thankful for. MK said, "I am thankful for my Mommy." The kids said their Bible verse.

I had 3 stations set up. I had a jelly bean station. This station had a poem. I had little ziplock bags with the poem attached. Kids picked out the jelly beans that matched the poem. I found it on the Internet.

Red is for the blood He gave.

Green is for the grass He made.

Yellow is for the sun so bright.

Orange is for the edge of night.

Black is for the sins we made.

White is for the grace he gave.

Purple is for His hour of sorrow.

Pink is for our new tomorrow.

My second station was a thankful station. We traced the kids hands. In each finger we wrote what the kids told us they were thankful for. We turned the hand into a turkey.

The third station was color sheets and a tracing of the letter J for Jesus.

About every 7 minutes the kids rotated among the stations.

We had snack and played simon says. Before we knew it, it was time to go.

Thanks for letting me share.

I had to share a picture of MK. This was at her school. This was the trick she said that wasn't really magic. She said the only one with any real power is Jesus. Makes me proud.

I'm Still Here

Hi everyone! I'm still here. Last week was tough. My Dad was really sick and spent some time in the ER. He has cancer and is taking chemo treatments.

I had a respiratory infection and couldn't sleep well. I took a day off from work to try to get better. I had a cold in both eyes and lost my voice. Mommy's can't be sick for long with two little ones.

Mady is talking and says "Dadadadadada." Ha! It is so sweet! She is trying to crawl also. These second ones don't want to stay little long.

I am subbing for the Awana teacher this week. I am really nervous. I know I can do it, but I need enough to do to keep our little ones busy.

Thara and I visited Mary-Kate's class on Friday. Woody from Toy Story was stopping by. My daughter doesn't like costumes were faces are covered. I knew it would be rough on this day with this character coming to visit. MK didn't have to worry about "Woody." There was a magician there doing a few tricks and she got to be his assistant. She has gotten to be so shy, I was shocked that she volunteered and that he picked her. She told me later that it was fun, but it wasn't really magic.

Wish me luck on WED. We have about 15 kids and not all of them are 4. Some are 3. Not sure if I will have any help in there either. Our helpers have been no shows lately.

The Fun Thing About Girls is...

Dressing them alike for picture day! I had so much fun with this. Thanks to Carter's on-line. It isn't easy finding a 6 month and a 6x of the same thing. This year will be the last time the girls are ever in the same school building together.

Mady had the stomach bug last weekend and may I say it was awful. We got a few Halloween shots in her costume, but she wasn't having it.