Thankful

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for the time I spend with the children every single day! Thank you for sharing them with me. I know what it's like to be a working parent, and it's very hard. I feel very fortunate to work in my home with my children and do all I can to make your kids feel at home with me during the time they're apart from you. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!

The day before Thanksgiving, we did an art project and Grace brought a cute snack. I traced the kids' hands on brown paper to make the turkey body. Then, we used glue dots to put on the feathers and beak, and drew the eye with a marker. Sorry, no pictures of the progress. I didn't have a free hand!


L to R: Gannon, Grace, Hudson


Grace and her mom made these cute turkeys out of cookies. The kids thought they were pretty special and very delicious!! Thank you, Grace!!

New Toys

We got some new toys that used to belong to some of Hudson's cousins. The McDonald's kitchen, BBQ grill and racetrack are a big hit with all the kids. I have eaten way too many plastic cheeseburgers!! :)

Gannon's Day

Gannon got to choose which toys we took out into the living room this morning. He chose cars and blocks. The boys enjoyed driving the little cars all over and built some big towers. The girls didn't seem too interested and played more in the bedroom with the books, dolls and tools.


The birthday boy!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Gannon!!!

Today is Gannon's birthday! We had a fun day and let him make all the choices about what to play and eat. He felt pretty important!



Grace brought this picture for Gannon. How sweet! We used it as our centerpiece on the table with balloons today.


Hudson helped me pick out a balloon for Gannon. He thought he'd like Lightning McQueen. I think it was a good choice. It was the first thing Gannon saw when he got to our house. I hope he had fun playing with it at home!


Gannon chose grilled cheese, pineapple and cantaloupe for lunch. Pretty odd that he'd choose cantaloupe since he doesn't care for it. I put 3 pieces on his plate and he hid them in the pouch on his bib. :)

After naps, we had a little celebration. Gannon brought cupcakes for everyone. As you will see, they were very delicious!


Singing Happy Birthday to Gannon.

Two candles...what a big boy!

A little help blowing out the candles.

We had a fun day celebrating Gannon!! We hope he had a fun day and enjoys his birthday party this weekend!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY, GANNON!

Thanksgiving Art Project

The kids colored horns of plenty on Wednesday. They turned out very cute! Only a week until Thanksgiving!

Top to Bottom: Grace, Gannon, Hudson

Fun Days!

Gannon's mom celebrated her birthday last weekend. We made her cards on Monday afternoon. Gannon's is the purple, Grace made the orange and Hudson decorated the yellow. Hope she had a nice birthday and enjoyed our cards!

I love these little bookworms! Such cuteness!!

We had spaghetti again on Tuesday. I cannot resist taking pictures of these messy smiles!

November 17th and no snow...EXCELLENT!! It was a little windy, but about 50 degrees. We took advantage of the nice afternoon and spent about an hour and a half outside. The kids ran and ran! What a fun outdoor adventure! Moms, sorry for the grass stains, but I think it's great that the kids are getting grass stains in mid-November!!! :)

Crayola Color Wonder Markers

Thank goodness for whoever invented these markers! They are one of the best things ever!!

Notice Gannon and Hudson are both in their Adrian Peterson jerseys today. Love little Viking fans!!