thanksgiving feast

Morgan had a little feast at her school yesterday. They skip the turkey and do roasted chicken, but in her case that doesn't matter because she doesn't eat it anyway. I was shocked that she actually ate the carrots.

 Now the stuffing. No problem there. I think she had 3 servings.

And wouldn't you know she actually ate some of the pumpkin pie. What she didn't finish did not go to waste. I ate it. She was pretty happy that both of us were able to eat with her.

 I love this little turkey. Actually, she's more like a ham.

thanksgiving celebration

Addison had a little Thanksgiving celebration at school today. It started with a song in which she had a speaking part. A speaking part she volunteered for and then memorized last night. I was proud of her. You better believe I recorded it.

Afterwards we all sat down and had a Thanksgiving feast. Sitting at her placemat was this sweet letter about what she is thankful for. I think I'm going to laminate this and pull it out every time she decides she doesn't like us anymore.

Two of the proudest parents ever.

This little Pilgrim. She has no idea how thankful we are for her.

weekend of firsts

We had a busy, fun weekend. Saturday morning we headed downtown so we could all do the McKenzie's Run. We took it easy on the girls and only signed up for the one-mile fun run. Here we are at the starting line of their first official race.

Addison ran with her good friend Riley and they only had to walk once to catch their breath. I was so proud of her. Morgan has had the cold that Addison had and wasn't 100%, but she made it. Michael ran with her and only had to carry her for just a minute.

 The finish line. We all made it.

Both of the girls had friends over after the race. We had one mega playdate at the house, complete with an ice cream bar. They played and played and I deep cleaned the living room. Not fun, but now I am all ready for Christmas decorations. Things were going so well that Riley wound up spending the night. Addison's first school friend sleepover. Other than the exhaustion meltdown at bedtime, it all went well.

The Jags tickets aren't in high demand right now so I was able to score four of them from work. We were getting dressed on Sunday when I realized I have not one piece of Jaguar clothing. I bet I can get it cheap right now since they kind of stink (as in, lose every game). Their first Jags game.

The usher in the stands was super nice and even got them 1st Game pins to wear. They thought they were VIP's.

At one point it got a little warm, but for November the weather was perfect! I brought plenty of snacks with me so they were set. Even better was the free soda refill in the club seats. We got definitely got our money's worth out of that purchase. 

The nice up front parking pass that we had came in handy. We left around half time and walked right over to the fair. None of us have ever been to the one here. We picked a good year to go. The girls were tall enough to ride all of the kiddie rides by themselves and Addison even rode a few fast ones with Michael. The crowd was light so they were able to ride some rides over and over without waiting. Always a family favorite, the ferris wheel. Have I mentioned that I really hate them? It's not really the height, but the swaying car when you stop at the top, the round and round, and then there's the rusty parts you stare at while you're hanging in the air.

  

 They rode until the exhaustion of the weekend took over and we had to make them leave.

Addison was such a good big sister and let Morgan ride in the front on most of them.

Those are tired faces.

This right here is why I love being a mom. Those are faces of pure joy.

The girls were out like a light by 7:30 and I wasn't far behind. We had such a fun weekend and now have a lot of new memories.

halloween odds and ends

The girls got so much candy that I really don't know what I'm going to do with it all. We save some of it to ration it out and some normally goes in Christmas goody bags for their friends.

I pick out the Hershey bars and Reese's Cups and put them in the freezer. Sometimes I like a late night snack.

Morgan likes to sneak off in her room and hide candy when no one is looking. Before Halloween I found Baby Ruth wrappers and half eaten bars hidden on her bookshelf. Little stinker. 

 The rest of it goes to work. It will get eaten quickly with all the guys I work with.

 Friday morning was Addison literacy parade at school. One more chance to wear the costume.

Afterwards they had their fall celebration and crafted all day. I was able to stay for a few of the crafts, one of which was spider cupcakes. Always a hit.

You can click on the link to Addison's class under Blogs I Visit over there on the right. There are some cute pictures on there of stuff they did throughout the day. I guess Fall is no over. It was fun while it lasted. 

trick-or-treating

Halloween night was crazy. The girls were taking forever to eat dinner and it seemed liked everything was running in slow motion. The costumes were laid out and ready to go. The girls were dying for me to wear the flapper outfit again, but that wasn't happening. I told them I would wear one of their capes and masks and be a superhero. Then the lightbulb went off in my head and I was transformed into...

Best three minute costume ever invented. Go ahead. You know it's brilliant and you want to borrow it. The girls loved it and thought I was the coolest mom ever. 

You really want to see my Little Red Riding Hood.

 And the fancy ghost.

These girls are over pictures about two minutes into it so I have to snap fast.

 My two minutes was up.

First stop was the neighbors house where April took our yearly family photo in her yard.

Then we were off.

These girls got so much candy that it was hard to get them and the bags in the wagon at the same time. As you can see, they had one piece too many.

And because I bribed them with one more piece of candy I got a couple more pictures out of them. Me and my girls.

The girls and their daddy.

Happy Halloween!