Preschool Thanksgiving Feast

The boys had their Thanksgiving feast at school the week of Thanksgiving. It was super cute. All the kids wear headdresses they made and the teachers dress up as Pilgrims and Indians. They  all eat together at a long table with the traditional fixins': turkey, mash potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, green beans, applesauce, and my kids favorite, corn muffins. It was so sweet to watch. Happy Thanksgiving y'all. 

Halloween {a bit late}

I am a bit late on posting Halloween pictures, it snuck up on me and not it's flown by me. Good grief it's almost Thanksgiving and then Christmas! Wow. Moving on . . . this year the boys wanted to be superheroes. They actually spotted their costumes at Costco back in August, yes, August. So the costumes had been hanging in the closet patiently waiting to be worn for a couple of months. Luckily I thought to have the boys try them on the week before, as both costumes required some alterations. Whew. I decided to stick with the superhero theme and Kate had the choice between Supergirl and Spidergirl(nothing homemade this year - all Target had to offer (in a size 4 no less)!). Naturally, she gravitated toward the pink, so Spidergirl she was. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of her striking a pose. Her brothers on the other hand were more than willing. : )  

Justin had to work this year, so I loaded the kids up and went trick-or-treating with my SIL, BIL, their kids and Grandma and Grandpa. The kids had a great time and luckily the weather wasn't too cold. It was another successful Halloween. Until next time...

 Doesn't he make a great Captain America!?!

 The most adorable Spidergirl, Iron Man, and Captain America EVER.

The coolest Iron Man

Beating the chill . . .

It's getting cold, very cold. I despise winter. If it weren't for family, I would move to Florida in a heartbeat. Seriously. Ok, moving on. With the weather cooling off, we are home more (nasty colds will make that happen, too). I am finding that I need to be more creative with filling the time . . . I just can't stick them in front of the T.V. - too much energy to burn! So this is what our day looks like . . . today, anyway. 

 Coloring (I'm learning to shoot on manual - too much light, I know)

 Playing dress-up

 Puzzles

 Blurry dance parties

 train lovin'

 kitchen lovin'

 soccer in the hall

 picnic lunches 

 building towers

and celebrating the fact that we're still in our pj's and scavenger hunt victories. 

I think I may like this staying in the house for the day business. Well, for now. : )

1st Trip to the Dentist

The boys took their first trip to the dentist last week. They were both a bit nervous about it, but once we got there and they saw the awesome games in lobby, they relaxed a bit. I have recently become friends with a gal that is a pediatric dentist, so it was an easy choice in going to her. Luke went first and was a rockstar. He listened to the hygienist explain each of the instruments, laughed and was ready to get the ball rolling. Perfect patient. Evan (I always have to remind myself that he is 3, not 5) was a little different. He watched Luke and saw that everything was fine, but when it came to his turn, he was pretty worked up. (Proud parent moment . . . Luke was so sweet and consoling with Ev. He rubbed his leg and said things like, "it's okay buddy, it's no big deal, I'll hold you're hand - so sweet) Anyway, Ev worked it out and did awesome, too. After they got their teeth cleaned, had x-rays, and had one last look by our friend, Ginelle, they got ice cream. Yes, the dentist office serves ice cream after the appointment. Hey, what better way to get them to keep coming back! Overall - huge success. Hopefully the same will be said in six months!