Thanksgiving 2016

Thanksgiving Weekend. My favorite weekend of the year because it feels like SOOO many extra days. Wednesday feels like Friday. Thursday feels like Saturday and Friday Sunday so by Saturday you are getting a FREE weekend. Just makes me happy! 

The kids didn't have school Wednesday so I did a ton of cooking prep and took the kids to the Scoop for ice cream! The smiles are just ridiculous. 

ALL the thanksgiving art work. 

Dining table set! 

I was thankful my parents came to celebrate with us and help. My mom is a rockstar in the kitchen! 

 Charlie and G Pops. 

Nana and Ellie. 

Just tasting some of the goodness. 

the famous cranberry relish. 

cheated and bought frozen rolls this year. they definitely weren't as good, but super easy. 

  

Love my mom and am so thankful for her! 

the girls. a little blurry...

the kids were obsessed with checking out the turkey this year.

Bill carving with the electric knife....i was nervous the whole time. 

can you tell?

 Happy Thanksgiving! 

Ending the day with 2 batches of homemade caramels, christmas cookies and a game of monopoly! What a lovely day! We have so much to be thankful for! 

November stuff..

Sorry for the blurry photo - there was a porcupine in our tree in our yard!!! 

 look at that guy! no wonder lily has had a few encounters with a porcupine. 

the girls working hard on their homework. so proud of their dedication. 

some work back of Ellie's. So proud of the progress they have made. 

Claire's work. 

The start of the thanksgiving projects being brought home and put to good use. 

on to Thanksgiving!!!

Yearly Well Child Checks and Stats

Every Fall since living in Spokane we go to the Kid's Clinic to see Dr. Lee (a dr from Chippewa Falls WI and a badger -- small world!). 

We do our yearly checkups and flu shots at the same time and it is all done for the year. It is at times like this I am reminded how thankful I am for healthy kids. 

Here are the stats:

Charlie - age 7.5. Weighs 60.2lbs (74%). 50 inches tall (61%)

Eleanore - age 5.5. Weighs 39.2lbs (28%). 43.5 inches tall (40%)

Claire - age 5.5. Weighs 39.2lbs (28%). 43.25 inches tall (35%)

***How crazy is it that E&C weigh EXACTLY the same!!! This is at 3pm in the afternoon on a random day. I think it is crazy! They are also the same height - or apparently Claire is .25 inches taller-- I'm guessing that is from her standing against the wall differently. Just incredible that after 5.5 years they are still the same body composition.***

The flu shots are always eventful and hopefully next year they won't be freaking out before them or under the chairs like a dog at the vet. 

I was cracking up at the girls under the chairs before the shots. Not nice, but I was over talking about it. They had watched Charlie get his the previous week and he was freaking out (I had to pin him down) and after the shot was like "oh - that was it??". So I was hoping they would have watched and learned, but that sure didn't happened. I had to pin both of them down. There is always next year! 

October Happenings

October Happenings...WAY behind again. It is true - life doesn't slow down at all! 

This was quite a scene at one of Charlie's soccer games - Ellie in the backpack. Claire wearing the backpack. They are crazy! 

We had a fundraising event for the Hope School for Deaf Children -- it was a hoedown. 

Our kind friends the Dickerhoofs and Oranens joined us. 

I went with the girls to Walter's Pumpkin Patch for a field trip. 

love these two goof balls. 

Their entire Kindergarten Class -- both AM and PM classes. 

at the end of October I was certified by Doris Thew for Indorow and Shockwave -- 2 workout classes I have loved since Rochester. So happy to start getting some certifications! 

Charlie had a wonderful speech meet -- he recited "Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild" by Charles Wesley. 

October went by SO FAST! On to November!!!