BUSTED!

Our little gymnast/flipper/ballerina/cheerleader sustained her first real injury this afternoon.  She busted her lip open!  I'm not even sure how it happened and I witnessed the entire thing.  It involved a head stand, a flip, and a kitchen chair.  (Oh!  I would also like to blame her hair "do" on the "accident" as well!)

"I don't like this!  Now, I can't kiss anybody!"

Poor Girl!!!

Our North Pole Breakfast

Jingle, our elf, came to visit us for this Christmas on Sunday morning.  We celebrated with a North Pole breakfast!  (Thanks to my sil, Steph's Pinterst pin!)

He brought snow covered doughnuts for breakfast,

a little treat for Grace & Carter,

and a note!

Looks like Jingle's printer is running low on ink...oops!

Jingle also brought kisses from Santa and his reindeer!

Grace was excited and a little unsure about Jingle being at our house. I'm not sure she wants him seeing her fits that she throws quite often these days.  I kept catching her staring at him and not with a smile.

Carter loved his doughnut!!!  I think that is the most sugar he has ever had!

Grace finished her North Pole Breakfast with some hot chocolate!

Grace has been very sweet and helpful the last couple of days...maybe Jingle's visit should last a little longer!!!

I can't believe that as I write this, it is snowing!!! (in November!?!)  crAzInEss!!!

Thanksgiving Day

Movie Night

On Thanksgiving "Eve," we had our annual movie night. (I think this was the 7th year.) Our family comes over in their pajamas to eat pizza, popcorn, and candy and watch a movie.

The kids were so excited for movie night to begin...they spent a little time playing by the front door waiting for everyone to arrive!

yummy pizza with cousins!

Beth & Kenny

(aka: the soon to be Mr. & Mrs.)

Congratulations!!!

We were so excited that Daniel, Julie, Jenna, & Jett were home for the week!

We did a great job keeping the kids from overindulging in the sugar...best year yet!

With popcorn in hand, the kids piled up on the ottoman to watch the movie.  Once the popcorn was gone, so were the kids...back to PLaYiNG!

Grace & Lily

Grandma, Charlie, & Tripp

The Girls (and Jett)

US...looks like Carter likes movie night!

Charlie & Carter Charter playing together...kinda.

Grandpa, Grandma, Grace, & their group hug

Poppa and all his granddaughters

Mimi stayed home to rest and recover from her surgery.  Mimi, we missed you!!!

MOVIE NIGHT

same time.  same place.  next year.

Happy Thanksgiving

Source: tinywhitedaisies.tumblr.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

enter His gates with THANKSGIVING
in your heart

enter His courts with praise

say this is the day
that the Lord has made

I will rejoice
for He has made me glad!

A Thanksgiving Feast

Grace had a Thanksgiving Feast at school today.  She dressed up like an Indian...her name was Kicking Raccoon. "Cause her favorite forest animal is a raccoon (didn't know that) and her favorite thing to do is play soccer (didn't know that either)."

The kids prayed,

ate,

and made a pine cone turkey.

I {heart} Kicking Raccoon!

My Little Man...

likes sticking out his tongue

loves to play (especially if your holding him)

weighs 21.6 pounds

really likes sticking out his tongue

is so proud of himself for "walking"

Psalm 106:1

"Psalm 106:1...O give thanks to the Lord, to Him is nice. Psalm 106:1"

~Grace practicing her Bible verse this morning~ 

Thanksgiving-ey Stuff

Friday, I was out of school and I got to stay home with the kids!  Grace had completed her first craft of the day at 7:15 am.  I had a feeling that Grace was going to want to craft all day so, I had brought home extra Thanksgiving crafts from school.

Still in pajamas and on to craft #2.

Grace took a break from her crafts and went outside to play and Carter was taking a nap.  So, I took a few minutes and snapped some pics of our Thanksgiving decorations that I put out a few days ago. 

Love this cute little turkey bell that my mom got me when we went shopping in Kilgore.

This turkey pilgrim sits on our kitchen window sill.

I added this banner that I made a couple of years ago to our mantle.

This year, I made a Give Thanks box.  I covered a paper mache recipe box that I got from Hobby Lobby with scrapbook paper and added a few embellishments.  Every night during the month of November when we eat dinner, we write down something that we are thankful for on an index card.  I want to teach our kids gratefulness and hopefully this will help a little.  Also, it will be fun to go back each year and read the cards.

We ate lunch and Grace was on to craft #3.

She made an indian headband and necklace.

She wasn't finished yet...#4!  She made a teepee and canoe.

Carter was getting ready for Thanksgiving by practicing licking his lips.  He found his tongue and I LOVE it!  He has such a cute little tongue! Ha!

Saturday, my mom and I made Grace and Carter these cute turkey shirts.  (Mom is still working on their eyes.)

I think I'm almost ready for Thanksgiving!  Are you?