November 2008 archive

Happy Thanksgiving

My favorite Thanksgiving tradition is making our thankful turkeys. I trace each of the kids hands and they make it into a turkey. Each of the four fingers is a feather with something they are grateful for that year written on it. I love to see how much they have grown from year to year …

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GOOOOOO Cougars!

BYU played the University of Connecticut last night. Kids were free so we went! The score was quite lopsided (UCONN is the #1 ranked womens team) but it was tons of fun. We ate popcorn, hung out with the Johnson Family and sang the BYU fight song. We loved watching Marie. The kids had to …

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Pilgrims and Indians

Britain and Kalixta had their Thanksgiving feast this week in preschool. Each student brought a different item to put into their soup. Britain took a potato and Kalixta took a carrot. Before class this week they got to pick whether they wanted to be a Pilgrim or an Indian. They both picked perfectly. Britain was …

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A Thanksgiving MUST

We tried this recipe a few weeks ago. Marci made it with the kids after Sunday dinner. It was fantastic! We are definitely having it for Thanksgiving instead of pumpkin pie! It is worth it! Pumpkin Cake Ingredients:1 yellow cake mix1/2 cup margarine/butter, softened1 egg1 1/2 cup pumpkin1 cup sugar1/2 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp …

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Snow Clothes

We have not had a good snow yet this year. Kinda disappointing!! We are all waiting for it. I decided to go through all the snow clothes to see what fits and what needs to be bought so that when it does snow we will be ready! Ari loved trying on her snow pants and …

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One Month Old

Tori is one month old today. It's been a crazy, fast, fun, loud, month! On Sunday I took pictures of Tori. I am not good at photography, but I love it. I wish I had the eye for it. But I just don't. So I just look at pictures others have taken and try to copy! …

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Sharing Girl!

Ariana's favorite toy is her Pooh Bear. She sleeps with him and carries him with her everywhere. She loves him. One morning she tucked her Pooh Bear under Tori's blanket with her. It was so sweet to see her share with her sister!

Back to School

Nikolas is feeling much, much better. He is not 100% yet, but well on his way. The worst thing is his breath! The doctor told me he would have bad breath for a few days. I had no idea it would be this bad! I didn't know breath could be this bad! His breath is …

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The Invitation

Adam's brother Nick is getting married in April to Donna. We all love Donna. She is a sweetheart and a great addition to the family! (Aren't they the cutest couple!!) Nick and Donna decided they wanted all their nieces to be flower girls in their wedding. Friday each of my girls got a personal invitation …

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Brown Day

Yesterday and today were brown day at preschool. The girls love these days. They love finding a shirt or shoes or pants or hair acessories that match the monthly color. They don't have many brown things so they had to wear the same shirt.  They made turkey masks and turkeys out of cups! "It was …

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