Belated Thanksgiving and Birthday Post

Thanksgiving this year was full of things to be thankful for.  One of them being HOLLY!  She turned 8 on Thanksgiving day so we packed in a party and thanksgiving festivities all in one day.
Like sister, like sister (click HERE for a little reminder if you don't remember)
This is right after Lucas said he's thankful for "Grammy and Granpy"
And this is Dave giving a shout out to Mom and Dad!
Holly's wooden shoe slippers thanks to Uncle Dave.
These kinds of things happen after a long day together.  
One of our crafts in production.
And finally about 5:00 I think we had some cake!

Just a camping kind of day

Holly's birthday is fast approaching so on Saturday we had the girls from her class over for a little birthday party, camping style.  The best part about this camping themed birthday party is it was entirely thought up and planned by Mia and Holly.  I just was put to work on the details.  :)
Every good campground has a registration desk, a camp ranger and a list of the daily activities, right?
After the girls arrived, we had a scavenger hunt and at every stop they found a little piece of camping gear (thanks to Oriental Trading Co.)

Then it was "pin the clothes on the clothesline". 
Presents!

And beading!  If you want to keep a bunch of kiddos occupied for a length of time get some of these wonderful melting beads (from JoAnn's or Michael's).  I think they sat at the table and did this for over an hour!

Finally, some cake! Which they really didn't need since they had s'more with their lunch but they ate it anyways.

What a fun bunch of girls! We are so thankful for each of them.

Back to school

School has begun! Mia and Holly had their first day today. It even felt a little like fall this morning with the heavy fog and cooler air. But by afternoon it felt like summer again.

Holly has the same great teacher that Mia had. She had a little "welcome packet" on each of the kids desks to welcome them back to school.
Mia had her first day as a middle school student and loved it. Her teacher is going to be awesome, too!

And it's t-minus 2 days until kindergarten! More pictures to come of that of the BIG day!

All I want for Chrithmath...

...ith my two front teeth.

Holly's two front teeth have been loose since August and they finally fell out on Friday. Then on Saturday Mia lost another one. The Tooth Fairy was very busy this weekend.

Grandparents Day

Both of the girls were able to have both sets of grandparents visit them at school for Grandparents Day. They loved showing then around school and their rooms.

Spots, Spots, and more Spots!

Today was Spot Day at Preschool for Holly. She took the instructions very seriously when it said to come to school with spots from your head down to your toes!