A personal thanksgiving

This year the kids and I decided to surpise Andy with our own little thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday before Thanksgiving day. The kids worked hard making cards saying why they are thankful for each other. They also made placemats and name cards. We also made a large thanksgiving tree with leaves saying all the things we are thankful for that God has blessed us with.We made lasagna, bread sticks, jello, and a dessert for dinner. The kids did most of it with a little provision from me with the stove and directions. Right before Andy got home, we dressed up as pilgrims(girls) and Indians(boys). We turned all the lights off and the kids hid in the kitchen where everything was set up. We made Andy close his eyes coming in and surprised him! He was definetely  surprised. Before dinner, the kids put on a little skit they had been practicing telling a little bit about the history of Thanksgiving. It was a perfect Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for our family!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fun with paint

 

 

 

 

 

SNOW!

A little bit of snow on the ground = a lot of fun!
The kids could NOT wait to get outside in the snow yesterday since the moment they first lay their eyes on it when they woke up!

 

 

This not look like fun to me......

Snow angels....

And of course hot cocoa to warm them up!

 

 

 

A beautiful day

A few weeks ago, Andy's parents came up to visit and we went for a walk along the lake. It was a beautiful day! We sat and watched the fishermen fish for salmon forever! It was quite entertaining!

Looking for salmon
 

Andy and his dad strolling ahead with Eli...

Just strolling along, yet does Andy's dad have mishevious written all over his face?!

Yup and there they go! Love this pic. 2 of a kind- I tell ya!

Cute as a botton

 

Crazy balancing act!

 

Obey

I started a new charecter trait program that a friend told me about. So far its awesome!
Obey was our charecter trait we worked on last wk for school. It's one of those traits we could work on every week :)
The kids loved it.
Monday we made pictures and learned verses. Everytime they obeyed without complaint, hesitation, or attitude, I gave them a sticker. At the end of the week they got a special treat of how many stickers they had. 


Tuesday we made a special 'O'bey dinner. The kids made placemats that said different things about obeying and at dinner we took turns reading them. We had O braided sandwich, O cucumbers, O banana wheels, and O jello fingers. They got all dressed up and even did my hair in a thousand barrettes! They had a lot of fun planning this!


 

Wendnesday we read out of the bible about Lot's wife who disobeyed and turned into a pillar of salt followed by some questions.
Thursday we were supposed to play some games, but that didn't happen.... maybe this wk.
And Friday we reviewed what we learned about obeying and they were rewarded for their stickers!