Now that the kids are home from school and technology on Thanksgiving "Vacation", and that the Christmas music is blaring and the kids are dancing to it in the living room as I type, and that the house is now clean and ready for our long, sleep deprived weekend ... we are THANKFUL!!! (My English teacher would not be impressed with my run on sentence there. :) I am thankful for all my English lesson though!) We are so blessed with all we have!!!
One blessing is our Christian school! The children get a great education! They both have good friends and enjoy their teachers. Today, everyone at school was buzzing around with fun games, yummy foods and sweet desserts! I got to drop in on the third grade and middle school (since that where our kids were.) Matthew dressed up like an Indian. I told him last night to get his outfit all together so that in the morning we are not stressed and shedding tears over not being able to find all he wants. Well, this morning he got dressed but then when he went for his head piece, he went searching for feathers. He thought he knew where some were outside, so he grabbed his jacket and went looking in the rain. He did find him and happily was off to school. I baked a big pan of corn for his class party! After a episode with our toddler, I dropped her off at mom-in-law and headed for school.
Matthew and his class dressed up like pilgrims and Indians.
Hadassah did not dress up in any thanksgiving character. I think she outgrew this?.. She took oranges and grapes along to school to help with the food preparations. The mom's in charge did a good job with making the gym look like a fall party. They to had a delicious meal. The middle school played "Minute To Win It" games, a balloon game, candy guessing jars, etc.. The kids were full of energy! Thanks to all those who helped make this fun for Hadassah!!!
Hadassah and Courtney!!!
After the school parties, we came home and watched big, white flurries fall from the sky. Winter seems to have arrived. The air is cold. You need to bundle up before going outside. (Which, by the way, Ashlyn thinks nothing of it run outside barefoot in the cold. Trying to keep shoes and a jacket on her is a project. She gets strapped in her car seat and always wants her jacket off. I am freezing and she seems to be just a bit cold.) It's fun to be inside, at home, with the fresh Christmas greens in the house and the lights hung. We did get some Christmas decor done!!! I hope to do the rest next week! That night, we went to Jonathon and Marilyn's for a pizza party/Acquire game night! Thanks guys! Evenings together are always fun and late!!! :)
Thursday ... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Mike thought about going out to run a 5K but we decided to stick to our traditional "Family Meeting" on Thanksgiving morning! We gathered around the kitchen table and each wrote two things we are grateful for. Then we wrote down one lesson we learned this year. The ideas and thoughts were great. This meeting was a great time for us to connect as a family and reflect on all our blessings! At 11:00 we headed out the door for a Thanksgiving Dinner at Dad Lapps! The family gathered to eat a wonderful meal!!! Roast, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, slaw, rolls and desserts!!! We played games! Settlers and dice! Some shot clay birds in the afternoon. Some of us were just lazy and enjoying family! :) Dad made a turkey on their new green egg and we picked on that at supper time. Snack was served and at 9:00 we headed back home.
Hadassah's been looking forwards to "Black Friday" shopping for such a long time. I did too actually! The two of us headed out at 9:30. Lena met us at Kohl's. We stood in line the longest there. One stood in line while the others shopped. Then we switched. We went to some other surrounding stores! The night was cold and there were so many people out and about! At 1:00 AM, we went to Arby's for curly fries. Only on nights like these, do I do this! Hadassah and I had a great time together. Thanks for shopping with us too Lena! Making memories is a blast!!! We hopped in bed at 2 AM tired!
Friday morning Hadassah and I got to sleep in!!! We cleaned up our gifts and put our buys in place. Some items are waiting to be wrapped for Christmas. Other items we are using right away. Mike went to work and the kids and I were together at home. Other years, I decorated for Christmas on this day. But because I had some decor done already, I decided to wait till next week to finish the rest. I did put up some lights outside. Matthew is asking for some blue colored lights, so we will need to stop by a store and grab a few packs! :) Last night, we went to Cabela's with my parents. The kids always enjoy a quick trip there. All the sights and animals are fun to see!
I hope your Thanksgiving season was a blessing! Have a great weekend everyone!!!
