Monday, November 30, 2020

Glimpses of November

A new holiday coming up, always means Shiloh is ready to decorate.  She set up a painting station to work on a canvas.
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Shiloh, also, loves teaching and directing...she found a willing student one day.
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My sweet little 1st grader and I still get a nap from time to time on the weekend or after school on a long day.
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Ezra's big sisters got to him, such a willing heart to put up with their silliness.
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Cousin snuggles.
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Shiloh meeting with her creative and amazing tutor on a beautiful afternoon!
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Cheers to a date night Beach and I managed to squeeze in amongst the madness that is our current life.
We are tired but happy to get a break from work, Fig party at the State Museum, and we got to take in a planetarium show.
Smiles for deep breaths and cheers for small business!
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Ezra finished his round of fall soccer shots; which he had a blast!
Such a good time.
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The kids were thrilled to find a surprise package.
A fun gift from some relatives.
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Friends night and snuggles for movie time for the littles.
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We you dislike laundry so much, you rather just take a nap on it!
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I prefer when we get to snuggle for nap time together. 
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I got a text from a friend after Beach went to help them.
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Zoe was set for school with her FBI gear!
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The kids love when I rake leaves....
Throwing and jumping are in order.
Love to see those smiles, even though it is hard work.
Thankful for a little bit of joy amidst all the hustle to get the building open this month!

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving Break

Beach's favorite holiday did not disappoint this year.
We started off with brunch with the family.  Kids still fit at the kids table.
And the adults enjoyed our time, as well!
The tradition of writing one's thanks on the tablecloth continued...
And watching the Macy's Day Parade with snuggles.

Shiloh added in the activity of a piƱata that she had bought at a garage sale. 


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Once they left, we prepared for dinner and the girls helped me with the thankful rolls.

I write down what everyone is thankful for on little individual sheets of paper that go inside of a crescent roll. 

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Then at my parent's house, Aaron is always so great at taking some photos to mark the occasion.

Loe seeing them grow.


Family photo of this adorable gang.

Time to dig in!  The kids seemed most excited about the thankful rolls and reading/guessing each other's thanks.
Always a fun activity to see if they can guess right.
Zoe got on a chair to take a picture of the adult table.
More thankful roll guessing!
This picture needed to be included due to the fact that I take such great photo's of Danielle, and she always appreciates them!
Love all those smiles!
Some of our thankful notes I found left around...
Despite the craziness that is our lives and the world right now, there is so much to be thankful for still!