Megan and Trilby wanted to make ornaments for the tree they were sending Nate and Cade on their missions. We were all supposed to be “hanging”, so here are the pre-ornament pics.
You know what they say…
The family that “hangs” together, stays together.
I told the kids we were cleaning the garage today. When I realized our time was getting increasingly shorter before bed, I called to see if Micah would get a head start by taking everything out of the garage before we got home. He did it, and I almost couldn’t believe my eyes on what fits in our garage! But we got working, and it fit right back in there. But this time, there was some sort of order — and things weren’t on top of each other.
My kids devour the apple pears Po-Le brings them.
Aa I watch them make pigs of themselves, Po-Le says, “Lindsey, they are growing kids and are very hungry.”
I say, “Po-Le, they are pigs, and we are having a manners talk in the car.”
Micah told me that he wanted to run with the kids during the next fun run.
Well, today was the day.
So we headed over — the littles were in cow costumes so they could be easily spotted, because it is mayhem!
When Navy saw them, she was cracking up!
Both Scout and Navy ran the full amount of laps.
They were good little runners today — and it was hot!
But I have to be honest — the MVP of running today, goes to Pippi. She ran and ran. Her toothpick legs never stopped, and she loved every second of it.
Even Dash knew how hard she worked, and provided her with some hydration.
At one point, the whole family joined up together, which made for a fun lap and rad photo op.
Afterwards, I took my sweaty little cows to Chick-Fil-A for a milkshake to help them cool down.
When they went in to play, I finished up my salad — then went in to gather them up to head home.
When I saw this, I knew it couldn’t be good!
And my suspicions were right!
Apparently, being a cow was “just too hot” for Dash.
Nonnie needed me to help her with something on her computer, so I put Pippi in her happy place to get something accomplished.
She will sit for quite a while in front of her vanity. She can’t be trusted with make up, so I put a bunch of her bows in the drawer that she tries them on over and over. It is the cutest thing. But like the silent little ninja that she is…Nonnie and I were both oblivious to her leaving her post….until….
she started climbing all over my back like the little spider monkey she is.
I kept putting her back at her mirror, but after the spider monkey showed up three more times, Nonnie and I tabled our work until after bedtime.
Miss Dianne has the cutest performances for her preschoolers. Thanksgiving is one of my favorites!
I mean….just look at this little pilgrim!
He sang his little heart out, and the best part of the program, was he ended his song in prayer.
This is my favorite song out of every song in every program!
It is seriously the sweetest thing.
He was so excited to have a captive audience member in Pippi, that he even thanked her in his gratitude speech.
I think she took it as an invitation to join him on stage.
And after singing, it was time to feast among his best buds.
Navy pulled her own tooth out at school. What’s new? But this time, she was determined that she wasn’t going to tell anyone, and see if the tooth fairy is really real. (Thank goodness that Scout was too eager to tell me about her plotting, and I was made privy to the scheme.)
Later at night, as I was laying in bed and drifting off…I remembered the plot!
I ran out, got a $2, and sparkled it up with some glitter. Then I went to find her tooth. But is was nowhere. I searched high and low in her bed. So I finally went to her backpack. And there was a little tooth necklace with a teeny tiny tooth in it. I snatched the tooth, and put the $$ in place of it.
When she woke up, she didn’t remember her own plot.
Until she opened her backpack and found the money.
I was so proud, and she seemed really excited….but maybe a little confused.
But what I mistook for confusion, was really her dissecting every movement that took place while she was sleeping.
She put that $2 bill down, walked right over to the drawer, opened it, and said, “Hey Mom, I know what glitter you used!” and pulled out the glitter I used.
Uh Oh.
But I told her, “What are you talking about? Trust me when I say that I wouldn’t pay two cents for a yellow and grimy tooth. The tooth fairy must be real, because only a really nice fairy would pay anything for the teeth that come out of this house!”
Scout and Navy had their annual eye appointments today.
Dr. Weiss said both have a slight astigmatism that may manifest itself in future years. And that I need to watch for it. But when I think about it, Dash and Pippi had the same diagnoses. What? Maybe Dr. Weiss is a broken record. Or maybe Micah and I produce cookie-cutter babies.
Thank goodness for Dash, who has personally decorated our home for Halloween and Thanksgiving this year.
Notice this rad turkey!
I asked him all about it.
He said the red part coming out of his chin was his “gobble gobble”.
We won’t go into what he told me the other red part was.
I got this picture from Grandma, telling me that Dash wanted a hamburger.
So they went to A’s Burgers, and he downed this whole thing.
So you are saying I might have a meat eater??!!??
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